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A BL 9.2-inch howitzer with shells lined up on the ground recently delivered from the trench railway in the foreground during World War I. Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in), respectively.
2 ft 8 in: England Winnal Gasworks Railway [75] Wales Rhosydd Quarry, a counterbalance weight for a 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) gauge incline; 820 mm: 2 ft 8 + 9 ⁄ 32 in: Germany Prince William Railway Company, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway, converted to standard gauge. 825 mm: 2 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: England
Two foot three inch: 686 mm (2 ft 3 in) 750 mm: 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Bosnian gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 13 ⁄ 32 in) Metre: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ...
Volk's Electric Railway (converted to 2 ft 9 in (838 mm) gauge, then converted to 2 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (825 mm) gauge) (operating) West Lancashire Light Railway (operating) Westonzoyland Light Railway (located at the Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum of Steam Power & Land Drainage ) (operating)
By 1922, 80 percent of all new coal mines in the United States were being developed using 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (42 inch) gauge trackage, and the American Mining Congress recommended this as a standard gauge for coal mines, using a 42-inch (1,067 mm) wheelbase and automatic couplers [which?] centered 10 inches (254 mm) above the rail. [38]
Standard gauge is defined as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and narrow gauge as any gauge less than that distance. In Britain, standard gauge is used for all main line routes and the majority of urban light rail.
The cross section at the bottom of the well car differs from the X section of all other AAR plates. X section at center of car [31] [35] [34] Width of 10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m) only possible at the trucks [31] 10 1 3.07 [31] 20 3 6.17: 63 9 19.43: e.g. Including the height of double stacked containers in well cars.
Two foot three inch: 686 mm (2 ft 3 in) 750 mm: 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Bosnian gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 13 ⁄ 32 in) Metre: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ...