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The break of gauge between the broad and narrow gauge lines moved to Hamley Bridge "only" 78km short of Adelaide amd Port Adelaide. The narrow gauge train could reach this break of gauge after travelling 1260km from Alice Springs. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Proposed Australia Western Australia
Tanzania - no direct link but boats take freight between Kalemie and Kigoma, from where Tanzania's Central Line runs to the seaport of Dar es Salaam; there once was a train ferry from Kalemie built in 1917; break of gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in).
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Between 1961 and 1995, Australia had five bogie exchange centres, which opened and closed as gauge conversion work proceeded. The gauges served were 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) and 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ), though the 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) Queensland did acquire 100 bogie-exchange compatible QLX wagons just in case.
"Spain is building its High Speed lines to standard gauge, even though the existing system is Iberian". Why does the original gauge column state 1000mm when it should be Iberian gauge 1668mm? Chris.Bristol 01:24, 24 January 2018 (UTC) Spain had 1676mm and 1000mm gauges before 1435mm arrived.
A break of gauge exists between Argentina and Brazil, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in). A break of gauge exists between Uruguay and Brazil, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) at Santana do Livramento. A train on 1435 mm standard-gauge track leaving Russia.
Railway gauge is currently 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The latest proposals in 2006 for upgrade and expansion include conversion of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (narrow gauge) to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (standard gauge). [27] As an interim position, dual gauge sleepers are being installed to facilitate the conversion to Standard Gauge.
Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a city on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lukuga River , that drains Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River , runs through the city.