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Model railroading (US) or Railway modelling (UK) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modeled at a reduced scale, or ratio. The scale models include rail vehicles (locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, etc.), tracks, signalling, scenery (roads, buildings, vehicles, model figures, lights, and natural features such as streams, hills, canyons, etc.).

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...earliest forms of model railways are the 'carpet railways' which first appeared in the 1840s. Model trains are generally more realistic than toy trains.

General description

Involvement in the hobby can range from the possession of a train set to spending many hours and large sums of money on a large and exactingly executed model of a railroad and the scenery through which it passes, called a "layout". Hobbyists, called "model railroaders" or "railway modellers", may even maintain models large enough to ride (see Live steam, Ridable miniature railway and Backyard railroad). Railway modellers may find enjoyment in collecting model trains, building a miniature landscape for the trains to pass through, or operating their own railroad, albeit in miniature.

Scales and gauges

The size of the engines depends on the scale being used and can vary from around 700 mm (28") tall for the largest ridable live steam scales such as 1:8, down to matchbox size for the smallest ones in Z-scale. A typical HO engine is around 50 mm (2") tall, and 100 mm to 300 mm (4" to 12") in length. The five most popular scales used are: G scale, Gauge 1, O scale, HO scale (in Britain, the similarly sized 00 is used), TT scale, and N scale, although there is growing interest in Z scale. HO scale is the single most popular scale of model railroad. Popular narrow-gauge scales include HOn3 Scale and Nn3, which are the same scale as HO and N, except with a narrower spacing between the tracks (in these examples, a scale three feet instead of the 4'8.5" standard gauge).

The largest common scale is 1:8, with 1:4 sometimes used for park rides. G scale (Garden, 1:24 scale) is most popular for back yard modelling. It is easier to fit a G scale model into a garden landscape and still keep the scenery proportional to the size of the trains running through. Gauge 1 is also popular for garden layouts. Gauge 1 is more precise to scale than G. O, HO scale, and N scale are more often used indoors. Lionel trains in O scale (1:48 scale) are popular children's toys.

List of model railway manufacturers available at Model Train Shops


* Accucraft Trains
* Accurail Inc.
* Airfix
* American Flyer
* AR Kits
* Arnold
* Aristo-Craft Trains
* Athearn
* Atlas Model Railroad
* Auscision Models
* Austrains
* Bachmann Industries
* Bassett Lowke
* Bergs
* Berliner Bahn
* Bing
* Blackstone Models
* BLMA Models
* Bowser Manufacturing
* Branchline
* Brawa
* Brimalm Engineering
* Broadway Limited Imports (BLI)
* Con-Cor International Limited
* Dapol
* Electrotren
* Eureka Models
* Exley
* Faller
* Ferris (defunct)
* Fleischmann
* G .& R. Wrenn Ltd
* Graham Farish ("Grafar")
* Greenmax
* Hanovale Australia
* Heljan
* Herpa
* Hornby
* Ibertren
* InterMountain
* International Hobby Corporation (IHC)
* Jouef
* Kadee® Quality Products Co.
* Kato
* Kemtron Corporation (defunct 1964)
* Klein Modellbahn
* Lehmann Gross Bahn
* Life Like
* Liliput
* Lima
* Lionel
* Marx
* Mainline (disambiguation)
* Mantua, later Tyco Toys
* Märklin
* Mehano
* Micro Ace
* Micro-Trains Line Co.
* Modemo (Hasegawa)
* MTH Electric Trains
* Norsk Modelljernbane (NMJ)
* Ozfreight
* Peco
* Piko
* Playcraft
* Playmobil
* Powerline Models
* President's Choice
* Rapido
* Ratio
* Red Caboose
* Regner Dampf & Eisenbahntechnik
* Rivarossi
* Roco
* Rokal
* Steam Era Modelling (SEM)
* Stewart Hobbies
* Tomix
* Tower 55
* Tillig
* Trainorama
* Tri-ang Railways
* Trix/Minitrix
* USA Trains
* Varney
* Vollmer
* Weaver
* Wiking
* Walthers
* Williams
* Woodland Scenics
* Worsley Works
* Wuiske Promotions.
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