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« on: February 25, 2025, 14:23:47 »
Perhaps the first three in a series.   Some may be practise for the UK▸ (United Kingdom), others not
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2025, 20:08:09 »
Wasn’t it in 1892 that our last dual gauge main lines disappeared?  The gap between the Main Line platforms at Cholsey (as with many others on the GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) main line) is considerably larger than the later Relief Lines as a legacy of Brunell’s early work.
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2025, 11:51:46 »


Don't know if this image will show up, if not check out https://www.reddit.com/r/railroading/comments/hye0qn/multi_gauge_track_we_built/.

Test track at Progress Rail in the US with six separate rails!


EDIT - added "width = " into the img tag to stop the picture seemingly expanding all the way from Chippenham to Trowbridge - grahame
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