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"N scale (or sometimes N gauge) is a popular model railway size, allowing hobbyists to build layouts that take up
less space than HO scale, or put longer track runs into the same amount of space, because the models are smaller
(by nearly a half) than they are in HO scale (1:87). The name comes from an abbreviation for Nine millimetres, which is the
distance between the inside edges of the rails.

In Britain, some N scale models are built to "2 mm scale" for "2 mm to the foot" which calculates to a 1:152 proportion. Early N
scale was also known as "OOO" or "Treble-O" in reference to O and OO scales and was also 1:152, though for an entirely different
reason.

In the United States and Europe, models of standard gauge (4ft 8.5in) trains are built to 1:160 scale and made so that they run
on N gauge track. In the United Kingdom a scale of 1:148 is used for commercially produced models. In Japan, a scale of 1:150 is
used for the models of 3 ft 6 in gauge trains, while a scale of 1:160 is used for models of standard gauge Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
models. In the U.S. and Europe, a scale of 1:160 is used for models of trains, irrespective of the gauge of the real trains they are
scaled from. All of these scales run on the same 9mm track gauge (N gauge). This means the track is a little too narrow
for 1:148/1:150 but the difference is usually considered too small to matter. Strict 2mm fine scale modellers use slightly
wider and usually hand built track.

Although trains and accessories of similar gauge and/or scale existed as early as 1927, modern N scale only appeared in
1962. Unlike other scales and gauges, which were de facto standards at best, within two years N scale manufacturers defined
the gauge, voltage, as well as the height and type of couplers.

N scale locomotives are powered by DC motors which accept a nominal maximum of 12 V DC. In traditional DC control,
the speed of the train is determined by the amount of voltage supplied to the rails. The direction of the train is determined
by the polarity of the power to the rails. Since the end of the 20th century, an increasing number of enthuisiasts have started
using Digital Command Control (DCC) to determine the speed and direction of their trains. This has in part been made possible
by surface mount technology and new motors that draw very little current (typically 0.2amps).

N scale has a large worldwide following. Models are made of very many standard gauge prototypes from every continent.
N scale's popularity is second only to HO scale in popularity. In Japan, where space in homes is more limited, N scale is
the most popular scale, and HO scale is considered large. Not all modellers select N because they have small spaces,
some use N scale in order to build more complex or more visually expansive models.

N gauge track and components are also used with larger scales, in particular HOe and 009 scale for modelling narrow
gauge railways. N scale models on Z scale track are used to model metre gauge (Nn3)"

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