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Railways with a railway track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) first appeared in the United Kingdom and the United States. This gauge became commonly known as "Russian gauge", because the government of the Russian Empire chose it in 1843. Former areas and states (such as Finland) of the Empire have inherited this standard. [1]
Original definition of Brunel's broad gauge. This rail gauge was soon changed to 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) [105] to ease running in curves. 2,140 mm 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in: South Africa East London and Table Bay harbour railways England Brunel's Great Western Railway until converted to standard gauge by May 1892, see Great Western Railway The "gauge ...
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) used by standard-gauge railways.. Broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in), more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries (CIS states, Baltic states, Georgia, Ukraine) and Mongolia.
This is a category for all railways of Russian gauge (1,520 mm) or 5 ft gauge (1,524 mm). Gauges used in the former Soviet Union and neighboring countries like Finland and Mongolia. Originally, Russian gauge was 5 ft (1,524 mm). In the 1960s, the track gauge in the former Soviet Union was defined at 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in).
The majority of Russia's rail network uses the 1,520 mm Russian gauge, which includes all metro systems and the majority of tram networks in the country. The Sakhalin Railway , on Sakhalin Island used 1,067 mm Cape gauge from its construction under Japan until 2019, when the conversion to 1520 mm completed.
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.)
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.
Pages in category "Track gauges by country" ... Rail gauge in Australia; C. Track gauge in Canada; ... Track gauge in Russia; S.