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2. List of track gauges - Wikipedia

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   Track gauges by size. 600 mm. to 1676 mm. Minimum and ridable miniature railways ... Taipei Metro medium-capacity rubber-tired trains (with 1,435 mm ...

3. Running track - Wikipedia

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   The proper length of the first lane of a competitive running track is 400 m (1,312.3 ft). Some tracks are not built to this specification, instead being a legacy to imperial distances such as 440 yd (402.336 m), equivalent to a quarter of a mile.

4. Category:Track gauges by size - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Track gauges by size" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Broad-gauge railway; M.

5. Continuous track - Wikipedia

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   The first rubber track was invented and constructed by Adolphe Kégresse and patented in 1913; in historic context rubber tracks are often called Kégresse tracks. First rubber-tracked agricultural tracked was Oliver Farm Equipment HGR in 1945-1948, which was ahead of its time and only seen small-scale production.

6. Track gauge in the United States - Wikipedia

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   When American railroad tracks extended to the point that they began to interconnect, it became clear that a single nationwide gauge would be beneficial. Where different gauges meet, there is a "break of gauge". To overcome that problem, special compromise cars were able to run 4 ft 10 in (1,473 mm) and standard gauge track. [18]

7. Track gauge - Wikipedia

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   Some amount of tolerance is necessarily allowed from the nominal gauge to allow for wear, etc.; this tolerance is typically greater for track limited to slower speeds, and tighter for track where higher speeds are expected (as an example, in the US the gauge is allowed to vary between 4 ft 8 in (1,420 mm) to 4 ft 10 in (1,470 mm) for track ...