British N gauge

When N gauge was developed it proved impossible to fit the then available motors into scale models of British prototype locomotives. British railways use a smaller loading gauge than those in Europe and America, resulting in smaller locomotives. A greater body size was required on the models to accommodate the motors, so instead of adopting the correct 1:160 scale, 1:148 was used. This allows larger models, but means that the gauge is not an accurate representation of standard gauge. A similar problem and solution was adopted with OO gauge and British TT gauge in Britain. However, since N scales to gauge, it is less out of scale than OO () or TT3 () in representing the standard gauge. ==Manufacturers==

• Graham Farish is the most prolific manufacturer, producing British locomotives, rolling stock and buildings. • Peco manufactures track and British outlined buildings in kit form and rollingstock. • Dapol produces locomotives and rolling stock. • Revolution Trains produce British locomotives and rolling stock • Other companies produce kits for buildings, rolling stock and other parts - including Metcalfe models, Ratio, P&D Marsh and others. • CJM Models produce hand built models of locomotives and other rolling stock. Former manufacturers • Minitrix/Hornby - prior to being taken over by Märklin Minitrix produced British outline rolling stock and locomotives, which were sold in association with Hornby. • Lima - Produced some rolling stock and locomotives • Hornby produced British outline buildings in N gauge as part of its Lyddle End range. ==Related scales==

Finescale modellers modelling in this size use 2mm finescale, which has 9.42mm track and a scale of 1:152. ==References==