Ho Scale Railroad
What is / was the standard distance between telephone poles?
I'm building a scale model railroad, HO, modeling a rural area in the 1960's. What is, or was for that time, the standard distance in feet or meters between telephone poles?
Bell Common Practice Telephone city telephone poles: 75 feet on the street 40 'poles 6' on the ground. Tel cable 18 'others' land 40 inches minimum clearance for power lines. Backyards: 30 feet light poles. In general, each meter and others. cable height varies from 12 to 18ft Depending on the requirements of sharing power. Bed: 75-100 feet. Tel cable 18 'of land of 40 "clearance for power lines. Poles the track there are 40 poles per mile. Each 4-pole is a mile tenth.
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