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At Albury railway station, New South Wales, a 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) dual-gauge line was in place until 2011. A dual-gauge line was within Tocumwal railway station until 1988, when the standard gauge component was put out of use. In 1900, in South Australia, a three-rail dual-gauge system was proposed in order to ...
The Inland Railway line from Melbourne to Brisbne of 1600km length includes about 300km of dual gauge that improves the curves and gradients of the original Brisbane to Toowoomba line. This dual gauge replaces the narrow gauge that was chosen to enable cheap 100m radius curves and 2% gradients. 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ...
Between 1876 and 1880, most of the 6 ft lines converted to standard gauge, some having been first dual gauged with a third running rail allowing standard gauge trains to share the track, prior to the removal of the 6 ft rails. [2]
If the difference between the two gauges is large enough – for example between 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) – three-rail dual-gauge is possible, but if not – for example between 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge – four rails must be used. Dual-gauge rail lines ...
In 1999, a gauge-changer was installed at Tornio at the Finnish end of the dual-gauge section between Haparanda and Tornio, for use with variable gauge freight wagons. [45] The Tornio gauge changer is a Rafil design from Germany; a similar Talgo-RD gauge changer at the Haparanda end used to exist, but was removed [ 46 ] as it required de-icing ...
Hesston Steam Museum (dual-gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (separate 14 in (356 mm) gauge railway and separate 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Kentucky: Richwood Tahoe Railroad (operating) Louisiana: Bayou Le Zoo Choo Choo (located in Alexandria Zoological Park) (operating) Maine
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.
Ottawa Electric Railway (1891-1959) with the same gauge Toronto streetcar system: 83 km 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm) 600 V Collect current with trolley pole. Light rail lines 5 and 6 will use standard gauge Waterloo Ion Light Rail: 19 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 750 V China: Trams in Beijing: 20.6 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 750 V