Looks like you are choosing a suitable theme for your available space so I look forward to seeing the pictures of the results Chris. Too many times do I see layouts spoiled by long trains of large rolling stock grinding their way around impossibly small curves. Unless you have a large barn size area, HO or N gauge does the big time railroad theme much better.
I can't remember when I first saw Ow5 mentioned but it was probably back when P48 was called 1/4AAR. It is definitely American in origin. It is a regularly used term...some of you need to get out more :>)
Decades ago you had modellers that used 17/64"/ foot as their version of the more correct 1:45 as designed by the European originators of O gauge. It is not all doom and gloom however as our guys that model Victorian and South Australian railways Irish broad gauge (5'3") find 5' quite an acceptable compromise using 1:48.
regards
BobC
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