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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.
G64 Gauge 3
Available
Now!
The
Maunsell
‘N’ Class
Mogul
A resin, brass, and steel kit using Slaters Wheels and a choice of Motor Gearboxes from GRS and Slaters.
The kit also features accurately modelled outside Walschaerts valve gear, in steel and nickel-silver.
And coming soon
GWR CORRIDOR COACHES – Large window ’Sunshine’ types introduced in the 1930’s by C. B.
Collett. As they were 8’ 11” wide ‘Yellow Disc’ they could work widely across the country and lasted well
into the B.R. period.
GRS will be introducing three types initially; Third Class Corridor
Brake Composite Corridor
Corridor Composite
DIAG C77 1938, 1940. 60’ 11 ¼”
DIAG E159 1938, 1941. 60’ 11 ¼”
DIAG E158 1938, 1940. 59’ 10”
Great care has been taken with design and manufacture of these coaches, with particular reference to the
ease of building, the painting and operation of a rake of the coaches.
To this end we will be offering the coaches in kit form, but also as sub assembled parts, possibly even ‘Ready
to Run’ The coaches will be produced in small batches and availability at any one time will therefore be
limited. Customers wishing to buy a rake of these coaches will need to order all of them in advance to
guarantee their requirements can be met.
Gauge 1 - Just some of our current stock
GW 61xx £1725.00
LNER A3 £2495.00
Gas fired 1/32 scale models, made to the high standards associated with Accucraft. They will run on Code
250 and 332 rail, but are not recommended for LGB Pointwork.
New Finescale, Bachmann, and Tower Brass Electric Locos
55xx £850.00
Terrier £700.00
Jubilee £2075.00
Spirit fired ASTER
Class B 3 cylinder Live steam Shay c.1977 £1695.00
LNWR ’Jumbo’ £2395.00
O Gauge - our current secondhand loco stock
Lenz Digital - all mint boxed with superb sound
DB Class 24 £699.00
DB Class 360 £375.00
Kof 2 £275.00
OO Gauge - Golden Age special editions
Currently we have three very special ‘Golden Age Models’ secondhand mint A4 Models. ‘Kingfisher’ and ‘Merlin’
in the short-lived early BR Ultramarine blue, and ‘Silver Fox’ in BR Green with Early symbol at £999.00 each
The ‘GRS/LGB
Premier Member’
card gives customers
a permanent 10%
discount on all new
LGB Products after
the first qualifying transaction of
over £1000.
GRS/LGB
Garden Railway Specialists
Ltd
L24140 Feldbahn Loco £175.60
L27872 USRA Mikado Steam Locomotive with Sound £1185.60
L30511 RhB Mark IV
Express Train Passenger
Car, 2nd Class
£277.00
L35513 RhB Mark IV
Express Train Passenger
Car, 1st Class
£277.00
L20382 Philadelphia Streetcar
£485.00
L20381 Los Angeles Streetcar
£485.00
GRS Live steam
A GRS electric K1 kit
for Illustration only
Tasmanian K1Garratt
We expect to see the first engineering prototype
in the early summer. The Locomotive will cost
£3695.00 in manual form, or £3995.00 with R/C
fitted. To secure your choice of livery a deposit of £695.00/£995.00 is payable now, with the option of a
staged payments plan also available to help spread the cost. Go to www.grsuk.com to download an order
form, or ring us, and we’ll send you one in the post if you prefer.
GVT ONLY in 32mm Green, or 45mm black or Green
£1275.00 Man. £1550.00 R/C
To compliment the K1 Garratt - The GRS
Stuart Welsh Highland Coach
Rugged & beautifully engineered in powder coated Steel, R-T-R, with either 32 or 45mm Stainless Steel
Wheels. Available from stock, order now to avoid disappointment at £249.00 each, or £950.00 for Four
The Last of the GRS Brass electric Double Fairlies
All are maroon, some in 45mm, most are 32mm, a very few are already Lined; £999.00 or £1299.00 lined
MIDLANDS GARDEN RAIL SHOW, Saturday 12th March
and Sunday 13th March 2016, from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington
Spa, CV31 1XN. Junction of the A425/B4455
The National Event & AGM, Sunday 20th March 2016 from
10:00am to 5:00pm
Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BD
National Garden Railway Show, Saturday 9 Apr 2016, from10am to 5pm.
Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE.
We look forward to meeting our customers at these three great Garden Railway shows this
Spring. We are always happy to deliver any pre-paid orders to the shows for you. See you there!
‘Mannin’ was the last locomotive to be supplied to the Isle of Man and built in 1926 by Beyer, Peacock &
Co. (works number 6296). No. 16 was by far the most powerful 2-4-0T locomotive on the line. 45mm
gauge only, 15mm scale. S20-1R – Mannin #16, Indian Red, S20-1G – Mannin #16, Holly Green £1600.00
1:32 C&O ALLEGHENY 2-6-6-6 - The Chesapeake & Ohio H-8 class 2-6-6-6 ‘Allegheny’#1647 (late
version) live steam is now available in strictly limited numbers, (electric versions of the ‘Allegheny’ are
expected in June/July 2016 at £6375.00) AL97-413 C&O H-8 class ‘Allegheny’ #1647, late version, live
steam UK RRP £6850.00
LIVE STEAM UPDATE
New Live Steam Locomotives
GRS ‘GVT’ made by Accucraft 0-4-0T gas fired, 32 Green, or 45 in black or Green - £1275 Man. £1550 R/C
Accucraft ‘Ragleth’ 0-4-0T gas fired, manual, 32/45mm gauge, Green, Maroon, Blue - £795.00
Accucraft G1 ‘Flying Scotsman’ gas fired, Late BR condition with D/chimney & S/deflectors - £2495.00
Accucraft G1 ex GWR 61xx Prairie Tank gas fired, Early BR condition, plain Black - £1725.00
Roundhouse ‘Darjeeling’ 0-4-0T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Darjeeling Blue - £1995.00
Roundhouse ‘Karen’ 0-4-2T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Lined Black - £2015.00
Roundhouse ‘Billy’ 0-4-0T gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Light Brunswick Green, Black - £1450.00
Roundhouse ‘Fowler’ 0-6-2 gas fired, R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Light Brunswick Green - £1715.00
Roundhouse ‘Little John’ Battery Diesel, 0-4-0 R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Red, Yellow - £.00
Roundhouse ‘Harlech Castle’ Battery Diesel, 0-6-0 R/C, 45mm/32mm gauge, ins. wheels, Ffestiniog Livery - £1015.00
Silvercrest ‘Britannia’ 4-6-2 gas fired, Manual, gauge 3 - £6000.00
Silvercrest GW 14xx 0-4-2T gas fired, gauge 3, 3 channel R/C with whistle, Lined BR Black - £2899.00
Second Hand Live Steam Locomotives
Accucraft K28 2-8-2, Manual, 45mm gauge, insulated wheels, Plain Black - £3595.00
Accucraft Mogul 2-6-0 Nevada Short Line, Manual, 45mm gauge - £1695.00
Accucraft ‘Caradoc’ 0-4-0T, 32/45mm, Manual, Green - £699.00
Accucraft 0-6-0 UP Switcher, Manual, 45mm gauge - £1199.00
Roundhouse ‘Silver Lady’ 32/45, Black, Radio controlled, as new - never been used - £1495.00
Roundhouse ‘Lady Anne’ 32/45 Radio controlled, maroon, non-insulated - £999.00
Roundhouse ‘Fowler’ 0-6-2, R/C, Maroon - £1100.00
Aster Gauge 1 LNWR Jumbo 2-4-0 ’Hardwick’ - £2395.00
Aster Gauge 1 Class B 3 cylinder Live steam Shay c.1977- £1695.00
Essel engineering Diesel loco, Battery electric, R/C, 32mm - £599.00
'Danny' Diesel Radio Controlled Battery - £299.00
GRS Gauge 3 2021 Pannier 0-6-0 R/C fully tested, Early BR Black livery - £1995.00
For further information on any of these locos, please call the showroom or visit our website: www.grsuk.com
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staff. The roles require good
communication skills, some
knowledge of railways and computer
literacy. Microsoft Office and Website
admin skills would be an advantage.
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