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Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Yes, they are indeed 1:43.5.   O Gauge/O Scale  in England ,and Europe, is 1:43 through 1:50, but mostly 1:43 and  1:43.5... US ,O, is 1:48....

Yeah, it comes down to track gauge.  In 1:48, your basic O gauge track actually clocks out at 5 foot gauge,  so, in Europe, they decided to scale things up a tad to 1:43 to make the track a proper 4' 8 1/2".  This is also why most Dinky, Corgi et cetera diecast cars are 1:43 scale... 

Mitch

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