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I was hoping for some discussion in the article of why the broader gauge was better than 4'8" standard gauge (it's odd to see that referred to as a "narrow" gau
by dhosek 5y ago
I was hoping for some discussion in the article of why the broader gauge was better than 4'8" standard gauge (it's odd to see that referred to as a "narrow" gauge when in the US, that is usually reserved for track widths narrower than 4'8", most commonly 3' which was used in some mountain and mining railways. Apparently the narrower gauge somehow makes it easier to manage tighter turns (I think? I've never really understood the benefits of that either).
- Symbiote 5y agoI think the article uses the terms narrow and broad as they were used at the time. This is before there was any standard! 1435mm is called "standard gauge" in Britain.