Train FAQ
We carry the most popular scales at Metro Hobbies. These are OO, HO and N scale. These scales a represented as follows: OO is 1:76 scale (76 times small...
Tue, 5 Jul, 2022 at 4:10 PM
Hornby track is compatable with certain ranges of Peco track. The Peco Setrack range of products is directly compatible and uses the same track geometry as ...
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:55 AM
While HO and OO scale are very similar there are slight differences between the two. The models in HO are 1/87 scale and is generally used for models of Ame...
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:53 AM
The trains in both HO and OO scale run on 16.5mm gauge track so both can be used interchangeably.
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:53 AM
When it comes to types of control systems for your model railway, you have two options. Either Direct Current (DC) or Digital Command Control (DCC). DC ...
Tue, 5 Jul, 2022 at 9:59 AM
DCC Fitted refers to a loco that comes factory fitted with a DCC decoder. DCC Ready means the loco is ready to be fitted and has a socket for a DCC decode...
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:50 AM
For real world trains, narrow gauge refers to track which has less than 1435mm (known as Standard Gauge) between the rails. Examples include, but are not li...
Tue, 5 Jul, 2022 at 9:58 AM
The frog refers to the pointed crossing point of the two rails in the middle of a turnout. As this is common to both of the two tracks the power in this sec...
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:52 AM
Code is the the height from the base to the top of the rail in thousandths of an inch. The most common codes of track are code 100 (.100 in) for HO scale an...
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:52 AM
Rolling stock is passenger carriages and goods wagons that are pulled by a locomotive.
Mon, 26 Oct, 2020 at 11:54 AM