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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) and 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ).
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.