What scale track would I use in my garden RR to represent a mine track?
32mm gauge using 16mm scale -this gives you a quarry -or colonial narrow gauge system. Both of these haul ore wagons out of quarries and mines.
regards
ralph
What gauge would the full size mine track be?
Hi Tony
The two common ones seem to be eighteen inches and two foot gauge.
Eighteen inches is more commonly used underground but there have been surface networks in that gauge.
regards John
Hi james-cuningham
If we are talking a mine on an existing garden railway find some very old HO
track with 10.000 lb rail and remove half the sleepers that will give a reasonable representation of the surface network for the undrground lines.
If you are talking building a complete new railway to move ore to the coast for shipping I would sugest sixteen mm scale on 32mm gauge.
Regards John
O guage track can be used to represent 24" guage track(Gn24) , HO can be used for 15" guage track (Gn15) and can be used for prototypes from 18" gauge and Euro 600mm gauge.
Theres a growing interest in Gn15, G scale using HO track, so theres a growing supply of Gn15 model supplies. Ozark Miniatures now offers a Gn15 line , check them out.
Interesting! I’ve never heard of Gn15 before.
BTW, one of the challenges with smaller rails is that the crusher fines are pretty big viz a viz the rails. I use a paintbru***o remove the larger chunks so that the slurry (compacted powder) is all that remains so flanges don’t hit chips. (I’m using code 148, which is large mainline rail in O scale/O gauge)
Old hornby clockwork track looks like the steel sleepered track used by contractors tho adding a few sleepers might help , anothe plus is it rusts wonderfully .Admittedly 24 inch is not spot on - 18 inch would be better but its a cheap option. most people will virtually give rusted trck away.
I had the origional post ( what scale) but have just changed my name. I went to the convention at Santa Clara and got a ozark minatures Gn15 mine cart kit. I’ve got it filed into shape and ready to glue up. I also stopped by my local hobbie shop and got some code 83 HO track then removed every other tie. I like the look of it now. But, it will look better once it rusts up a little. Thanks for all your input.
If you’re usimg HO track look at the Peco 016.5 or On30 track it has Narrow gauge spaced ties and they are moulded to look distressed, it’s weatherproof so you’d have to paint it rust. Black dog models offer a load of Resin Gn15 mine stock, locos and accessories in the UK.
http://www.pepper7.co.uk/ the stuff is on this site and they do ship worldwide.
Paul