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    wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge differences often present a barrier to wider...
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    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...
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    A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George...
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    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...
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  • sometimes necessary for track to carry railway vehicles with wheels matched to two different gauges. Such track is described as dual gauge – achieved either...
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    Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend...
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  • 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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    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...
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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...
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    broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) used by standard-gauge railways...
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