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What types of track are available for N gauge?
Whether you're planning your first layout in N gauge or thinking of making the switch from OO, you might be wondering what types of tracks are available for this intriguing space-saving gauge.
The good news is there's a great selection of both fixed and flexible track options to choose from. If you're planning on using fixed track sections, curves are available in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th radius (228 mm, 263.5 mm, 298.5 mm and 333.4 mm respectively).
There's a selection of straight sections of various lengths including 87 mm, 174 mm and 58 mm and turnouts come in three sizes (small, medium and large) with diverging angles between 8 and 22.5 degrees. To compliment those, there are curved turnouts, 'Y' turnouts, catch points and short and long crossings so there's no shortage of opportunities to create an interesting track plan and many of the turnouts are available with either electro or insulfrogs.
Flexible track is available with a choice of wooden or concrete sleepers and, although not strictly speaking N gauge, a OO9 track with wonky sleepers is available to model a OO gauge narrow gauge railway as prototypically as possible.
If it's the detail that's important to you, N gauge track is also available with finer rails. Peco's version is called Code 55 track and again comes with a decent selection of turnouts, crossovers, flexible track options and even a one-piece scissor crossing, a double slip, single slip and a 3-way turnout!
If you have any doubts about modelling in N gauge, a lack of track options should definitely not be one of them.
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