From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!swanson
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Title: Re: HO scale query - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1178
Posted: Sun Dec  5 15:28:43 1982
Received: Mon Dec  6 07:04:51 1982

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uiucdcs!swanson    Dec  5 12:36:00 1982


For HO scale the scale data is:

Proportion to prototype                          : 1/87.1
Scale to prototype feet, in decimals of an inch  : 0.138
Scale to prototype feet, in fractions of an inch : 1/7.3
Distance between rails, in inches                : .65

This information is from "The Complete Book of Model Railroading"
by David Sutton, (Castle Books:New York). It is a bit old (1964)
and a little outdated, but still an excellent starter book.

Robert Swanson
Thiensville Railroad