Both wider and taller! The most common Russian T loading gauge is 3.75 meters wide, 5.3 meters high. Compare to Germany's traditional G2 gauge: only 3.15 meter

Both wider and taller! The most common Russian T loading gauge is 3.75 meters wide, 5.3 meters high. Compare to Germany's traditional G2 gauge: only 3.15 meters wide by 4.65 meters high, and that height is with a sloping roof profile. (And the German gauge is quite generous compared to some other Western European countries; for much of the British network, the loading gauge is much smaller.)