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  2. List of track gauges - Wikipedia

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    The large network of narrow-gauge sugar cane light railways, almost all 610 mm (2 ft) gauge, is not shown, Rail gauge in Australia. Rail gauge world Track gauge Rail gauge world Map Rail gauge world Map, 600mm. to 1676 mm. Rail gauge world Map, 597 mm. to 2140 mm. Triple-gauge track on turntable, Gladstone, South Australia.

  3. Track gauge - Wikipedia

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    The most common use of the term "track gauge" refers to the transverse distance between the inside surfaces of the two load-bearing rails of a railway track, usually measured at 12.7 millimetres (0.50 inches) to 15.9 millimetres (0.63 inches) below the top of the rail head in order to clear worn corners and allow for rail heads having sloping ...

  4. Track gauge in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Portland Company was formed to build locomotives of this gauge for use on the local rail system. [3] The gauge was known as "Texas gauge" while required by Texas law until 1875, [4] and used by the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad (NOO&GW) until 1872, and by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad until 1876. The New England ...

  5. Track gauge in North America - Wikipedia

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    In 1886, the southern railroads agreed to coordinate changing gauge on all their tracks. After considerable debate and planning, most of the southern rail network was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) gauge, then the standard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, over two days beginning on May 31, 1886. Over a period of 36 ...

  6. Standard-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft ... one of the key issues was the track gauge (the distance, or width, ...

  7. Broad-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    This gauge is represented by the EM Society (in full, Eighteen Millimetre Society). 00 track (16.5 mm) is the wrong gauge for 1:76 scale, but use of an 18.2 mm (0.717 in) gauge track is accepted as the most popular compromise towards scale dimensions without having to make significant modifications to ready-to-run models. Has a track gauge ...

  9. Category:Track gauges by country - Wikipedia

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    Rail gauge in Australia; C. ... Track gauge in Switzerland; U. Track gauge in the United States This page was last edited on 12 October 2019, at 18:45 (UTC ...