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NDH4 (NBDH4), renumbered ADH4 on standard gauge, was offered for sale by tender in 1979 at Whyalla but wasn't sold. It was sold in 1981 to a private owner and is used for accommodation on a property near Whyalla. [10] NDH5 and NDH6 on narrow gauge (formally DH5 and DH6) were offered for sale in Darwin, at an unknown date.
Pages in category "Standard-gauge railways in the United States" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total.
During the "gauge war" with the Great Western Railway, standard gauge was called "narrow gauge", in contrast to the Great Western's 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge. The modern use of the term "narrow gauge" for gauges less than standard did not arise for many years, until the first such locomotive-hauled passenger railway, the Ffestiniog ...
In 1862 the first railway connection in Grand Duchy of Finland were built with five-foot railway gauge, [95] however that gauge was first introduced in United Kingdom. [96] 1,537 mm 5 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in: England London and Blackwall Railway 1840–1849, converted to standard gauge 1,575 mm 5 ft 2 in: Spain Ferrocarril de Langreo: United States
Standard gauge railways in the United States (18 C, 153 P) Standard gauge railways in Uruguay (5 P) V. Standard gauge railways in Venezuela (1 P)
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Pages in category "Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 766 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
Standard gauge was favored for railway construction in the United States, although a fairly large narrow-gauge system developed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah. Isolated narrow-gauge lines were built in many areas to minimize construction costs for industrial transport or resort access, and some of these lines offered common carrier ...