different countries, and loading gauges may vary across a network, even if the track gauge is uniform. The term loading gauge can also be applied to the...
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standard. A loading gauge is a two-dimensional profile that encompasses a cross-section of the track, a rail vehicle and a maximum-sized load: all rail...
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broad-gauge line. Narrow-gauge railways have specialised use in mines and other environments where a small structure gauge necessitates a small loading gauge...
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Rail transport in Europe (section Loading gauge)
loading gauge, signaling, driver certificates and even gauge. Finland (Russian gauge), Portugal and Spain (Iberian gauge) use their own broad gauges,...
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up gauge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gauge (/ˈɡeɪdʒ/ GAYJ) may refer to: Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments Gauge (firearms)...
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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...
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gauge is the loading gauge: a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads....
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mini-Shinkansen) are also built to a larger loading gauge compared to conventional-speed rolling stock. This larger loading gauge permits wider coaches, allowing...
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African Union of Railways (section Loading gauge)
back operation of trains of one gauge on the wagons of another gauge. The loading gauge width for new standard gauge railways in Ethiopia and Kenya is...
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List of rail transport modelling scale standards (redirect from 3 gauge)
scale-specific dimensions for items like catenary, rolling stock wheels, loading gauge, curve radii and grades for slopes, for instance. MOROP (the European...
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