H0f gauge (or H0i gauge) is a

rail transport modelling scale Rail transport modelling uses a variety of scales (ratio between the real world and the model) to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other. Model railway scales are standardized worldwide by many organizations and hobbyi ...

representing

Feldbahn A , or , is the German term for a narrow-gauge field railway, usually not open to the public, which in its simplest form provides for the transportation of agricultural, forestry () and industrial raw materials such as wood, peat, stone, earth an ...

-style

2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauges of and , respectively. Railways with similar, less common track gauges, such as and , are grouped with 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways. Overview ...

using 1:87

HO scale HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot). It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. The rails are spaced apart for modelling standard gauge tracks and trains in HO. NMRA"Mo ...

running on

Z gauge Z (or z) is the 26th and last letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual names in English are ''zed'' () and ''zee'' (), with an occasi ...

track. The ' NEM 010 specification defines H0f for modelling gauges , as part of the 1:87-scale family that includes narrow-gauge railway models using

H0e gauge HOn30 (also called HOn2½, HO9 and H0e) gauge is the modelling of narrow-gauge railways in HO on N () gauge track in 1:87 scale ratio. Definitions The term HOn30 (and sometimes HOn2½) is generally used when modelling American prototypes while ...

and

metre-gauge railway Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...

models using

H0m gauge H, or h, is the eighth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''aitch'' (pronounced , plural ''aitches''), or region ...

Rolling stock

three variants of the Babelsberg , along with tipper and flat wagons, were being manufactured by Technomodell, plus left-and-right-hand points, and flexi-track using rail. The NS2f models were completely metal in order to improve traction and allow gradients of three-percent to be negotiated with wagens. The NS2F chassis is long, and the locomotive body long. In 2008 the company Panier were producing a model of the Lanz-Rail tractor in H0f gauge, and Präzisionsmodellbau were producing the LKM V10c ( de) and Ns4f. For the fiftieth-anniversary of the Saarbrücken Park Railway ( de) in 2010, a model of the "Porschelok" ( de) and matching carriages were produced in H0f.

Busch Feldbahn

H0f track and locomotives made by the German company Busch include a central magnetic strip hidden between the rails for greater adhesion. The magnet under the Busch H0f locomotives is extremely effective, allowing very steep gradients, climbing vertically, or running upside down. The first Busch Mine Railway Starter Set (') was released in late-2010 and featured a BBA B360 mining locomotive ( de) with three wagons, based on those at the Erzbahn in Schönborn-Dreiwerden, north of Chemnitz. The set came with radius

Z scale Z scale is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales (1:220), with a track gauge of . Introduced by Märklin in 1972, Z scale trains operate on 0–10 volts DC and offer the same operating characteristics as all other ...

track with 1:220 sleepers, and a separate rectangular metal base plate underlay for magnetic adhesion. The mining system was expanded with four more sets in 2011. A much larger system of narrow gauge locomotives was introduced at the 2012

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, where Busch demonstrated a complete Feldbahn system with multiple locomotives wagons and specialist track. Models of a Gmeinder 15/18 horsepower locomotive were supplied to journalists and partners. By the start of 2016 Busch was producing a Deutz locomotive in three colours. At the 2016

, an unpowered Lanz traktor model accompanied by a motorised goods van were shown, along with a

Decauville Decauville () was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to stee ...

Type 3 steam locomotive. One year late in 2017 a model of the Frankfurt Feldbahn Museum's ( de) steam locomotive '' Dimitrias'' was shown. The separate firm Modellbau Luft started to make alternative locomotive and "ghost wagon" housings for mounting on the Busch Feldbahn chassis.

Track

Commodity

track is the correct gauge, although the sleeper style and sleeper spacing are the wrong scale for H0f modelling: Three-rail flexi-track made for H0/H0e (16.5 mm + 9 mm) can be used because the third gauge is ~6.5 mm, but with full-size 1:87 sleepers.

Related standards

In North American, HOn2 gauge is specified for representing

using 1:87.1

running on track. The NMRA S-3.2 specification defines HOn2 as part of the 1:87.1-scale family.

Rolling stock

Busch Feldbahn

Track

Related standards

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