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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.
San Diego Electric Railway (converted to standard gauge) (defunct) San Francisco cable car system (U.S. National Historic Landmark status) (operating) Southern California Railway Museum (standard gauge lines, 3 ft (914 mm) gauge lines, and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track also present) (operating ...
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 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 2008–2009 Austria: Pöstlingbergbahn: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) 1961 Austria Tschagguns–Partenen railway: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
comparison wire gauge sizes: Image title: Comparison of SWG (red), AWG (blue) and IEC 60228 (black) wire gauge sizes from 0.03 to 200 mm² to scale on a 1 mm grid, by CMG Lee. In the SVG file, hover over an item to highlight it. Width: 100%: Height: 100%
This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially during the late 1800s, with the most popular gauge being 3 ft gauge. [1] [2] Some of the more famous 3 ft gauge railroad networks in the US were based in California, Colorado, and Hawaii. These ...
Change of gauge or gauge change may also refer to: Change of gauge (aviation), change of aircraft without changing the flight number; Break-of-gauge a location where two railroad lines of different gauge meet; Bogie exchange, a system for operating railway wagons on two or more gauges by switching bogies; Variable gauge, a system using ...
3 ft (914 mm) gauge was the narrow gauge used in Ireland, and the gauge of almost all the railways on the Isle of Man. It was also used on a handful of railways in Britain. However modelling these 3 ft gauge railways is very much a minority pursuit, especially when compared with other prototypes such as the Welsh 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge ...
A standard wire gauge. The British Standard Wire Gauge, often referred to as the Standard Wire Gauge or simply SWG, is a unit used to denote wire gauge (size) as defined by BS 3737:1964, a standard that has since been withdrawn. It is also known as the Imperial Wire Gauge or British Standard Gauge. Although its use has significantly declined ...