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Reminds me of how the Soviets supposedly bought different sized rail cars than Europe so that it was harder to invade. Sounds more like a military protectioni
by xen2xen1 9y ago
Reminds me of how the Soviets supposedly bought different sized rail cars than Europe so that it was harder to invade. Sounds more like a military
protectionist measure than an economic one.
- walshemj 9y agoNo it was a holdover from the tsarist days when Russia stdardised on a different gauge
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoIf you take a train from Beijing to Moscow, there is a gauge switch for the cars once you hit Mongolia (they literally lift the cars up and switch the wheels).