Nominal size S
The nominal size S is a size for model railways standardized in the standards of European model railways (NEM) and the standards of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) . The standard gauge with a prototype gauge of 1435 mm has a model gauge of 22.5 mm and is colloquially referred to as S gauge. The scale is usually 1:64.
Gauges
Continental Europe
For the nominal size S, the following model gauges are specified in the European Model Railways (NEM) standards on a scale of 1:64 :
| track | designation | Model gauge | Prototype gauge (selection) | Use with prototype gauges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | Standard gauge | 22.5 mm | 1435 mm | from 1250 mm to 1700 mm |
| Sm | Meter gauge | 16.5 mm | 1000 mm | from 850 mm to <1250 mm |
| Se | Narrow gauge | 12 mm | 750 mm, 760 mm and 800 mm | from 650 mm to < 850 mm |
| Si (Sf) | Field railway | 9 mm | 500 mm and 600 mm | from 400 mm to < 650 mm |
| Sp | Park lane | 6.5 mm | 381 mm | from 300 mm to < 400 mm |
North America
The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) defines the following model gauges for the nominal size S at a scale of 1:64 :
| track | designation | Model gauge | Prototype gauge |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. | Standard gauge | 22.4 mm | 1435 mm (4 feet 8 1 ⁄ 2 inches ) |
| Sn 3 1 ⁄ 2 | Cape Track | 16.5 mm | 1067 mm ( 3 1 ⁄ 2 feet) |
| Sn3 | Narrow gauge | 14.3 mm | 914 mm (3 feet) |
| Sn 2 1 ⁄ 2 | Narrow gauge | 12 mm | 762 mm ( 2 1 ⁄ 2 feet) |
| Sn2 | Narrow gauge | 9.6 mm | 610 mm (2 feet) |
Manufacturer (selection)
Faller AMS
The Black Forest Manufacturer Faller had in the late 1950s in the United States a license for an electric highway with ruts guide ( " slot car purchased"), which he about two decades under the name "Faller AMS" (Auto-Motor-Sport) as an accessory for the railway nominal size H0. But this system fits better with the nominal size S, because the scale of the electrically powered Faller model cars is about 1:67 and thus significantly larger than H0. There are even combined applications (for the H0 scale) with level crossings and loading cars onto flat rail cars.
Stadtilm metal goods factory
In 1942 the Carl-Liebmann-Metallwerke were founded in Stadtilm as an armaments factory in the Thuringian aircraft industry. After 1945 and the conversion to peace production, aircraft parts production was rebuilt under the Soviet occupation. In 1948, after the entire Thuringian aircraft development was suddenly relocated to the Soviet Union, a 0-gauge toy train was hastily developed and manufactured on the remaining machines. The then abundant aluminum was used as the basic material. After Carl Liebmann's flight at the end of 1952 and the nationalization in VEB (K) Metallwarenfabrik Stadtilm , an improved model railway in 0 gauge was developed, which primarily used sheet iron as the basic material. In 1956 the production of the rare S gauge was started, following the trend of the time to reduce the gauges. Some of the models were reduced in size to look like toys, but they were also modeled. Plastic injection molding was used for the housing. The tracks had a cardboard sleeper strip. The production of toy trains was given up in 1964.
Metallspielwarenfabrik Weimar
The Metallspielwarenfabrik Weimar (MSW) also produced locomotives, wagons and accessories for the nominal size S, but the models were simplified in some places, so that both the production and material costs were reduced.
Other manufacturers
Various state-owned companies produced accessories such as houses, St. Andrew's crosses, signs and figures for model railway systems of nominal size S.
In Nuremberg , in addition to models of nominal size 0, some vehicles of nominal size S were also manufactured by the Karl Bub company.
In addition to Germany, S gauge was mainly used in the USA. Lionel, otherwise known for 0-gauge models, still offers a very extensive S-gauge range under the name American Flyer ; other manufacturers are S Helper Service (taken over by MTH in 2013) and River Raisin Models.
Special systems (selection)
In the Toy Museum in Nuremberg , the Omaha , Nebraska railway junction is being recreated on 30 m² .
Web links
- S track on the Seppelbahn side
- ModellBahnArchiv: The short life of the S gauge and similar gauges
- Collectors page with lots of photos
- Ulrich Friedhoff looks after famous model railways (video from the Nuremberg layout)
- East German model railways
- Freundeskreises Stadtilmer Spielzeugbahnen eV
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.morop.org Norms for European Model Railways, NEM 010, 2011 edition (PDF; 30 kB) Retrieved on October 10, 2012
- ↑ American Flyer Trains: S Scale & Gauge Train Sets at Lionel. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
- ↑ MTH To Enter S Scale and S Gauge Market In 2013 | MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
- ^ River Raisin Models. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Nürnberger Nachrichten ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (from January 28, 2009)
