7mm Narrow Gauge Association
The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association is a United Kingdom based society for railway modellers interested in modelling narrow-gauge railways in British O scale (7mm to the foot, or 1:43.5 ratio).
Scope of interest
The association covers modelling British narrow-gauge railways in the following gauges:
- 00 gaugemechanisms and wheels. Most commercial equipment is available for this gauge.
- O14 Using 14mm gauge track giving an exact scale conversion for 2 ft (610 mm) gauge prototypes.[1]
- O21 Fine scale modelling of 3 ft (914 mm) gauge prototypes on 21mm gauge track.[1]
- O9 Using 9mm or N gauge track to represent amusement park and estate railways.[1]
However other gauges and O scales are also accepted. For instance, members modelling American narrow gauge often use
History
The association was founded in 1979.[1]
Membership
The current membership of the association is around of 900 members. Most are resident in the United Kingdom, but about 10% live overseas. The association has 6 local groups in different areas of Britain, and two groups based outside Britain.[2]
Publications
The association publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Narrow Lines, which is posted free to all members. Additionally, the association has published a series of 5 handbooks on various aspects of modelling, and a series of 12 booklets containing scale drawings of various items of narrow-gauge rolling stock.
References
- ^ a b c d e 7mmnga.org.uk: What We Do Archived 4 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 05/02/08)
- ^ a b 7mmnga.org.uk: Area Groups Archived 4 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 05/02/08)
- "Narrow Lines" magazine