Editing 1 gauge (section)

==Popularity==
Initially as popular in the [[United States]] as in the [[UK]], 1 gauge lost popularity in the U.S. due to [[World War I]], which dramatically decreased foreign imports, allowing the U.S. wide gauge standard to gain traction. After World War I, most surviving U.S. manufacturers switched to wide gauge. In the UK and the rest of the world, 1 gauge also declined, although more slowly, and by the 1940s had practically disappeared.

In the 1950s and 1960s 1 gauge experienced a renaissance, first in the UK and then elsewhere. This was helped by 1 gauge being the same size as the modern [[G scale]], a popular standard for outdoor model railways.