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In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway adopted the gauge of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) for the first passenger railway in India between Bori Bunder and Thane. [1] [2] This was then adopted as the standard for the nationwide network. Indian Railways today predominantly operates on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and ...
Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges ranging from 2 ft (610 mm) to 6 ft (1,829 mm). As a general rule, southern railroads were built to one or another broad gauge, mostly 5 ft ( 1,524 mm ), while northern railroads that were not standard-gauge tended to be narrow-gauge.
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom (3 C) 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United States (1 C, 12 P) This page was last edited on 18 June 2016, at 16:57 ...
[4] [5] The Roman foot was sub-divided either like the Greek pous into 16 digiti or fingers; or into 12 unciae or inches. Frontinus writes in the 1st century AD that the digitus was used in Campania and most parts of Italy. [6] The principal Roman units of length were:
She believed her 52-inch legs alone, for which she hopes to achieve a Guinness World Record, will be her greatest asset for her new gig. 6-foot-9-inch tall woman is calling herself the tallest ...
Sit in a chair with your legs open and positioned in a V shape, with your ankles 1-2 feet apart. Wrap a buckled yoga strap or belt around your thighs about 6 inches above your knees.
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The biggest golfer in major tournament history just made the biggest shot of his career. Stepping up to the 16th hole at 6-foot-9, 300 lbs, Englishman Jonathan Thompson towered over tee at Royal ...