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Off - topic: Model Railway scale
A pal of mine is a keen railway modeller, and we have often wondered,
how the scale for 'O'- gauge ever came to be set at 7 mm to the imperial foot. The track gauge is 32 mm, which is about right for 4 feet 8.5 inches. Anyone any ideas? |
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