Sentence examples for mixed gauge from inspiring English sources

This followed a scheme throughout the GWR to convert its tracks from broad gauge to mixed gauge.

Part of a mixed gauge point remains at Sutton Harbour, one of the few examples of broad gauge trackwork remaining in situ anywhere.

By now the gauge war was lost and mixed gauge was brought to Paddington in 1861, allowing through passenger trains from London to Chester.

This had a junction nearly from the station on the London line and so mixed gauge was extended to that point.

In 1874, the mixed gauge was extended along the main line to Chippenham and the line from there to Weymouth was narrowed.

During the following year mixed gauge track was continued beyond Bath in connection with the conversion of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway to standard gauge.

The line, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was built as broad-gauge but it had been reconstructed as a mixed-gauge line to accommodate local -gauge traffic by 1 June 1875.

In 1846 the Bristol and Gloucester was bought by the Midland Railway and it was converted to standard gauge in 1854, which brought mixed-gauge track to Temple Meads station – this had three rails to allow trains to run on either broad or standard gauge.

This produced a smoother track and the whole assembly proved cheaper than using conventional sleepers for broad-gauge track, although this advantage was lost with standard- or mixed-gauge lines because of the higher ratio of timber to length of line.

[C4.] Major Market Gauges Are Mixed Stocks were mixed.

Major gauges ended mixed as activity subsided, with many investors stepping back to assess damage and to await earnings reports for the first quarter and the government's survey of the job market in March, due tomorrow.