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5 ft 3 in gauge railways
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Railways with a track gauge of 5 ft 3 in fall within the category of broad gauge railways. As of 2022, they were extant in Australia, Brazil and on the island of Ireland.
RPSI Steam train leaving Great Victoria Street station - 1975
RPSI Steam train leaving Great Victoria Street station - 1975
Track gauge
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In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge differences often present a barrier to wider operation on railway networks.
Fish-belly cast-iron rails from the Cromford and High Peak Railway
Fish-belly cast-iron rails from the Cromford and High Peak Railway
An early Stephenson locomotive
An early Stephenson locomotive
Triple gauge, from left: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), on display at the China Railway Museum in Be
Triple gauge, from left: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), on display at the China Railway Museum in Beijing
A cartoon depicting the horrors of goods transfer at the break of gauge at Gloucester in 1843
A cartoon depicting the horrors of goods transfer at the break of gauge at Gloucester in 1843