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What is code 83 track used for?
Code 83 track is used to represent North American railway track prototypically used on main lines and for heavy trains.
Railway tracks differ slightly from country to country. Even two countries using the same gauge can have tracks exhibiting different features such as sleeper types, chairs and rail profiles. In America, tracks that are classified for use as heavy or mainline tracks, are represented by code 83 track in HO gauge model form.
The main visual differences of code 83 track when compared to code 100 are thinner more closely spaced sleepers, finely scaled rail spike fastenings, and the use of standard American number style frog geometry. Code 83 track is similar to finescale track here in the UK in the respect that, it is closer to its respective prototype in appearance and scaled-down accuracy, but not all vintage rolling stock will run on it as a result.
Code 83 track is available with either wood or concrete effect sleepers, and a decent range of turnouts and diamond crossings complement the range.
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