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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With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run...
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country Tamping machines Track gauge conversion Two-rail track on curves is re-gauged when the gauge is 20 mm over (16 mm on narrow gauge). It is sometimes done...
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broad gauge track doubling and conversion was approved along with 36,000 km of track renewal for safety. In FY 2018-19 budget, 36,000 km of broad gauge renewal...
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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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notable railway track gauge conversions, railway lines where the distance between the rails is broadened or narrowed. Conversions to broader gauge are generally...
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The track gauge adopted by the mainline railways in Ireland is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). This unusually broad track gauge is otherwise found only in Australia...
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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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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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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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different gauges on the same track Track gauge conversion, replacing a railway track of one track gauge with a railway track of another track gauge Gauge fixing...
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Islands line was converted to dual gauge in 1997 to serve the Port of Brisbane. Gauge conversion of 2,000 kilometres of track in Victoria was announced by the...
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Variable gauge systems allow railway vehicles to travel between two railways with different track gauges. Vehicles are equipped with variable gauge axles...
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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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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);...
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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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Gauge Changing may refer to: Axle exchange Bogie exchange Variable gauge Track gauge conversion Wheelset exchange This disambiguation page lists articles...
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5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART in the San Francisco...
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Regauging may refer to track gauge conversion in railways something to do with gauge theory something to do with the Simple Magnetic Overunity Toy This...
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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...
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Railway platform height (category Rail loading gauge)
lines. Raised platforms on narrow gauge railways can prevent track gauge conversion to standard gauge or broad gauge. Buses, trams, trolleys, and railway...
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With reference to display media and search media, conversion tracking is the measurement of media performance with reference to campaign key performance...
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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...
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Minimum-gauge railways are railways with track gauges smaller than those of narrow-gauge railways, primarily designed for light, industrial, or tourist...
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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 maximum...
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Breitspurbahn (redirect from Nazi broad gauge)
translation: broad-gauge railway) was a railway system planned and partly surveyed by the Nazi government of Germany. Its track gauge – the distance between...
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Rewari, single tracks diverged in five directions.[citation needed] The conversion of the metre-gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge began in 1991...
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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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standard gauge. Some of the largest and oldest subway systems in the world use standard gauge in agreement with the country wide dominant usage for track gauge...
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Pine Street Railway (category 5 ft gauge railways in the United States)
524 mm) broad gauge in order to conform with the other Jacksonville Street Railways using that same gauge. The track gauge conversion process was completed...
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