by Mountcastle
At what gauge does one no longer refer to a railroad as "narrow gauge" but begin to refer to it as a "miniature railroad" instead? Is there a defined cut-off point?
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by ex Budd man
To me narrow gauge infers a for-profit transportation service moving people/goods from point A to point B using a smaller than standard track gauge. A minature railway is usually built as an attraction for public amusement, in a loop configuration with no "real" destination or by private hobbyists for other than actual transportation purposes (fun).
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by Ken W2KB
Mountcastle wrote:At what gauge does one no longer refer to a railroad as "narrow gauge" but begin to refer to it as a "miniature railroad" instead? Is there a defined cut-off point?Miniature would be built to a specified scale to emulate larger equipment; narrow gauge would be built to full size (for its gauge) to accommodate freight or passengers.
~Ken :: Fairmont ex-UP/MP C436 MT-14M1 ::
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