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2. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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   One link is a hundredth part of a chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 cm). [7] The surveyor's chain first appears in an illustration in a Dutch map of 1607, [8] and in an English book for surveyors of 1610. [9] In 1593 the English mile was redefined by a statute of Queen Elizabeth I as 5,280 feet, to tie in with agricultural practice.

3. Link (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A Gunter's chain showing the individual links. The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. In US customary units modern definition, the link is exactly 66 ⁄ 100 of a US survey foot, [1] or exactly 7.92 inches or 20.1168 cm.

4. Gunter's chain - Wikipedia

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   Although link chains were later superseded by the steel ribbon tape (a form of tape measure), its legacy was a new statutory unit of length called the chain, equal to 22 yards (66 feet) of 100 links. [8] This unit still exists as a location identifier on British railways, as well as all across America in what is called the public land survey ...

5. List of countries by rail transport network size - Wikipedia

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   Had passenger and freight lines, see Rail transport in Jordan: 400 Kiribati: Had industrial lines 296 Lebanon: Had from 1890 until 1970 (future projects to build a railway from Tyr to Tripoli) 422 Libya: 1912 to 1965 (peak length of 399 km [15]); (network under construction in 2008–2011, but works stopped, see Libyan Railways) 434 Malta

6. Minimum railway curve radius - Wikipedia

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   For a line with a maximum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph), buffer-and-chain couplers increase the minimum radius to around 150 m (164 yd; 492 ft). As narrow-gauge railways , tramways , and rapid transit systems normally do not interchange with mainline railways, instances of these types of railway in Europe often use bufferless central couplers and ...

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8. Buffers and chain coupler - Wikipedia

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   Narrow gauge flat wagons, 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).Note the single buffer with a hook on the right side and a chain on the other. On some narrow-gauge lines in Europe, and on the Paris Metro, a simplified version of the loose-coupler is used, consisting of a single central buffer with a chain underneath.

9. Hallade method - Wikipedia

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   A standard chord length is used: in the UK this is conventionally 30 metres, or sometimes 20 metres. Half chords, i.e. 15 metre or 10 metre intervals, are marked on the datum rail using chalk. The string, which is one full chord long, is then held taut with one end on two marks at each end of a chord, and the offset at the half chord mark measured.