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Rail transport in Spain
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Rail transport in Spain operates on four rail gauges and services are operated by a variety of private and public operators. The total route length in 2012 was 16,026 km.
High-speed AVE train, Madrid-Barcelona line.
High-speed AVE train, Madrid-Barcelona line.
Zamora station
Zamora station
Toledo station
Toledo station
Atocha station, Madrid
Atocha station, Madrid
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