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kcsivils

March 29, 2019 01:27PM

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One meter = 39.37 inches. That is a difference in gauge of 3.37 inches when compared to a narrow gauge of 3 feet.

The Russian rails system was built to a gauge of 5 ft. The so-called Russian decapods were converted by using tires that were wider and narrowed the gauge by the necessary 3.5 inches (Or so the legend goes).

Would it be theoretically possible to regauge a meter gauge steam locomotive from one meter to three feet by using the same method without making any other additional major changes to the locomotive?

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Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	kcsivils	March 29, 2019 01:27PM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	bcp	March 29, 2019 01:42PM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	Kelly Anderson	March 29, 2019 02:10PM
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Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	Everett Lueck	March 29, 2019 03:22PM
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Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	hank	March 30, 2019 07:17AM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	Earl	March 30, 2019 11:23AM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	Kelly Anderson	March 30, 2019 01:05PM
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Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	David Johnson	March 29, 2019 08:22PM
Re: Regauging a steam locomotive - a question about engineering	trainrider47	March 30, 2019 09:23AM
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