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The most widespread model railway scale in Europe: 1:87 on a track gauge of 16.5 mm. The name means 'half zero', half of O gauge.

Dutch

H0

German

H0

Example

Our catalogue includes H0 systems such as Märklin C track, Trix C track, Roco Line, Piko A track, Fleischmann Profi track, Tillig Elite and Kato Unitrack H0, all on 16.5 mm.

Articles using this term

• Märklin C Track curved turnouts: a passing loop in the curve
• Cork and sound deadening under your track
• Rail joiners and joints: current and alignment
• The starter set oval does not fit on your table
• DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
• The right height for your model railway
• The tightest curve radius in N and what it means for your baseboard
• Sectional track or flexible track: which should you choose?
• The helix: gaining height in little space
• Benchwork: open frame or solid baseboard?
• A TT layout on 140 x 70 cm: what fits?
• Gradients: how steep can a model train climb?
• Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
• Train runs jerkily: dirty track or wheels
• Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Terminus or through station?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• Piko A-Gleis or Roco geoLine: the differences side by side
• An N layout on 100 x 50 cm: what fits?
• Shunting puzzle: designing a small yard
• Hidden staging and fiddle yards: trains out of sight
• Double oval: two trains at once
• How much space do you need for a Roco Line layout?
• Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• The figure eight: crossing or bridge?
• An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
• The oval: the simplest layout and how to expand it
• The Auto-designer: layouts from your own track
• H0, N, TT or Z: which scale fits your space?
• How much space do you need for a Märklin C track layout?
• Track spacing: how far apart do two tracks lie?
• Train derails at the turnout: causes and fixes
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit
• How to make a track plan in seven steps
• An H0 layout on 180 x 90 cm: what fits?
• Märklin C track or Märklin K track: the differences side by side

See also

• Scale
• OO
• N scale
• O gauge