• Rail Data

    by
    Bryan
    Published on 5th Apr 2007 02:00 PM
    1 Comment Comments
    'N' Gauge Rail Data.

    This article is intended as a general guild to N Gauge rail/track dimensions. It should be used to make general comparison between manufacturers and codes, to see if they are likely to be compatible for use together, and/or what might be required to connect the two.
    This is not a concise reference.
    This article will be updated from time to time as more samples become available.
    I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those whom have contributed to this project.

    Dimensions shown are the average of those obtained from short samples (3"-5" long).
    The actual gauge is not shown, as it should technically be the same. But it is worth noting that there where minor variations between manufacturers.
    It should also be noted that the newer samples displayed more consistent tolerances throughout the sample.

    Dimensions:
    "RH" = Rail Height
    "RHR" = Rail Height from Roadbed
    "RWB" = Rail Width at Base
    "RWH" = Rail Width at Head
    "SH" = Sleeper (tie) Height
    "SW" = Sleeper (tie) Width
    "SL" = Sleeper (tie) Length
    "SS" = Sleeper (tie) Spacing on centers

    Manufacturer
    Code
    Type
    "RH"
    "RHR"
    "RWB"
    "RWH"
    "SH"
    "SW"
    "SL"
    "SS"
    Notes(*)
    Arnold
    Cd80
    Fixed
    .082"
    .167"
    .058"
    .023"
    .083"
    .087"
    .628"
    .189"
    Atlas
    Cd80
    Snap
    .081"
    .150"
    .053"
    .029"
    .075"
    .070"
    .628"
    .181"
    Atlas
    Cd80
    Flex
    .080"
    .150"
    .049"
    .024"
    .065"
    .070"
    .630"
    .180"
    Atlas
    Cd55
    Snap
    .056"
    .106"
    .053"
    .028"
    .045"
    .054"
    .640"
    .126"
    Bachmann
    Cd80
    Fixed
    .082"
    .156"
    .056"
    .028"
    .076"
    .086"
    .628"
    .189"
    Casadio(*)
    Cd80
    Snap
    .081"
    .152"
    .053"
    .031"
    .070"
    .068"
    .624"
    .181"
    Old Atlas
    M.E.
    Cd70
    Bridge
    .071"
    .120"
    .070"
    .031"
    .051"
    .061"
    .748"
    .101"
    M.E.
    Cd55
    Flex
    .057"
    .108"
    .056"
    .028"
    .052"
    .062"
    .678"
    .142"
    Peco
    Cd80
    Flex
    .079"
    .162"
    .053"
    .024"
    .083"
    .067"
    .642"
    .182"
    Peco
    Cd55
    Flex
    .083"
    .126"
    .056"
    .020"
    .068"
    .069"
    .645"
    .179"
    Roco
    Cd80
    Fixed
    .081"
    .145"
    .056"
    .026"
    .060"
    .080"
    .628"
    .196"
    Trix
    Cd80
    Fixed
    .083"
    .142"
    .055"
    .027"
    .059"
    .080"
    .628"
    .194"
    Kato
    Cd80
    Uni
    .079"
    .282"(*)
    .054"
    .026"
    n/a
    .072"
    .624"
    .194"
    From baseboard as roadbed is molded in
    Fleischmann
    Offered but not yet received
    Tomix
    Offered but not yet received
    Comments 1 Comment
    1. Bryan's Avatar
      Bryan - 11th Jan 2011, 09:02 PM
      Of recent months there have been a few questions that pertain to rail compatibility.
      This being the most recent, and one that is compiling further data.
      Therefore I have resurrected the above Article that was one of the old forum articles, that did not make it over.

      If you do not see a track type that interests you, that is because no one volunteered a sample for measurement.
      I'm still open to further samples (3" to 5" in length) of different track types... Contact me via PM if you have a contribution... I will return the sample when measurements are complete if you wish.

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