L gauge
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L gauge is the unofficial term for toy trains built from LEGO bricks.
There are many different sizes within the designation. These are typically defined by the width of the trains in "studs" (1 stud ~ 8 mm). Typical sizes using the standard track and minifigures range from 6 studs wide (the size of official LEGO sets) to 10 studs wide. Since real-life trains vary in size by country, the variance in scale ratio is even larger. Again using the standard track and minifigures, scales from 1/38 (10-wide American-prototype or 8-wide British-prototype) to 1/70 (6-wide Russian-prototype) have been observed.
L gauge trains are becoming increasingly popular among middle-age hobbyists who grew up with the building toy as a child, and are frustrated with traditional model trains such as are found in HO scale.
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