gauges. Such track is described as dual gauge – achieved either by addition of a third rail, if it will fit, or by two additional rails. Dual-gauge tracks...
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narrow-gauge equipment. Solutions to interchangeability problems include bogie exchanges, a rollbock system, dual gauge, variable gauge, or gauge conversion...
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Russian gauge (1,520 mm) and broad gauge 1,524 mm. These gauges cannot make 3-rail dual gauge with Russian gauge. 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian gauge 1,668 mm...
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Even dual gauge with a third rail for combining Irish gauge and standard gauge was rejected as too reckless, as the gap between these gauges of 6.5...
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transporter wagons, dual gauge, and even containerization or variable gauge axles), but they were not implemented at the height of the Gauge War in the 1840s...
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international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world...
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Broad-gauge lines in Britain were gradually converted to dual gauge or standard gauge from 1864 and finally the last of Brunel's broad gauge was converted...
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gauge. Dual gauge between 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and another similar gauge can make these bonus gauges. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge,...
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track change wheelset. Variable gauge axles help solve the problem of a break-of-gauge without having to resort to dual gauge tracks or transshipment. Systems...
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while the metre gauge network is primarily located to its east. The Jamuna Bridge is a mixed-use bridge that contains a dual gauge connection across...
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Gauntlet track (section Dual-gauge track)
and Somerton, is also dual gauge gauntlet track. On the Western standard gauge line from Melbourne towards Adelaide, dual gauge track can be found between...
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standard gauge (or to dual gauge) or the narrowing of the gauge by moving both rails closer together maintaining the perfect alignment of the loading gauge. The...
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Røros Line (section Narrow-gauge operations)
the through traffic. Gauge conversion started with dual gauge on parts of the line in 1917. South of Koppang Station standard gauge was taken into use from...
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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 are...
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青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed...
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currently[when?] converting its railway system to dual gauge system, to enable both broad gauge and metre gauge trains to run. It is also developing extensive...
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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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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 also in use. Russian...
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and Akita, one of the two narrow gauge lines was regauged, and a section of the remaining narrow gauge line is dual gauge, providing the opportunity for...
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bogies Variable gauge, a system using adjustable wheel sets where the gauge is altered by driving the train through a gauge changer Dual gauge, the use of...
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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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Rail transport in Lithuania (section Narrow-gauge)
mixed gauge network: the majority is broad gauge (a legacy of the Russian standard) with rapidly expanding lines using the standard gauge or dual gauge track...
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Railway Bridge also known as Jamuna Railway Bridge is an under-construction dual-gauge, double-track railway bridge on Jamuna River. This bridge connects Sirajganj...
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In physics, a gauge theory is a type of field theory in which the Lagrangian, and hence the dynamics of the system itself, do not change under local transformations...
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lines converted to standard gauge, some having been first dual gauged with a third running rail allowing standard gauge trains to share the track, prior...
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Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge (section Gauge)
Both sides of the bridge use the same 1067mm gauge. For compatibility with AIHSRN third rails or Dual Gauge sleepers should be provided. Africa portal List...
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gauge. The proposed ASEAN Railway would be standard or dual gauge, using metre- and standard-gauge regional railway networks and linking Singapore (at the...
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African Union of Railways (section Gauge)
generally standard gauge. However, conspicuous by their absence, is the possibility of dual gauge, containerisation, variable gauge axles, bogie exchange...
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time as the line. To the west of the station lies the NSW North Coast dual gauge line primarily used by Gold Coast, NSW TrainLink XPT and freight services...
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Track gauge in the United States is standard gauge. In 1867 the Great Western Railway converted to dual gauge the 229 miles (369 km) line from Windsor to...
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