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Besides India and neighboring countries, it's also used in Argentina and Chile, and the difference to the gauge used in Spain and Portugal is negligible in prac
by rob74 4y ago
Besides India and neighboring countries, it's also used in Argentina and Chile, and the difference to the gauge used in Spain and Portugal is negligible in practice (only 8 mm): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_ft_6_in_gauge_railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_ft_6_in_gauge_railway. Not sure if people in Argentina or Chile would say they are using "Indian gauge" though...
- bluGill 4y ago> Not sure if people in Argentina or Chile would say they are using "Indian gauge" though... Unless they are a train geek they wouldn't say that, and probably wouldn't even know it. To people into trains it is known as Indian broad gauge, but most people won't know about such details, nor do they have reason to care. Though I would hope the operators know this - it makes it easier to order trains when you can use the industry terms.