List of track gauges information

This list presents an overview of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails. For ridable miniature railways...

wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge differences often present a barrier to wider...

standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Some countries use broad gauge, of which there are three types. Narrow gauges are also in use. Russian gauge 1,520 mm...

track to carry railway vehicles with wheels matched to two different gauges. Such track is described as dual gauge – achieved either by addition of a...

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Italy had two unusual dominant track gauges which were legally defined depending on the terrain encountered. The gauge of 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) was used...

Railways with a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use 3 ft...

Originally, various track gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm);...

railway track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) first appeared in the United Kingdom and the United States. This gauge became commonly known as "Russian gauge", because...

of broad gauge railways. In the 19th century, each of the colonies of Australia adopted their own gauges. With Federation in 1901 and the removal of trade...

broader gauges requiring route deviations to allow the minimum curve radius to be increased. Track centers at stations with multiple tracks may also...

variable gauge system allows railway vehicles in a train to travel across a break of gauge between two railway networks with different track gauges. For through...

meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, leading to passengers...

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11,791 km of track with this gauge. Since 1992, all high-speed rail lines in Spain have been built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, providing...

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Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), respectively. Railways with...

is well within tolerances of 762 mm (30.00 in). Trains portal Heritage railway Large amusement railways List of track gauges Railways in Antigua & Barbuda...

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(5 ft 2 in) gauge on the grounds of lower costs. The two broader gauges were not used anywhere else. Following complaints from the UR, the Board of Trade investigated...

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compatible, and some sales of rolling stock between the gauges have taken place.[citation needed] Trains portal List of track gauges Dawson, Tegan (12 January...

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