Ever see "T" scale?

Quite amazing, isn't it?  When I was following its development, the equipment seemed to be Japanese style.  Now that I see the F-unit there, I'll have to take another look.  Thanks for posting.

looks like the train that goes around in the Lionel Hobby shop accessory!

need to get one,,,,,,

One of our guys has a replica of a old rail station, now museum in Virginia. Certain events, the local garden railroad club sets up tracks around the building, including under the deck. He uses a T Gauge train to simulate their display. Too small for me!

Saw this at a train show a couple of years ago. In fact it was these guys http://www.tgauge.com

Check out the Intercity 125 HST set. I was trying to think of an excuse to buy one at the time. Amazing stuff.

Nick

Does this mean Rich is going to have change this forum's name to THONGZ?

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Does this mean Rich is going to have change this forum's name to THONGZ?

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Wow, that is small! I have enough trouble working with N scale sometimes, I could not imagine having a layout using T scale and dealing with all the details of scenery ect.

RonH posted:

A friend of mine was telling me about "T" scale and the size.
Worlds smallest train, smaller than "Z"!
Has magnetic wheel so it would be easy to put on the track.
This would look good as a garden railroad in "O" gauge.
 Google T gauge up and take a look.

My friend David has some "T" scale trains.  He calculated that proportionately "T" is to "G" as "G" is to reality.  In other words, a "T" scale train would be about the right size to model a "G" scale garden railway on a "G" scale layout.

Stuart

Hmmm. just right for train in a bottle, to serve the dock of the ship in a bottle.

Very Interesting..

Except I'm having enough trouble seeing O gauge

Larry

I SEE NOTHING!

RonH posted:

A friend of mine was telling me about "T" scale and the size.
Worlds smallest train, smaller than "Z"!
Has magnetic wheel so it would be easy to put on the track.
This would look good as a garden railroad in "O" gauge.
 Google T gauge up and take a look.

To avoid any confusion, the picture above is not "T" Scale.  It's what is refered to as "TY" Scale.  The picture comes from the website http://www.tiny-trains.net/about .

I have one one of these layouts and the trains do not run on rails, they are driven from a belt/pulley system located under the layout with a slot cut through the "tracks" to operate the train in a simple oval configuration. 

The actual "T" Scale trains actually ride on the rails and the drive system is self contained. Nee the previously referenced http://www.tgauge.com/ site to see actual "T" Scale trains. 

Thanks for that additional information.  (I Googled for better 'n half an hour looking for a T-scale F-unit - couldn't find any).  What ratio are your TY?

I saw a tiny train running at a show once that I believe was air-powered.

fascinating for certain, but I'm sorry, those applied fingernails are enough to put anyone off their feed...

Check out the Big Giant Hands and the briefcase layout.

Sorry guys, but there's something about T scale that makes me think I saw something very small moving.

That fires the "Vermin!" synapse in my brain and therefore the swatting instinct.........

Very small, but interesting.

It looks like T scale is 1:450 and TY scale is listed as 1:900.

Way too small to see detail but a whole layout would fit in a desk drawer.

Sean

I saw some at a train show in Pensacola a few years ago. I was impressed at how well it ran and how good it looked.

cta4391 posted:

RonH posted:

 

To avoid any confusion, the picture above is not "T" Scale.  It's what is refered to as "TY" Scale.  The picture comes from the website http://www.tiny-trains.net/about ...

 

Thanks for clarifying, I didn't think it looked right.

T-scale trains were all Japanese prototypes  to start. Has anyone seen  actual T-scale American-style trains yet?

Interestingly, they use Magne-Traction locos on steel rails:

One unusual side-effect of the magnetic wheels of the powered units is that they can climb acute grades (as steep as 45 degrees).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_gauge