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Scales and Gauges I have always wanted a Garden Railway, but…….. Where should I start? What Scale or Gauge should I use? Should it be Standard or Narrow Gauge? These are some of the questions we get asked all the time, to help with decisions and clear up some confusions a summary of the various scales and gauges commonly used outdoors is given below. Model Railway

Scale

Prototype Model Gauge

Gauge

Rail

Comment

Code*

Availability

The smallest of the larger scales and Gauge 0

7mm/ft

4ft 8½in

1:43

Standard

32mm 100-125

probably the smallest for garden use.

Kits, RTR, Scratchbuilt, Limited edition

Almost entirely track current with

Oriental RTR

some live steam and battery.

Gauge 1

SM32

10mm/ft

4ft 8½in

1:32

Standard

16mm/ft 1:19

G Scale Narrow Gauge 13.5mm/ft (G45, LGB)

1:22.5

G Scale Standard Gauge 13.5mm/ft (G64, Gauge 3)

1:22.5

Live steam (mainly meths) and battery. 45mm 180-250 Stud contact for track current. Not much two rail electric

Kits, RTR, Scratchbuilt, Limited edition Oriental RTR

Kits, Live steam RTR with Radio 2ft Narrow 32mm

200

Live Steam or battery

Control, Scratchbuilt. Freelance designs predominate

3-3½ft Narrow

45mm 250-332

4ft 8½in

63.5mm

Standard

2½in

330

Track current electric, battery, live

Proprietary RTR, Kits, RTR live Steam

steam

with Radio Control, Brass RTR

Track current electric, battery, live steam

Kits, Brass RTR

*Rail Height expressed in Thousanths of an Inch

The term ‘Prototype’ refers to the full sized railway, and the term ‘Gauge’ refers to the distance between the rails. There are two basic groups; Standard which is 4ft 8½in, and Narrow which is anything less. G Scale refers to the ratio of 1:22.5 (13.5mm/ft) now widely used to model both Standard Gauge (63.5mm) and Narrow Gauge (45mm) Prototypes. Note that the ‘G Scale Standard Gauge’ is often referred to as ‘Gauge3’ or ‘G64’ and ‘G Scale Narrow Gauge’ is often referred to as ‘G45’ or ‘LGB’. However it is worth mentioning that within ‘G Scale’ there are more than one scale ratio in use. In fact there are no less than 3 sub scales that will be commonly encountered apart from the technically ‘correct’ 1:22.5. The reason for this is a desire on the part of manufacturers to enable widely disparate types of rolling stock from many different parts of the world to be able to run together and ‘look correct’. Therefore you may encounter models at scales of: 1:20.3

e.g. Accucraft, Bachmann Spectrum, American Narrow Gauge.

1:24

e.g. Accucraft.

1:29

e.g. USA Trains, Aristocraft, Accucraft, American Standard Gauge.

When you start an interest in Garden Railways, it is very useful to get as much information as you can. The GRS starter pack can be bought at a special price of £90 (instead of the usual £120) with a free £20 gift voucher to use against your first purchase.

L22225 RhB Class ABe 8/12 Allegra £2443.82

2017 Limited Editions, only 2 of each available! L21428 RhB ‘Glacier on Tour’ Ge4/4 III with real chrome £1759.55 L24742 Dev 100 year anniversary ‘Spreewald’ £782.02 L21751 DB Electric Loco E10 Era III £537.63

L36574 Streamliner Dome Coach DRGW £310.04

L78502 Old Timer Starter Set £249.14 L37733 Passenger Coach HSB 900-472 £194.89

L43521 Baggage Wagon HSB £115.15

L48570 RhB Type Haik-v Sliding Wall Boxcar £117.16

L39666 MOB ‘Golden Pass’ Panorama two coach set £620.11

Out Now Depesche 2/17 £7.75 Also Depesche 1/17 £7.75

Summer 2017 New items catalogue £FOC (pick up in-store or request with orders)

GRS Concrete

New delivery May 31st

The New UP FEF-3 in a choice of 3 liveries. Diecast construction and sound included. Due in May at an Est. £4750.00 Now Taking Orders

Training Courses Basic 22nd July £30 including a buffet lunch. Advanced 19th August £45 including a buffet lunch. Maximum of eight persons on the course, from 10:00am to 3:00pm

Hornby ‘O’ Gauge Clockwork Trains in our second hand department - Pure Nostalgia!

Gauge 1 - Just some of our current stock Finescale and Tower Electric Locos BR 4MT 2-6-4T Lined Green £1485.00 BR Black Five 4-6-0 Lined Black with Battery & Revolution control £2240.00 BR/LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 Lined Green or Lined Maroon £2075.00 LMS 8F 2-8-0 Black £1885.00 GW 14xx, BR Lined, Shirt Button, & GWR, all versions £870.00 GW Hall plain green £1700.00 Terrier Plain Black £700.00 GWR A28 Autocoach, BR Livery £660.00

Bowande LNER A4 #4468 ‘Mallard’, gas fired £3995.00

Loveless Limited Editions LNER A3 2500 ‘Windsor Lad’ £3850.00

Accucraft RCH 7 plank Wagons, In BR Bauxite & the ‘Big Four’ liveries, all at £75.00 G1MC 4MT, Meths fired, £2495.00 Aster Castle, 'Defiant’ Meths fired £3995.00 4 x Tower MK1’s, (2 x BSK, 2 x SK) £1599.00

