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The template formats a track gauge size into standard notation and adds the conversion into the imperial/metric (other) size Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Track gauge definition 1 Defined track gauge, in mm or ft in. Also can accept: ' '', m, gauge name String required Link top measurement units lk =on: adds link to the gauge defining article String ...
Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated.
Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...
2 ft (610 mm) ongoing Bangladesh: Narrrow gauge is being converted to dual gauge by installing broad gauge third rail. Broad gauge is being converted to dual gauge by installing narrow gauge third rail. 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1898 Barbados: Barbados Railway: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 1880s Canada
See 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways 2 ft gauge railways in Australia 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom: 600 mm: 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in: 603 mm: 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in: 610 mm 2 ft: 620 mm 2 ft 13 ⁄ 32 in: Slovenia: Cave railway in the Postojna Cave [26] 622 mm 2 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in: Wales Penrhyn Quarry Railway, until 1879 630 mm: 24 ...
By default, the output value is rounded to adjust its precision to match that of the input. An input such as 1234 is interpreted as 1234 ± 0.5, while 1200 is interpreted as 1200 ± 50, and the output value is displayed accordingly, taking into account the scale factor used in the conversion.
The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...
The Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846 [1] (9 & 10 Vict. c. 57) or the Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 or the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that was designed to standardise railway tracks.