Talk:Broad-gauge railway

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Advantages and disadvantages of Broad gauge

What this article lacks is any comparison between Standard Gauge and Broad Gauge. What did Brunel think were the perceived advantages of a wider tracker over the narrower track that was eventually adopted globally? Likewise what were the disadvantages?

At the moment this article gives a nice superficial history and geography lesson but that's about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.4.52 (talk) 10:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I agree. There is an obsession here in lists without much explanation. Moreover the first entry in the list, within an article supposedly about Broad Gauge Railway, is "fifteen inch / 381 mm gauge". For heaven's sake. Afterbrunel (talk) 19:56, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Ohio Gauge

An early source for the term Ohio gauge is the Railroad Gazette, (October 14, 1887) article "The Change of Gauge of Southern Railroads in 1886". The article is included in Daniel P. Gross' paper "The Ties that Bind: Railroad Gauge Standards, Collusion, and Internal Trade in the 19th Century U.S." Snile (talk) 13:05, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Future proposals

Argentina-India broad-gauge link

• Routes: India - Pakistan - Afghanistan - Central Asian Republics - Russia - North America - Andes Mountains - Bolivia - Argentina with several branches
• Track gauge: 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
• Electrification: 25kV 50/60Hz AC and 50kV 50/60Hz AC overhead lines
• Platform height: 200 mm (7.9 in) above rail
• Minimum track center spacing: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
• Minimum overhead wiring height: 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in) above rail for 25kV AC and 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) above rail for 50kV AC
• Loading gauge: 4.1m wide and 7.1m tall

Resurrection of Brunel's broad-gauge railways

• Routes:
  • Russia - Belarus - Poland - Germany - France
  • Russia - Ukraine - Poland - Germany - Netherlands - Britain
  • Russia - Central Asian Republics
  • Russia - North America
  • Russia - Finland - Sweden - Denmark - Germany
  • Denmark - Britain
• Track gauge: 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
• Electrification: 50kV 50/60Hz AC overhead lines
• Platform height: 200 mm (7.9 in) above rail
• Minimum track center spacing: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Minimum overhead wiring height: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) above rail
• Loading gauge: 4.7m wide and 7.1m tall

123.1.13.74 (talk) 08:55, 19 November 2022 (UTC)