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Re: Train Track Gauge at Legoland California?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:48:31 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Does anyone know (or bothered to measure) the distance between the rails of • the
> Legoland California trains?
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> Would anyone planning a trip to LLC in the near future be willing to hop the
> fence and measure? :-) If not, I will do so myself at BricksWest 2003 and
> report my findings!
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> What if someone built a 16 wide train car and sneaked it into the park and
> secretly left it behind on one of the sidings? Would they ever figure it • out?
> Not that that's what I'm planning or anything, mind you! ;-)
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> -John
Hi John,
maybe it is the same in California, but in LL Guenzburg there are two gauges.
Interestingly the narrow gauge track is a standard LGB-track. Same as used by
Playmobil as well.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=169295
Is that Gauge I?
The 'normal' gauge loks like self-made. The trains on it are ca. 16...18 studs
wide (depending on prototypes) and the gauge seems to be ca. 10 studs wide,
but that is more a guess from the following pictures.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=169448
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=169446
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=169456
Regards,
Ben
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| (...) Cool! I did not know that, Ben! Yes, gauge 1 track is utilized by Playmobil (was?) and LGB. The correct scale for gauge 1 (assuming standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2") is 1:32. LGB's scale is 1:22.5, so anytime LGB produces a US prototype that runs (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Track Gauge at Legoland California?
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| Does anyone know (or bothered to measure) the distance between the rails of the Legoland California trains? Would anyone planning a trip to LLC in the near future be willing to hop the fence and measure? :-) If not, I will do so myself at BricksWest (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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