platforms

Jul 03, 2004 5 Replies

I am after a little advice, does anyone out there know the correct=20 height a OO gauge platform should be ? as I am intending to build a new=20 station over the weekend, and hope to get some lengths of hard board to=20 make the platforms, any advice on making platforms from wood or board=20 would be much appreciated.



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Half an inch above rail height.

The height has been as variable as the width; will depend on period and company and relative importance of station.

Ken.

There is a set of dimensions around for standard BR platforms

Got one somewhere could find and scan tomorrow

-- Regards Gray

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Hi Emma,

Prototype is 3ft nominal, 2ft-9ins minimum, above the rail top. That's 12mm and 11mm respectively in

00 gauge (4mm/ft scale).

Remember that this is from the rail top - you will need to add on the thickness of the track and underlay to find the height above the baseboard.

There is a diagram showing the full prototype structure sizes and clearance dimensions on this site:

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regards,

Martin.

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Like I suggested, half an inch would be close enough for most people. I have code 100 track on cork roadbed, and my platforms are 3/4 inch pine with 1/8 inch board on top (~22mm total).

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