17/64" = 1' is known as O17 scale, and is recognized as such by the
NMRA. It is 1:45 instead of 1:48. It is the same as the original #0
scale which is were Lionel got there track gauge from. In O17 the
track gauge is 56.5" but in "O" it is 60".
TCC:}
> Thornburgh's locomotives were built to 17/64th scale to run on 0
> Gauge track, which was based on 5' gauge instead of 4' 8 1/2". If
> you're gonna convert the dimensions to 'S', bear in mind that the MR
> drawings in Mel's articles are 17/64" = 1 ft., not 1/4".
Talmadge C 'TC' Carr
Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
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