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Re: Scale - it's all in the aspect ratio
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Dec 2000 01:05:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
> No. We know that most of _continental europe, the UK and North America_ are
> 4-8-1/2". However, there is a lot of narrow gauge stuff around, and a fair
> amount of broad gauge too. All of Russia is 5' something. Africa is mostly
> 3'6", Australia is 5' something, 4-8-1/2 and 3 something, India is 5'6" or NG
> (750mm often)
Just for the record, Australia has an Interstate network of 4'8-1/2", and
state networks of 4'8-1/2" (New South Wales, South Australia), 3'6"
(Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania) and 5'3"
(Victoria, South Australia)
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| (...) No. We know that most of _continental europe, the UK and North America_ are 4-8-1/2". However, there is a lot of narrow gauge stuff around, and a fair amount of broad gauge too. All of Russia is 5' something. Africa is mostly 3'6", Australia (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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