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  2. Fishplate - Wikipedia

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    A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish, [1] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile. [2] The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an even ...

  3. Protofour - Wikipedia

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    Model gauge. 18.83 mm (0.741 in) Prototype gauge. Standard gauge. Website. Scalefour Society. Protofour or P4 is a set of standards for model railways allowing construction of models to a scale of 4 mm to 300 mm (1 ft) (1:76.2), [1] the predominant scale of model railways of the British prototype. For historical reasons almost all manufacturers ...

  4. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" [1] in Australia or "P Way" in Britain [2]), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track ...

  5. Rail transport modelling - Wikipedia

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    Z scale (1:220) scene of a 2-6-0 steam locomotive being turned. A scratch-built Russell snow plow is parked on a stub (Val Ease Central Railroad). Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.

  6. John Whitby Allen - Wikipedia

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    John Whitby Allen. John Whitby Allen (July 2, 1913 – January 6, 1973) was an American model railroader who created the HO scale Gorre & Daphetid model railroad in Monterey, California, and wrote numerous magazine articles on model railroading starting in the 1940s. Allen was renowned for his skill at scratch building and creating scenery.

  7. Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway (or Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Railway) was a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature railway created by Rowland Emett. A whimsical view of British rural life and embodying his typical fanciful mechanics, [ 1 ] it echoed the similar works of Heath Robinson and Rube Goldberg .

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