- 1,435 mm (4 ft 81โ2 in)A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 81โ2 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, and SGR in East Africa.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway
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A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1โ2 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, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track โฆ See more
As railways developed and expanded, one of the key issues was the track gauge (the distance, or width, between the inner sides of the rails) to be โฆ See more
โข The Toronto Transit Commission uses a Toronto gauge of 4 ft 10+7โ8 in (1,495 mm) on its streetcar and heavy-rail subway lines, which was actually โฆ See more
โข "The Sydney Morning Herald". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2011 โ via National Library of โฆ See more
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โข The Huddersfield Corporation Tramways, used 4 ft 7+3โ4 in โฆ See moreโข Allen, Geoffrey Freeman (1987). Jane's World Railways, 1987โ88. Jane's Information. ISBN 978-0-71060848-2.
โข Baxter, Bertran (1966). Stone Blocks and Iron Rails โฆ See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Understanding Standard Gauge Trains: Types, Tracks, Systems, โฆ