Free-mo
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Free-mo stands for "free modular" and is a relatively new modular standard in the hobby of model railroading.
Modular model railroading developed several decades ago as a means for hobbyists lacking a permanent layout, or for those who wished to participate in clubs whereby members constructed various modular components that typically formed an oval or circular design. Free-mo layouts on the other hand typically are point to point or point to loop, and they can be operated prototypically.
Free-mo is a derivation of FREMO, a European modular standard. Free-mo was developed with the idea that a set of standards focusing mainly on module endplates would result in any number of unique modular layout configurations. Free-mo modules may be long or short, straight or curved. The advent of Digital Command Control has simplified the electrical wiring requirements for controlling trains, and thereby gives Free-mo layouts unprecedented flexibility.
The standard is not restricted to any particular modelling scale, but is most commonly used by HO scale modellers.
