page_title: Rail transport modelling
hierarchical_section_title: Rail transport modelling
caption_attribution_description: English: HO Scale GE 44-ton switcher made by Bachmann, shown with a pencil for scale. Before modification it is all yellow with safety stripes at the bottom and a dark gray roof. I modified it by repainting the roof yellow and adding the lettering with Woodland Scenic dry transfer decals. "USN 65-00835" is a fictional engine number; however it was modeled after the prototypical navy style, similar to the center cabs at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. I also added a builder's plate below the cab and "97" on the trucks to indicate the last time the brakes were replaced was 1997. Español: locomotora escala HO de maniobras GE 44-ton fabricada por Bachmann, mostrada junto a un lápiz para comparación.
context_page_description: Railway modelling or model railroading is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.
  The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, tracks, signalling and landscapes including: countryside, roads, bridges, buildings, vehicles, urban landscape, model figures, lights, and features such as rivers, hills, tunnels, and canyons.
  The earliest model railways were the 'carpet railways' in the 1840s. Electric trains appeared around the start of the 20th century, but these were crude likenesses. Model trains today are more realistic, in addition to being much more technologically advanced. Today modellers create model railway layouts, often recreating real locations and periods throughout history. The world's oldest working model railway is a model designed to train signalmen on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It is located in the National Railway Museum, York, England and dates back to 1912. It remained in use until 1995. The model was built as a training exercise by apprentices of the company's Horwich works and supplied with rolling stock by Bassett-Lowke.
context_section_description: Railway modelling (UK, Australia and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.
  The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, tracks, signalling and landscapes including: countryside, roads, bridges, buildings, vehicles, urban landscape, model figures, lights, and features such as rivers, hills, tunnels, and canyons.
  The earliest model railways were the 'carpet railways' in the 1840s. Electric trains appeared around the start of the 20th century, but these were crude likenesses. Model trains today are more realistic, in addition to being much more technologically advanced. Today modellers create model railway layouts, often recreating real locations and periods throughout history. The world's oldest working model railway is a model designed to train signalmen on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It is located in the National Railway Museum, York, England and dates back to 1912. It remained in use until 1995. The model was built as a training exercise by apprentices of the company's Horwich works and supplied with rolling stock by Bassett-Lowke.
caption: HO scale (1∶87) model of a North American center cab switcher shown with a pencil for size.
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