FSB Black 5 4-6-0, battery/ Revolution Control £1799.00

G1MC Britannia, Meths fired, ‘Oliver Cromwell’ £3499.00

885513 train Pack £499.00 ‘Max’ starter sets £199.00

BR65 Ep111 Electric 2-8-4T £2495.00

Gauge 3 Live steam 4MT 2-6-4T Black or Green, taking orders £3995.00

5 inch Gauge Coal Fired 14xx 0-4-2T GWR Green, 4 in stock £4995.00

Mk1’s in Crimson & Cream (4) or Chocolate & Cream (13) £1195.00

LMS/BR Jubilees Now taking orders for shipping in June, last 8 available worldwide. ‘Galatea’ in Maroon or Green, Leander in M or G, Warspite in M Trafalgar in either M or G £10995.00

PK37570 BR118 Diesel Locomotive £396.66 New! - Loughborough Signal Box kit YG630 A faithful model of the GCR Box still being used by the heritage railway, but equally typical of many Wood and Brick structures used in the UK. Resin/Plastic £149.00 H. 260mm, L. 365mm, W. 160mm.

Yarwood Built Building Range YG665 Water Tower £55.08 YG666 Signal Box w. steps £95.88 YG667 Small Signal Box £63.72 YG668 Ticket Office £57.24 YG670 Ticket Hut & Shelter £87.48

YG671 Shelter £42.30 YG672 Platform Signal Box £42.30

91421

New Bachmann Thomas & Percy with DCC control and Sound (also works on analogue w. less features)

YG668

£249.00 91422

‘Winston’ £109.00

YG666

YG666

Available Now! - new build Locos

BR Green Class 121 ‘Bubble Car’. £1695.00 GWR Deans Goods G3 with Revo/ Batt system £2500.00 GRS Kit built N5 0-6-2T Electric Battery/Revo £1499.00

Hunslet J94 fitted with Battery/ Revolution Control £1495.00 GRS Live steam 45xx Prairie R/C £2399.00

Kingscale Live Steam GWR 14xx tanks One with R/C by Dave Mees £2399.00 The other Manual £1995.00

NEW in Blue! Stuart - Darjeeling Coaches

For G45/SM32, SW135 ‘Tallung’, SW136 ‘Chomolunga’, SW137 ‘Jopunu’ All Stuart Coaches are £249.00 each, or four for £950.00

LIVE STEAM UPDATE New Live Steam Locomotives GRS ‘GVT’ made by Accucraft 0-4-0T gas fired, 45mm in black or Green - £1275 Man. £1550 R/C Accucraft ‘Mannin’ 2-4-0T gas fired, 45mm in Indian Red or Holly Green - £1600 Man. R/C POA Accucraft ‘Hunlet No.14’ 2-6-2T gas fired, 32/45mm, R/C, in SLR black or Green - £2100 Roundhouse ‘Karen’ 0-4-2T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Lined Black - £2015.00 Roundhouse ‘Katie’ 0-4-0T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Black - £1513.00 Roundhouse ‘Billy’ 0-4-0T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Drk. Br. Green - £1513.00 Roundhouse ‘Bundaberg’ 0-6-2T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm, ins. wheels, Green w. Red frames & Fowler Chimney- £1760.00 Roundhouse ‘Beddgelert’ 0-6-4T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm, ins. wheels, Victorian Maroon - £2005.00

Second Hand Live Steam Locomotives Accucraft ‘Mortimer’ 0-4-0T R/C, 32/45mm gauge, insulated wheels, Maroon - £899.00 Accucraft GRS ‘GVT’ 0-4-0T gas fired, R/C, 45mm in black - £1299 Accucraft 0-6-0 UP Switcher, Manual, 45mm gauge - £999.00 Accucraft ‘Pennsylvania K4 Pacific’ - £2750.00 Aristocraft ‘Rogers’ 0-4-0 tender engine, R/C, With metal carrying case - £799.00 Roundhouse ‘Sandy River’ 2-6-2 2.4Ghz R/C - £2200.00 Roundhouse ‘Katie’ 32/45 Radio controlled, Blue, - £1400.00 - as new! Roundhouse ‘Sheba with tender’ 0-4-2 32/45mm Radio controlled, Black, - £1995.00 Roundhouse/GRS ‘Elsa’ 0-6-0 & Tender’ R/C 2.4Mhz, Blue - £1795.00 Cheddar ‘Iver’ 0-4-0T 45mm R/C - £599.00 Hornby 3½ inch ‘Rocket and Coach set’ - £550.00 - Mint, with all original boxes (also Rocket only - £299) LBSC 'Juliet' 0-4-0T 3.5" Coal Fired - £1995.00 For further information on any of these locos, please call the showroom or visit our website: www.grsuk.com

We also sell the following: GRS Locomotive, Coach & Freight Kits in Standard Gauge, G Scale (G64) & Narrow Gauge (45 & 32mm), Accessory & Detailing Parts GRS Building kits, Aluminium Bridges, Lineside & Station Accessories, Concrete Products, Garden Railway Books, & DVD’s GRS Services: • Electric Locomotive Repairs & Servicing • Decoder & Sound Fitting & Repairs • Live Steam Locomotive Repairs & Servicing • Radio Control Fitting, Lining, Custom Nameplates • Custom Built Trackwork in 32, 45, 64 and Dual gauge • Secondhand Sales/Trade-ins • Commission Sales • GRS Gift Vouchers • Design & Build - Commercial only