James Wrote:
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> Sometimes a road might be built with a route in
> mind which is ultimately not used, or the most
> rigid engines might be kept off the tightest
> routes. Optionally it could be a case where the
> gauge was chosen for other reasons such as
> deliberately wanting to prevent interchange.
Actually, James, 42" gauge might have been chosen to ENHANCE interchange -
It was VERY common worldwide in those days, especially in areas under British influence where IIRC it's still known as "Colony Gauge".
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender