Sentence examples for track gauge from inspiring English sources
A rail network could have a different track gauge, a Victorian viaduct or the Channel tunnel".
It is shown that modal shares are very sensitive to the cost of rail and to that of track gauge changes at the Spanish border.
Construction began on May 13 , 1822 using both malleable iron rails (for two-thirds the distance) and cast iron and set at a track gauge of 1,422 mm (4 feet 8 inches).
However, there has been a simultaneous trend toward a common set of standards for instance, in track gauge, electric power, and signaling that points toward a fully integrated European high-speed rail network in the future.
Track gauge, super-elevation, gradient and track axis coordinates which are the railway geometrical parameters can be instantly determined while making measurements by using adaptive Kalman filtering algorithm integrated surveying system.
The Spanish railway network is very complex, with two different track gauges: the broad classic Iberian track gauge and the so called international gauge, the latter used in the extensive high speed network.
Many countries have two or more track gauges, which impedes the efficient integration of the rail system.
His photographs show how decrepit the rail system is, with rotten railway ties, different track gauges and bridges that are still pockmarked by bullets from the Korean war.
Track gauges, voltage levels, pedal functions, signalling systems for all of these, technical conventions had to be agreed on before railways, electricity, cars and telephones were ready for mass consumption.
The variety of track gauges, electrification and signalling systems, not to mention rules protecting favoured operators, makes for a bewildering and inefficient patchwork.The single market, the EU's greatest achievement, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
In Europe, where even track gauges didn't match between some countries after World War II, planning has become so coordinated that "they're now integrating all of Europe into one train model, encompassing even the regional and commuter trains from the inner cities," Mr. Bartels said.
