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HO scale (H0 scale in continental Europe) is the most popular scale of model
railway in most of the world except the United Kingdom. The name is derived from
the fact that its 1:87 scale is approximately half that of O scale, hence H0 or
'half zero'.
Modern HO trains run on realistic-looking two-rail track and
Because of HO scale's popularity,-- that lies somewhat in its middle-of-the-road
status.-- a huge array of models, kits and supplies are manufactured. Products
run the gamut of toy train sets with ready-to-run trains and modular track, to
craftsman-grade kits, supplies for building models from scratch, and even
highly-detailed limited-edition locomotive models made of brass by companies
based in Japan and South Korea.
Because of the wide range of products available, the scale is popular with
modelers of all incomes and degrees of seriousness.
Today, HO locomotives, rolling stock (cars or carriages), buildings, and scenery
are available from a large
number of manufacturers in a variety of price
brackets.
Currently-active significant manufacturers and marketers of HO railroad
equipment as of
Athearn ,
Atlas Model Railroad ,
Auhagen ,
Brawa ,
Bachmann Industries ,
Bowser Manufacturing ,
Broadway Limited Imports ,
Busch ,
Campbell Scale Model ,
Electrotren ,
Faller ,
Fleischmann ,
Frateschi ,
Fulgurex ,
Hamo - Two-rail version of Marklin ,
Heki ,
Heljan ,
Herpa ,
Hornby Railways ,
International Hobby Corp ,
Ibertren ,
Kato Precision Railroad Models ,
Kibri ,
Jouef ,
Lemaco ,
Life Like ,
Liliput ,
Lima ,
Mantua ,
Märklin ,
Mehano ,
Micro Metakit ,
Model Power ,
MTH Electric Trains ,
Noch ,
Peco ,
Piko ,
Pola ,
Precision Craft Models, Inc. ,
Preiser ,
Rivarossi ,
Roco , Sachsenmodelle,
Stewart ,
Summit USA ,
Trix ,
Viessmann ,
Vollmer ,
Weinert ,
Wm. K. Walthers ,Woodland Scenics ,
Makers of Structures and scenery details.
Century Foundry established 1972 and still producing its line of neat little
signals and lineside detail parts.
Significant historical manufacturers and marketers of HO equipment which are no
longer active in HO, include
Associated Hobby Manufacturers (AHM) ,
Aristo-Craft ,
L.M. Cox ,
Ken Kidder ,
Lindberg Models ,
Lionel ,
Marx ,
Pacific Fast Mail (PFM) ,
Penn Line Manufacturing ,
Revell ,
Selley ,
Tru-Scale ,
TYCO ,
Ulrich ,
Varney Scale Models
.
HO scale has several
narrower gauges to represent narrow gauge railways in the same
scale as their HO counterparts.but also exists a finer, more
prototype-accurate set of HO model railroad standards called
Proto:87, narrowed down to correct 1:87 scale.
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