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bcp

October 01, 2007 05:52PM

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A final aspect of European rail construction is found in what might be called the “defensive use of gauge.”
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It was the deliberate policy of Spain, and thereby of Portugal, to adopt a nominal gauge of 5 feet, 6 inches, so as to be distinct from France, a neighbour who on several occasions during the preceding century had interfered in Spanish affairs.

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Dual Gauge Trucks	george pearce	September 28, 2007 03:59PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	Herb Kelsey	September 28, 2007 04:04PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	george pearce	September 28, 2007 06:53PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	Brian Norden	September 28, 2007 10:37PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	J.B.Bane	September 30, 2007 06:30PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	Russo Loco	September 28, 2007 06:46PM
Dual Gauge Truck photo	bcp	September 28, 2007 09:58PM
Re: Dual Gauge Truck photo	Jason	September 29, 2007 10:18AM
Re: Dual Gauge Truck photo - not 12"/foot scale ...	Russo Loco	September 29, 2007 02:00PM
Re: Dual Gauge Truck photo	jvliet	September 29, 2007 06:19PM
OK, so how do the Spanish do it?	Jason	September 30, 2007 06:02PM
How the Spanish do it.	bcp	September 30, 2007 07:09PM
Re: How the Spanish do it.	Jason	September 30, 2007 10:25PM
Re: How the Spanish do it.	mesaman3000	October 01, 2007 04:50PM
Why the Spanish did it.	bcp	October 01, 2007 05:52PM
Re: Dual Gauge Truck photo	dougvv	October 02, 2007 09:32AM
Real Dual Gauge Trucks	bcp	September 29, 2007 02:21PM
Re: Dual Gauge Trucks	Jerry Day	September 29, 2007 07:07PM

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