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Weight guide for equipment | |||||||||||||||
NRMA recommended weight is as follows: *All cars start at 2 oz, *Increase weight .5 oz per inch. |
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The club has made a chart for reference, although these weights do not match the NMRA recommended weights exactly. All weights listed are Ounces. | |||||||||||||||
Rolling stock: | |||||||||||||||
Scale length Actual length Weight *0'-24' 0"-3.5" 2.5 *25'-34' 3.5"-5" 3.0 *35'-44' 5"-6" 3.5 *45'-54' 7"-8" 4.0 *55'-64' 8"-9" 4.5 *65'-74' 9"-10" 5.0 *75'-84' 10"-11" 5.5 *85'-94' 11"-12" 6.0 *95'+ 12"+ 6.5 Articulated cars: *0'-44' Per car 2.0 *45'+ Per car 3.0 Drawbar connected cars: *Same weight as indivual cars |
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Locomotives: | |||||||||||||||
*Powered locomotives must weigh at least 12.0 *Non powered locomotives must weight at least 8.0 *Steam locomotive tenders must weigh not less than 1.5 less than a car of the same length |
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