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A branch line of Roslagsbanan, Långängsbanan, was built in 1911 and ran for some years as an isolated 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge tramway in anticipation of a planned conversion of the main line to raise its capacity, but those plans came to naught and the branch was rebuilt to narrow gauge in 1934; it is closed since 1966.
The short and isolated standard gauge tram line Långängsbanan built in 1911 in the northern Stockholm suburb of Stocksund, was converted to the narrow 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) Swedish three foot of the adjacent Roslag Railway in 1934. Långängsbanan was closed in 1966.
The Roslagsbanan railway (891 mm), Stockholm County. Sweden once had some fairly extensive narrow-gauge networks, but most narrow-gauge railways are now closed.Some were physically converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge (the latest one the line between Berga and Kalmar in the 1970s) and some remain as heritage railways.
Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated.
Långängsbanan ♦ Stocksund: Electric 15 Oct 1911 25 Sep 1966 In 1934 converted from 1,435 mm gauge tramway to 891 mm narrow-gauge railway. [1] Sundsvall: Electric 21 Dec 1910 9 Nov 1952 [1] Ulricehamn (Electric) - - Line completed 1911, test trips operated.
See 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 210 mm 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in: See 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (210 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 229 mm 9 in: See 9 in (229 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. England: Railway built by minimum-gauge pioneer Sir Arthur Heywood, later abandoned in favor of 15 in (381 mm) gauge. 240 mm 9 + 7 ...
Russian and 5 ft gauge. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in): former Soviet Union states; 1,524 mm (5 ft): Finland and Estonia (The difference is within tolerance limits, so it is possible to exchange trains between 1520 mm and 1524 mm networks without changes to the wheelsets, however sometimes issues like stuck rolling stock might occur.)
The template formats a track gauge size into standard notation and adds the conversion into the imperial/metric (other) size Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Track gauge definition 1 Defined track gauge, in mm or ft in. Also can accept: ' '', m, gauge name String required Link top measurement units lk =on: adds link to the gauge defining article String ...