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4 days ago · The US and European standard railroad gauge, which refers to the distance between the rails, is approximately 1.435 meters. This seemingly peculiar measurement prompts the question: why was this particular gauge chosen? The answer lies in a captivating journey through history.
2 days ago · Rail gauges are usually categorized as standard gauge (used on approximately 70% of the world's existing railway lines), broad gauge, and narrow gauge. In addition to the rail gauge, the tracks will be laid to conform with a loading gauge which defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage ...
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1 day ago · Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE ( German pronunciation: [iːtseːˈʔeː] ⓘ )) is a high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services. It is the flagship of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn.
2 days ago · The Bergensbanen is named F4 in the network of the Norwegian railway company Vy. The travel time is roughly seven hours, but depends on the exact connection. There are six connections daily. At the time of writing, for example, trains in Bergen leave at 6:21, 8:08, 11:49, 15:37, 16:46 and 23:00. The 11:49 is the most popular connection and may ...
4 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.
6 days ago · Classic Model Corp. standard gauge. I am new to the forum, but, not new to collecting electric trains. I recently purchased what a thought was a CMC number 201 locomotive. After comparing the new loco with a 201 I already had in my collection I noticed quite a few differences between the 2 trains. The loco is unnumbered, the only lettering is ...
4 days ago · Students first experience music through listening and movement, echo sounds they hear, then begin to create their own original ideas. Iconic notation is a tool to help easily connect sound experiences with a quickly digestible written system that will later be connected to standard music notation.
