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In 1899, the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway connection between Georgia and Armenia was established. [2] The Khashuri to Borjomi link was built in 1894, with the 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Borjomi to Bakuriani narrow-gauge line operational from 1902, to serve the higher level skiing community. The Kakheti railway branch line was completed ...
History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. I - History of Georgia from ancient times to the 4th century AD. Tbilisi: National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. ISBN 978-9941-19-405-4. Preud'homme, Nicolas Joseph. À la porte des mondes. Histoire de l'Ibérie du Caucase, Bordeaux, Ausonius, 2024, ISBN 978-2356136084. Rapp, Stephen H. (2014).
As finally established in 1955, [1] the Iberian gauge is a compromise between the similar, but slightly different, gauges adopted as respective national standards in Spain and Portugal in the mid-19th century. The main railway networks of Spain were initially constructed to a 1,672 mm (5 ft 5 + 13 ⁄ 16 in) gauge of six Castilian feet.
This is a category for all broad gauge railways built with a track gauge of 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) in Portugal and Spain, also known as Iberian gauge. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Marietta and North Georgia Railway: Marietta and North Georgia Railway: L&N: 1887 1895 Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway: McRae Terminal Railway: SAL: 1905 Memphis Branch Railroad: 1868 1877 N/A Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Company of Georgia: L&N: 1839 1850 Rome Railroad: Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railway: CG: 1889 1896 ...
Rail crossing at Rigi Staffel, dead-end rail to the summit Oldest mountain rack railway in Europe, rail crossing involves change of train at Rigi Staffel Chur–Arosa: Switzerland: Alps: Arosa: 1,739 m (5,705 ft) 6% 1,000 mm: No Dead-end rail Schafberg: Austria: Alps: Schafberg: 1,732 m (5,682 ft) 25.5% 1,000 mm: Yes Dead-end rail Wendelstein ...
By April 1854, citizens in South Georgia were hoping that the two companies would avoid competition with one another and construct a "main trunk" line together. [7] In February 1855, Col. Charles L. Schlatter arrived in Georgia to take over the role as chief engineer for the construction of the railroad. [8] Col.
Kartli (Georgian: ქართლი [ˈkʰaɾtʰli] ⓘ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia , Kartli played a crucial role in the ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle ...