Talmadge C 'TC' Carr wrote:
> The NMRA page just list ARA standard sizes which > is only a portion of the rail in the US. The other sight > just echoes that. If ya wanta model heavy Pensy stuff then the info > is not on those pages. But it is on the UK > page along with every other US and Continental rail > size for which info is available. Oh and Brit and > everyone else too.... Quite true. The UK page (http://www.s-scale.org.uk/rails.htm) does indeed contain a wealth of information about a wide variety of prototype rail sections. Which would be very important to fastidious modelers with the ability and the determination to roll their own rail to the specifications shown in the chart. Which, as far as I know, virtually no one does... Nor is there a wide selection of commercially available model rail which precisely conforms to the dimensions shown on the UK rail page. Unfortunately, most model rail is produced with web, foot and railhead dimensions that are oversize. But for those who don't scratch-build their own rail and can't find a suitable commercial product, the most important thing to consider is that rail used on branch lines is usually lighter (smaller) than main line rail, and the rail used in yards and sidings is generally lighter yet. And for those who run equipment with large flanges, your options are very limited. JR Hill ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
