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This is a list of model railways. The world's first model railway was made for the son of Emperor Napoleon III in 1859 at the Château de Saint-Cloud . [ 1 ] However, "There is a strong possibility that Matthew Murray, who built the geared-for-safety rack engines for John Blenkinsop's coal mine near Leeds, England, was actually the first man ...
Model railroads that have become famous, either within or outside the hobby. Pages in category "Model railroads" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
This category is a collection of topics and articles related to model railroading/model railways. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.
The world's largest model railroad in H0 scale is the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. The largest live steam layout, with 25 miles (40 km) of track is Train Mountain in Chiloquin, Oregon , U.S. [ 3 ] Operations form an important aspect of rail transport modelling with many layouts being dedicated to emulating the operational aspects of ...
This is a category for companies who have made products related to model railroading or railway modelling. See also Category:Toy train manufacturers . Subcategories
Prototype 2-foot gauge railroads existed, and still exist, all over the world. The prototype railroads being modeled in On2 scale include: The Maine 2-foot railroads. A series of 2 ft gauge railroads that existed in the state of Maine, USA from the 1870s to the 1940s. [1] 2-foot gauge railways of Wales and England, including the Ffestiniog ...
A 242A1 locomotive and standard gauge track at some model railway scales. This page lists the most relevant model railway scale standards in the world. Most standards are regional, but some have followers in other parts of the world outside their native region, most notably NEM and NMRA.
A longstanding philosophy of modeling is manifest in its editorial features of layout design and operation, in which the model is viewed as a three-dimensional and temporal compression of the real world, so that, for example, the motive power, freight, trackage and scenery of a real-world railroad are formed into a layout which captures the ...