Bosnian-gauge railways are railways with track gauge of 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in). These were found extensively in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire as...
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Most Bosnian-gauge railway lines were built during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Several 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge railways were planned in order to...
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Trains portal Heritage railway Large amusement railways List of track gauges Railways in Antigua & Barbuda Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam in Mexico 2012,...
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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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Railways with a 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...
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minimum-gauge railways was originally developed by estate railways and the French company of Decauville for light railways, trench railways, mining,...
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standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with...
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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 similar...
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of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails. For ridable miniature railways and minimum gauge railways, the...
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the railways of Spain and Portugal. A broad gauge, it is the second-widest gauge in regular use anywhere in the world, with only Indian gauge railways, 5 ft 6 in...
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Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Жељезнице Федерације Босне и Херцеговине;...
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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); others used gauges...
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Railways with a track gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) fall within the category of broad gauge railways. As of 2022[update], they were extant in Australia...
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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...
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760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge network exceeding 1500 km. Croatia had three Bosnian gauge (760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)) railways, a 760 mm tram and some 600 mm...
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The 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) track gauge, also called the Scotch gauge, was adopted by early 19th century railways mainly in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland...
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Indian Railways today predominantly operates on 1676 mm broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and narrow gauge railways have been converted to broad gauge. Small...
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gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or...
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Dayton Agreement) are: Railways of Republika Srpska (ŽRS), which operates in Republika Srpska Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ŽFBH)...
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used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union...
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(also called HOn2½, HO9 and H0e) gauge is the modelling of narrow-gauge railways in HO on N (9 mm / 0.354 in) gauge track in 1:87 scale ratio. The term...
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Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central...
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from the metal bar, or gauge, that is used to ensure the distance between the rails is correct. Railways also deploy two other gauges to ensure compliance...
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were planned to link the extensive narrow-gauge railways in the Austro-Hungarian Empire with those in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until the outbreak of the...
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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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network of narrow-gauge railways throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina were built, with a gauge width of 760 mm, often called the Bosnian gauge, were created...
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and seven halts. The line was built as a narrow gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge railway in 1948. It was connected to the preexisting Nikšić–Bileća...
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railways in Europe use the 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...
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Toronto-gauge railways are tram and rapid transit lines built to Toronto gauge, a broad gauge of 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm). This is 2+3⁄8 in (60 mm) wider...
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patchwork of railways was gradually taken over by associations and forest managements for tourist purposes. State Railways operated narrow-gauge railways at Nyíregyháza...
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