Reply to "O gauge and O27-what's the difference?"

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027Ted:

I second Matt's statement. My "test track" (featured on most of my YouTube channel) is comprised of Lionel and K-Line 40" straights and K-Line 072 curves of 027-height rails.

As a note of trivia, K-Line's '027' track was made of the same gauge steel as its 'O' bretheren. It felt a lot more sturdy than Lionel's

For the original poster, 027 rails were 7/16 of an inch from floor to top of rail head. 'O' was 11/16". Lionel characterized the latter as heavy-duty mainline-style track, and the former as siding and branchline track. All this was during the time that only one curve diameter was available in each size of rail. Since that era, many more varieties of curve diameter have appeared on the marketplace, making the distinction less useful to the newcomer.

---PCJ

12/3/1510:18 AM

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