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I wonder if there will be measures for backwards compatibility in the transition period. Like having dual track widths.
by worldsayshi 1y ago
I wonder if there will be measures for backwards compatibility in the transition period. Like having dual track widths.
- helsinkiandrew 1y agoThere's only 89mm difference between the two widths - I'd guess that isn't enough room to have both on the same track.
- M95D 1y agoThis is how it looks (Galati, Romania): https://greatnews.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/linia-ferata-ecartament-larg-portul-galati.jpg https://greatnews.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/linia-ferata...
- wasmitnetzen 1y agoThere's already some dual-gauge track on the border with Sweden in Haparanda/Tornio[1]. [1]: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qjRZTz3K9sbVYpDX6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/qjRZTz3K9sbVYpDX6
- Sharlin 1y agoThe only feasible way to do this (based on preliminary reports) is to simply build new track next to old track in the same right-of-way. The transition period would last decades.
- M95D 1y agoI very much doubt it. Change to dual-gauge requires replacing the sleepers, and if they do the very hard work of replacing the sleepers, then why keep broad gauge? Maybe they would choose to downgrade a single track where there's two, and half of each station's lines, but that would make it very difficult to schedule trains in both directions on a single track. So, they're probably not going to do that either.