5.5mm scale
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5.5mm scale is used for modelling narrow gauge railways. gauge track is used to represent to gauge prototypes. gauge track is used to represent gauge prototypes.
and Talyllyn
railways. Following the development of N gauge
, using gauge track, the popularity of 5.5mm scale declined as modellers adopted OO9
which could combine N gauge track and mechanisms with the widely supported 4mm scale.
However 5.5mm scale remained in use and, following an article on the Gwynant Valley Railway by Malcolm Savage in Railway Modeller, October 1984, the 5.5mm Association was formed. The tooling for the GEM kits was purchased by Malcolm Savage in 1996 and he is now producing and upgrading those kits. Worsley Works
has also produced "scratch aids" for the scale.
History
5.5mm scale narrow gauge model railways were developed by GEM in 1963, using gauge track, which was the smallest commercially available gauge at the time (TT gauge). GEM produced kits for locomotives and rolling stock from the FfestiniogFfestiniog Railway
The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park....
and Talyllyn
Talyllyn Railway
The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge preserved railway in Wales running for from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain...
railways. Following the development of N gauge
N scale
N scale is a popular model railway scale/track gauge. Depending upon the manufacturer , the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. In all cases, the gauge is . The term N gauge refers to the track dimensions, but in the UK in particular N gauge refers to a 1:148 scale with track gauge modelling...
, using gauge track, the popularity of 5.5mm scale declined as modellers adopted OO9
OO9
OO9 is a model railway scale and gauge combination of 4 mm scale and gauge tracks, which models a prototype track gauge of . It is a common choice in the United Kingdom for the modelling of narrow gauge railways whose prototype gauges lie approximately between and...
which could combine N gauge track and mechanisms with the widely supported 4mm scale.
However 5.5mm scale remained in use and, following an article on the Gwynant Valley Railway by Malcolm Savage in Railway Modeller, October 1984, the 5.5mm Association was formed. The tooling for the GEM kits was purchased by Malcolm Savage in 1996 and he is now producing and upgrading those kits. Worsley Works
Worsley Works
Worsley Works, is a manufacturer of kits for model railway carriages and locomotives, owned and run from Worsley, UK, by Allen Doherty.Worsley Works is well-known in the finescale modelling world, especially in less-popular scales, including British HO scale and 3mm-scale models along with...
has also produced "scratch aids" for the scale.