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Railway track gauge
Locomotive 99 1746 of the Weisseritz Valley Railway in Germany TU8 diesel locomotive in Arkhangelsk Oblast , Russia 750 mm (2 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in )narrow-gauge railways are very similar to 760 mm 2 ft 5+ 15 ⁄16 in ) and 2 ft 6 in 762 mm ) gauge. 750 mm gauge rolling stock is almost compatible with 760 and 762 mm railways.
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2 foot and 600 mm 2 ft 3 in 686 mm )750 mm 2 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in )760 mm 2 ft 5+ 15 ⁄16 in )2 ft 6 in 762 mm )800 mm 2 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in )891 mm (2 ft 11+ 3 ⁄32 in ) Swedish three foot 900 mm 2 ft 11+ 7 ⁄16 in )3 ft 914 mm )950 mm 3 ft 1+ 3 ⁄8 in ) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ) metre gauge 1,050 mm 3 ft 5+ 11 ⁄32 in ),1,055 mm 3 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in ),3 ft 6 in 1,067 mm )1,093 mm 3 ft 7 in ),1,100 mm 3 ft 7+ 5 ⁄16 in ),1,200 mm 3 ft 11+ 1 ⁄4 in )4 ft 1,219 mm )4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm ), Middleton Railway 4 ft 6 in 1,372 mm ), Scotch gauge4 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in 1,384 mm ), Scotch gauge4 ft 7+ 3 ⁄4 in 1,416 mm )4 ft 8 in 1,422 mm ), almost standard gauge4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄4 in 1,429 mm )1,432 mm 4 ft 8+ 3 ⁄8 in ) Standard gauge Broad gauge
1,440 mm 4 ft 8+ 11 ⁄16 in )1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )1,450 mm 4 ft 9+ 3 ⁄32 in )4 ft 9+ 3 ⁄8 in 1,457 mm )1,458 mm 4 ft 9+ 13 ⁄32 in )4 ft 10+ 7 ⁄8 in 1,495 mm ), Toronto gauge5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm 4 ft 11+ 27 ⁄32 in ), Russian gauge.5 ft 2+ 1 ⁄4 in 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in 1,588 mm , Pennsylvania gauge5 ft 3 in 1,600 mm ), Irish gauge5 ft 4+ 1 ⁄2 in 1,638 mm ), Baltimore gauge1,668 mm 5 ft 5+ 21 ⁄32 in ), Iberian gauge5 ft 6 in 1,676 mm ), Indian gauge1,945 mm 6 ft 4+ 9 ⁄16 in ), De Arend7 ft 1 ⁄4 2,140 mm ), Brunel gauge3,000 mm 9 ft 10+ 1 ⁄8 in ), Breitspurbahn8,200 mm (26 ft 10+ 27 ⁄32 in ), Lärchwandschrägaufzug 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+ 5 ⁄16 in ), Krasnoyarsk ship lift List of track gauge articles Gauge differences Transport mode Categories
Measuring by the tape measure
A rail
750 mm gauge railways of Zaplyusye's peat company
Rollbock track 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
Narrow gauge flat wagons, 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) & Note single buffer, and two chains each with a hook.jpg)
