[HN Gopher] The Battle of the Gauges: The Railway Revolutionised...
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The Battle of the Gauges: The Railway Revolutionised Victorian
Britain
Author : Hooke
Score : 24 points
Date : 2022-03-06 04:51 UTC (18 hours ago)
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| mrlonglong wrote:
| The use of broadgauge was adopted by Ireland, India, East Europe
| and Russia due to the influence by the British Empire. Whilst the
| UK had converted to 1435mm many years ago, there are still
| countries with broadgauge. The US never adopted broadgauge.
| alricb wrote:
| The 5-foot gauge used in Russia is much narrower than Brunel's
| 7-foot gauge, and only 85 mm wider than standard gauge. 5-foot
| gauge was actually used a fair bit in the South until May 30
| and June 1, 1886, when they converted to 4'9" gauge.
| nickt wrote:
| Captain Picards favourite model railway gauge?
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| N-Gauge!
|
| I'll show myself out...
| hughrr wrote:
| I know jokes are frowned upon here, but I did enjoy that :)
| trhway wrote:
| >Stephenson's narrow tracks had been introduced first. Originally
| designed to carry engines transporting coal for the northern
| mining industry, they were tailored to match the width needed for
| accommodating a horse between wagon shafts.
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| there is also interesting related interpretation of Space Shuttle
| Booster width back to Roman times through the British narrow
| railway gauge http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html
| mwattsun wrote:
| I enjoyed a good book related to the subject:
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| The Railway Journey: The Industrialization of Time and Space in
| the 19th Century
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| http://cyborganthropology.com/The_Railway_Journey:_The_Indus...
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