in Europe uses standard-gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) tracks. Trains portal Rail gauge in North America Rail gauge in South America Rail gauge in Australia...
1 KB (142 words) - 17:36, 26 November 2023
international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around...
55 KB (3,605 words) - 21:56, 13 May 2024
In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible...
54 KB (5,384 words) - 22:07, 10 March 2024
in many other parts of Europe and thus came to be known as "the Italian metre gauge". Italian law has defined its track gauges in terms of the distance...
4 KB (514 words) - 18:45, 7 January 2024
Metre-gauge railways (US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) or 1 metre. Metre gauge is used in around...
20 KB (223 words) - 02:40, 8 April 2024
track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails. For ridable miniature railways and minimum gauge railways, the gauges...
52 KB (1,228 words) - 13:19, 13 May 2024
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...
46 KB (4,842 words) - 02:11, 12 April 2024
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...
22 KB (2,471 words) - 00:29, 29 April 2024
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...
28 KB (2,651 words) - 17:05, 11 April 2024
with their track length, track gauge, electrification system. The vast majority of tram systems use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Generally...
98 KB (707 words) - 11:39, 13 May 2024