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guymonmd

January 23, 2019 12:24PM

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I have no practical experience to go on, but I would think that standard gauge (4' 8.5") equipment would run fairly well on 4' 9" gauge, with a bit of a higher risk of derailing. I would think that 4' 9" equipment would be more problematic running on standard gauge as it would be too tight of a fit, and would put excess pressure on both the rails and on the wheel sets, making for a much higher risk of derailing or rolling a rail.

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Non-standard Standard Gauge?	bcp	January 22, 2019 05:43PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Jim McKee	January 22, 2019 06:07PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	weston1879	January 22, 2019 09:54PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Brian Norden	January 22, 2019 06:12PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Kelly Anderson	January 23, 2019 08:55AM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Sharrod	January 23, 2019 10:27AM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Ron Keagle	January 23, 2019 11:49AM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	guymonmd	January 23, 2019 12:24PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Sharrod	January 24, 2019 04:09PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	Kelly Anderson	January 23, 2019 12:48PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	guymonmd	January 23, 2019 12:59PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	OC MP62	January 25, 2019 06:49PM
Re: Non-standard Standard Gauge?	rdamurphy	January 26, 2019 12:49PM

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