Rail gauge

Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. Sixty percent of the world's railways use 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ inch) gauge, which is known as standard gauge or international gauge. Rail gauges larger than standard gauge are called broad gauge, and rail gauges smaller than standard are called narrow gauge. A dual gauge railway has three or four rails positioned so that trains of two different gauges can use it. A place where different gauges meet is called a break of gauge.

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Rail gauge related Images and Photos (experimental)

Rail Road	Rail Burner	Clapper Rail	Dory Rail Graphic
Forth Rail Bridge I	The "Break of Gauge" from Wide to Narrow Gauge	By Rail to Skegness	Battaile Du Rail
Battaile Du Rail	By Rail to the Cheviots	Beyblade Rip Gauge Launcher	Antique Iron Rail III

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►	Introduction
►	History
►	Dual gauge and adjustable axles
►	Future
►	Kenya-Uganda-Sudan proposal
►	Early origins of the standard gauge
►	List of rail gauges by gauge and country
►	See also
►	External links

►	FR: Écartement des rails

~ Related Subjects ~

Broad gauge (1) - Standard gauge (1) - Dual gauge (1) - Narrow gauge (1) - Inch (1) - Railroad (1) - Rails (1) - Ft (1) - Mm (1) -

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