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A branch line of Roslagsbanan, Långängsbanan, was built in 1911 and ran for some years as an isolated 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge tramway in anticipation of a planned conversion of the main line to raise its capacity, but those plans came to naught and the branch was rebuilt to narrow gauge in 1934; it is closed since 1966.
The Roslagsbanan railway (891 mm), Stockholm County. Sweden once had some fairly extensive narrow-gauge networks, but most narrow-gauge railways are now closed.Some were physically converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge (the latest one the line between Berga and Kalmar in the 1970s) and some remain as heritage railways.
Port Harcourt – Onne, convertible sleepers installed since gauge conversion not imminent. 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1915 Norway: Sulitjelma Line converted from 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to dual gauge with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and when later closed was converted to a road. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
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.
Russian and 5 ft gauge. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in): former Soviet Union states; 1,524 mm (5 ft): Finland and Estonia (The difference is within tolerance limits, so it is possible to exchange trains between 1520 mm and 1524 mm networks without changes to the wheelsets, however sometimes issues like stuck rolling stock might occur.)
The template formats a track gauge size into standard notation and adds the conversion into the imperial/metric (other) size Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Track gauge definition 1 Defined track gauge, in mm or ft in. Also can accept: ' '', m, gauge name String required Link top measurement units lk =on: adds link to the gauge defining article String ...
See 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 210 mm 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in: See 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (210 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 229 mm 9 in: See 9 in (229 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. England: Railway built by minimum-gauge pioneer Sir Arthur Heywood, later abandoned in favor of 15 in (381 mm) gauge. 240 mm 9 + 7 ...
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.