N Scale Sets

N scale sets model trains differ a bit from country to country

N scale sets model trains are trains that are designed and built using the N scale.

Because of the many sizes that model train manufactures handle, scales and gauges are used to standardize and understand the dimension of model trains. Some are more practical than others, depending on the situation or layout that a person wants.

N scale sets, also known as N scale trains, are a popular standard for model trains, used in countries around the world. They are specially popular in Japan.

These trains get their name from the track gauge they use. A gauge track is the inner distance between two parallel rails on a track. In the case of N gauge trains, this gauge is 9 millimeters. This measurement of gauge track started the name “Nine millimeters gauge trains” which became “Nine gauge trains” and was finally reduced to “N gauge trains.”

N gauge trains, like any other train, use a scale to in order to represent the exact dimension of real trains. This scale can be different from country to country and even from manufacturer to manufacturer within countries.

N scale sets model trains differ a bit from country to country, although all N scale model trains are small. For example, in Europe and the United States, N scale model trains are built at 1:160. In England, N scale model trains are built at 1:148. And in Japan, N scale model trains are built at 1:150.

Even within a country, some manufacturers may use a different scale for certain N scale model trains. For example, in Japan, N scale model trains that represent the Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train) are built at 1:160.

Therefore, when buying N scale sets model trains, you should confirm the scale before you get a train, and don’t rely only on the origin of the manufacturer to assume a certain scale. Specially if you are very strict about keeping a layout scale.