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  1. The track was owned by the Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, a private company, which built the 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) gauge line in 1867.

Railway Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The railway was built to standard gauge, 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm).

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  1. Railways, however use standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) making Bratislava tram and railways networks incompatible with each other.
  2. Railways built on gauges between 3 ft (914 mm) and 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) are sometimes referred to as "medium-gauge" railways. Move Up

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  1. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a gauge of 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in), which is known as the standard or international gauge.
  2. A more likely theory as to why the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) measurement was chosen is that it reflects vehicles with a 5 ft (1,524 mm) outside gauge. (Web site) Move Up

Cape Gauge Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The dual-gauge lines in Java were regauged to Cape gauge (4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)) during the Japanese administration in 1942 - 1943.

Narrow Gauge Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Narrow gauge allows even tighter turning than 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) gauge or 4 ft 10⅞ in (1,495 mm) gauge in restricted city streets. (Web site)

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  1. There are many narrow gauges in use or formerly used between 15 in (381 mm) gauge and 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) gauge.

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  1. Narrow gauge railways have a gauge narrower than the 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) of standard gauge railways. (Web site)

Standard Gauge Track Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The distance between the inside edges of the rails of standard gauge track is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in).

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  1. Broad gauge: track where the rails are spaced more widely apart than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) (which is called standard gauge).
  2. Standard gauge: railroad track where the rails are spaced 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) apart. Move Up

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  1. Broad gauge railways use a rail gauge (distance between the rails) greater than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm).
  2. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) of standard gauge railways. Move Up

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