← Model Trains
Glossary
Terms grouped the way they come up in the articles, not alphabetically.
6 terms match
Vehicles
Locomotive
The powered vehicle that pulls the train; carries neither passengers nor freight.
- Chinese
- 机车
- English
- Locomotive
- German
- Lok
- Japanese
- 機関車
Coach
A passenger carriage with no power of its own.
- Chinese
- 客车车厢
- English
- Coach
- German
- Wagen
- Japanese
- 客車
| Chinese | English | German | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|
| 机车 The powered vehicle that pulls the train; carries neither passengers nor freight. | Locomotive | Lok | 機関車 |
| 客车车厢 A passenger carriage with no power of its own. | Coach | Wagen | 客車 |
Track
Track
The rails and roadbed the train runs on.
- Chinese
- 轨道
- English
- Track
- German
- Gleis
- Japanese
- 線路
Gauge
The distance between the inner faces of the two rails; determines which wheels and turnouts fit.
- Chinese
- 轨距
- English
- Gauge
- German
- Spurweite
- Japanese
- 軌間
Scale
How much smaller the model is than the real vehicle, e.g. 1:87 for HO. Not the same thing as gauge.
- Chinese
- 比例
- English
- Scale
- German
- Maßstab
- Japanese
- 縮尺
| Chinese | English | German | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|
| 轨道 The rails and roadbed the train runs on. | Track | Gleis | 線路 |
| 轨距 The distance between the inner faces of the two rails; determines which wheels and turnouts fit. | Gauge | Spurweite | 軌間 |
| 比例 How much smaller the model is than the real vehicle, e.g. 1:87 for HO. Not the same thing as gauge. | Scale | Maßstab | 縮尺 |
Electrical
Digital Command Control (DCC)
A control system that sends commands to each locomotive individually, so several trains can share the same track at once.
- Chinese
- 数字指令控制（DCC）
- English
- Digital Command Control (DCC)
- German
- Digitale Mehrzugsteuerung
- Japanese
- デジタルコマンドコントロール
| Chinese | English | German | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|
| 数字指令控制（DCC） A control system that sends commands to each locomotive individually, so several trains can share the same track at once. | Digital Command Control (DCC) | Digitale Mehrzugsteuerung | デジタルコマンドコントロール |