2007-03-26 04:41:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
The gauge of the track is the distance between the rails. The North American standard is 4' 8 1/2".
A track gauge itself is an instrument that inspectors, section foremen, and workers use to make sure the rails are the correct distance apart.
2007-03-26 10:01:47 · answer #1 · answered by Engineer Budgie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Federal Railroad Administration track standards define gauge as the distance between the rails
2007-03-26 11:47:33 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The distance between the two parallel rails. Most countries use Standard Gauge (4 ft 8½ in). Alot of heritage railways in Wales, amongst other places, use Narrow Gauge, the distance between rails in this gauge varies. One example of a railway which uses Narrow Gauge is the famous Ffestiniog Railway, which runs from Blaennau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog on the coast. This line is based mainly in Snowdonia National Park.
2007-03-26 13:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by mchl_atkinson 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gauge = The distance between the rail heads measured from the inside of the rails. Standard gauge is 4 Ft. 8 1/2 In.
2007-03-26 11:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
A track gauge is also the name for an instrument that measures the distance between the rails.
2007-03-26 14:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Track gauge is the term for the size of the rail. Some train cars run on skinny or smaller gauge tracks, and some of the bigger cargo cars use a wider or large gauge track.
2007-03-26 11:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The guage of the track is simply the width between the inside of the rails.The standard guage being 56/ inches or(143.5 centimeters).
2007-03-26 19:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by centorious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
size of rail and the distance between .
2007-03-26 12:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
57 inches C.R.I.&P
2007-03-26 20:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