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Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
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Sun, 31 Oct 1999 01:00:24 GMT
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lpieniazek@STOPSPAMnovera.com
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Cool. Most of this story has been around for a while, thanks for
sharing.
One nit I had heard in this story is that original gauge is 4 ft 8
rather than 4 8 1/2... when the first engines were imported here to the
states the gauge was widened a bit to allow for sloppy tolerances.
Depending on who you listen to that was either done in the 1830s, or the
1/2 inch add was done by Lincoln when authorizing the transcontinental
railroad in 1861.
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| On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<381B94A8.BB6DD135@...ager.net>) wrote at 01:00:24 (...) Interesting. Standard Gauge is definitely 4' 8 1/2" in the UK, and I thought it always was. Back in the 1800s Britain was Top Dog, so I can't imagine it (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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| (...) On the topic of standard track gauge; I just received this post from my sister today and found it rather amusing. I was wondering if any of you know how accurate this line of reasoning is. It is curious in any case. Kim ---...--- A useless (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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