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The Dublin & Drogheda Railway underwent a gauge conversion because the gauges were too close to allow a dual-gauge line. Italy. The Potenza – Avigliano Lucania line in Italy is a dual gauge rail with 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) tracks. Japan. In Japan, the national standard is 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge.
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 Inland Railway line from Melbourne to Brisbne of 1600km length includes about 300km of dual gauge that improves the curves and gradients of the original Brisbane to Toowoomba line. 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 ...
If the difference between the two gauges is large enough – for example between 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) – three-rail dual-gauge is possible, but if not – for example between 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge – four rails must be used. Dual-gauge rail lines ...
Haifa, Carmelit subway railway line – Funicular: England North Cliff Lift, Scarborough: 2,000 mm 6 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in: Scotland Cairngorm Mountain Railway – Funicular: 2,134 mm 7 ft: England Original definition of Brunel's broad gauge. This rail gauge was soon changed to 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) [105] to ease running in curves. 2,140 mm
Part of the network on dual gauge until 2007. Some parts still on dual gauge only for heritage rolling stocks Trams in Ulm: 19.1 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 750 V Trams in Woltersdorf: 5.6 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 600 V Heritage streetcar: Trams in Würzburg: 19.7 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 750 V Trams in Zwickau: 20.2 km
Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line (dual gauge lines with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge track previously present) (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating) Okinawa Prefectural Railways (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct) Ryūgasaki Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating) Sakagawa Line (defunct) Tobu Kinugawa ...
At the border with Sweden where the Torne separates the cities of Tornio, Finland and Haparanda, Sweden, a two-kilometre section of dual gauge track uses a gauntlet configuration because the 1,524 mm (5 ft) gauge used in Finland and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge used in Sweden are too close for a common rail to be shared.