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2. travel-advisor.eu › en › railroad-gaugeWhy is the standard railway gauge so wide? - Travel Advisor

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   5 days ago · The railroad line from Thiokol’s factory ran through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. Since the tunnel was slightly wider than the railroad track, which was based on the width of Roman war chariots, the design of the SRBs had to accommodate this constraint.

3. english.news.cn › europe › 20240521Finland reconsiders switch to European rail gauge: minister

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   5 days ago · The European standard gauge measures 1435 millimeters. Presently, the "railroad border" lies between Finland and Sweden, with the sole railroad connection from Finland to the west passing through the city of Tornio, situated at the northern tip of the Gulf of Bothnia. In the southeast, Finnish rail links with Russia via Vainikkala.

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   • The railways started with the local isolated wooden wagonways in 1560s using horses. These wagonways then spread, particularly in mining areas. The system was later built as a patchwork of local lines operated by small private railway companies.

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   • To cope with increasing passenger numbers, there is a large programme of upgrades to the network, including Thameslink, Crossrail, electrification of lines, in-cab signalling, new inter-city trains and new high-speed lines . According to historians David Brandon and Alan Brooke, the railways brought into being our modern world:

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   • According to historians David Brandon and Alan Brooke, the railways brought into being our modern world: They stimulated demand for building materials, coal, iron and, later, steel. Excelling in the bulk movement of coal, they provided the fuel for the furnaces of industry and for domestic fireplaces.

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   Who shaped railway freight in Britain?

   • "Rail freight in Britain: shaped by Beeching, despite his reputation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. ^ a b Ayet Puigarnau, Jordi (11 May 2006). "Annexes to the Communication on the implementation of the railway infrastructure package Directives ('First Railway Package')" (PDF).

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rail_transport_in_GreatRail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Rail transport. The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world. The first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. Most of the track is managed by Network Rail, which in 2017 had a network of 9,824 miles (15,811 km) of standard-gauge lines, of which 3,339 ...

6. www.china.org.cn › world › Off_the_WireFinland reconsiders switch to European rail gauge: minister

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   5 days ago · The European standard gauge measures 1435 millimeters. Presently, the "railroad border" lies between Finland and Sweden, with the sole railroad connection from Finland to the west passing through ...

7. railroad.net › different-railway-gauges-of-theDIFFERENT RAILWAY GAUGES OF THE WORLD - RAILROAD.NET

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   1 day ago · Sierra Leone did have a 3ft gauge line, and may still have a cape gauge line but it's probably derelict. Liberia has, probably derelict, standard gauge lines. I think Gabon may have a standard gauge line. Cameroon has a metre gauge line (can't link it to Nigeria). I think the Congo line is Cape gauge.

8. europerenaissance.com › 2024/05/02 › history-wasHistory was shaped by the Horse’s Ass – Europe Renaissance

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   May 2, 2024 · The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ asses. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what was the world’s most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s ass.

9. ogrforum.ogaugerr.com › topic › size-differenceSize difference between O and standard Gauge

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   5 days ago · Lionel played fast and loose with scale in both O and standard gauge. Look at a 256 and the related cars - runs on O gauge track, but almost as large as a lot of standard gauge pieces. Look at the size of 200 series cars vs. 500 series - they're both standard gauge. Tinplate trains are caricatures - worrying about scale will drive a person crazy.