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1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) 1,664 mm (5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 19th century Portugal: 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 2004 Portugal The Guimarães line in Portugal was electrified and converted from metre gauge to Iberian broad gauge in 2004. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 2003-2019 Russia
5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in: See Iberian gauge: 1,672 mm 5 ft 5 + 13 ⁄ 16 in: Spain 6 Castilian feet Spanish national rail network Converted to 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) Iberian gauge from 1955; [100] The current Barcelona metro line 1 and Cercanías Málaga. 1,676 mm 5 ft 6 in: India See 5 ft 6 in gauge railway: United States
A few sizes are close enough to interchange for most purposes, such as 19 mm (close to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19.05 mm)), 8 mm (close to 5 ⁄ 16 inch (7.94 mm)) and 4 mm (close to 5 ⁄ 32 inch (3.97 mm)). In reality, a wrench with a width across the flats of exactly 15 mm would fit too tightly to use on a bolt with a width across the flats of 15 mm.
For example, passenger trains moving between the 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in France and the 1668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) gauge in Spain pass through an installation which adjusts their variable-gauge axles. This process is known as "gauge change".
Alternatively 1.1/8 inch per foot is adopted, only Australia for ease of conversion. allowing a scale of 3/32 inch per full size inch. This results in an oversize locomotive and often negates building inside valve gear locomotives (such as the GWR King Class 4-6-0) due to frame width restrictions caused by 5 in (127 mm) gauge track.
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 ...
The National 2.5 in Gauge Association continues to support live steam passenger hauling in 2.5-inch gauge using MES tracks. They use a "scale" appropriate to the original prototype modelling both standard and narrow gauge locomotives to run on 2.5-inch track. -1:16: 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm) A worldwide garden railroad scale.
32.5: imp: 2ft8.5in; 32.5in; 2ft81/2in; 321/2in ... five foot two and a half inch gauge railways: 1,600 mm: 5 ft 3 in ... Gauge sizes defined both metric and imperial: 22