Tasmania model railway

[ptrabant]

Just started out on planning a Tassie layout . Just managed to get some OO gauge kits and it’s a narrow gauge system !  Anybody out there with a Tassie layout?

[SRman]

No, but there are modellers of Queensland Railways who use TT gauge track (i.e. 12mm gauge), and others who use HO/OO track.

You could look at Wuiske Models of QR locos, because some of theirs found their way to Tassie, particularly the English Electric powered units. They aren't cheap, but may give you some ideas and starters. Wuiske tend to offer a choice of either gauge for their models.

 

[HSB]

The most common scale/gauge combinations for modelling 3' 6" gauge are H0n3 1/2 - (3.5mm to 1foot scale on12mm gauge track) and Sn3 1/2 - (1/64th scale on 16.5mm track) although one or two people have compromised using 4mm scale on 16.5mm gauge which of course works out at 4' 1 1/2" gauge.

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by HSB

[dullsteamer]

There's a 4mm scale exhibition layout based on Fingal which has appeared at a couple of shows on the mainland:

 

http://australianmodelrailwaymagazine.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-august-2019-issue-of-amrm-is-at.html

 

You might find these pages are useful:

 

http://www.railtasmania.com/modelling/index.php

 

https://tassiemodelrailways.com.au/about-tassie-model-railways/

 

http://www.sdsmodels.com.au/latenews.htm

 

(Scroll down the page for TGR Y class diesel)

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.