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  1. A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 81⁄2 in ). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson ), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and SGR in East Africa.

  2. References. External links. List of track gauges. Map of the world's railways showing the different major gauges in use. 3 ft gauge (914 mm) Meter gauge (1,000 mm) Cape gauge (1,067 mm) Standard gauge (1,435 mm) Russian gauge (1,520 mm) Five foot gauge (1,524 mm) Irish gauge (1,600 mm) Iberian gauge (1,668 mm) Indian gauge (1,676 mm)

  3. While most railways in Europe use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge —in some other countries, like on the Iberian Peninsula, or countries which territories used to be a part of Russian Empire and Soviet Union: widespread broad gauge exists.

  4. Sep 25, 2023 · History of track gauge: The gauge of a railroad is the distance between the inside vertical surfaces of the head of the rail. Standard gauge is 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches. This is the gauge used when steam railroading began. It became the common gauge of Britain, North America, and Western Europe — except for Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. But how did

  5. Apr 16, 2001 · The U.S. standard railroad gauge derives directly from the width of Imperial Roman war chariots. The standard U.S. railroad gauge is similar in width to the wheel spacing of Roman chariots. That ...

  6. Mar 15, 2019 · Most 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 also in use.

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  8. Infrastructure. Max speeds. Signalling and train protection. Electrification. Track gauge. Legend: 2000 km. 1000 mi. OpenRailwayMap - An OpenStreetMap-based project for creating a map of the world's railway infrastructure.

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