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7 mm scale
O gauge layout at the Trains and Boats exhibition
7 mm to 1 ft
1:43.5
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7 mm scale, also known as British O scale is a model railway scale of 1:43.5 (or 7 mm to 1 ft; hence its name). The scale is thus different from American O scale (1:48) and European O scale (1:45). For standard gauge railways, 32mm gauge, or 0 gauge is most commonly used. ScaleSeven (S7) standard however specifies 33 mm gauge, which is closer to scale. For narrow gauge modelling, 16.5 mm gauge

NameModel gaugeScaled gaugePrototype gauge
British 0 gauge32 mm (0 gauge)4' 6¾"Standard gauge
ScaleSeven (standard)33 mm4' 8½".mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ScaleSeven (Irish)36.75 mm5' 3"5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Irish gauge
ScaleSeven (Great Western)49.2 mm7' 0¼"7 ft (2,134 mm) Great Western broad gauge
O2121 mm3'3 ft (914 mm)
O16.516.5 mm (H0 gauge)2' 4¼"2' - 2'6"
O1414 mm2'2 ft (610 mm)
O99 mm (N gauge)15½"15 in (381 mm)
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