Valid to UK only - excludes oversized items
Put simply, H0m is the scale that modellers would use is they wanted to portray a real-life railway that has a 1-metre track gauge and wanted to model it in H0 scale.
Metre gauge railways are a common sight around the globe with many mountain railways, metro systems and tramways opting to use the gauge. Technically metre gauge railways are classed as narrow-gauge railways but for many countries, the gauge has been installed as their standard. Brazil uses metre gauge track to cover 14,595 miles of their network.
HOm scale models conform to the following dimensions:
In conclusion: H0m is a combination of a 3.5mm scale model that runs on 12mm gauge track.
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