Re: loading gauges
| January 28, 2020 02:55PM |
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James Wrote:
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> Do you know the permitted vehicle height and
> especially width on Newfoundlands' railways during
> the earlier period? Cape gauge railroads varied
> in their standards, ranging from NZR's historic
> (though since increased) 8 foot 6 permitted width
> to South Africa with its 10 foot wide equipment.
> Loading gauge can often tell more about a given
> railroad than track gauge.
James,
I understand that the first South Africa railroads were built by the Dutch and were standard gauge. Then when the British took over they converted to 42" gauge. This being the reason for the generous loading gauge in South Africa.
I once had a New Zealand modeler say that that their mainline railroad was able to make use of some 2nd hand equipment from England because the English were trying to run standard-gauge trains with a narrow-gauge loading gauge!
Brian
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> Do you know the permitted vehicle height and
> especially width on Newfoundlands' railways during
> the earlier period? Cape gauge railroads varied
> in their standards, ranging from NZR's historic
> (though since increased) 8 foot 6 permitted width
> to South Africa with its 10 foot wide equipment.
> Loading gauge can often tell more about a given
> railroad than track gauge.
James,
I understand that the first South Africa railroads were built by the Dutch and were standard gauge. Then when the British took over they converted to 42" gauge. This being the reason for the generous loading gauge in South Africa.
I once had a New Zealand modeler say that that their mainline railroad was able to make use of some 2nd hand equipment from England because the English were trying to run standard-gauge trains with a narrow-gauge loading gauge!
Brian
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