Re: Impressions of gauge (was: Our nearby neighbours in NZ....)

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

James Brook wrote in message <3A069938.10EB9620@ozemail.com.au>...
>Craig Haber wrote:
>>
>> Some lovely steam loco's over there, the J class 4-8-2's particlarly.
>> Funny how when I arrived, the 3'6" looks ridiculous.  After 2 weeks it
>> starts to look "about right", now 5'3" looks outrageously wide!
>>
>
>When I went to Queensland last year for the 8 day Brisbane - Cairns tour
>I had the same experience. It looked ridiculous at first, but then I got
>used to it. When I came back to Victoria, the 5'3" looked like 7' gauge!
>:-)


When I lived near Mackay where most of the track was 610mm gauge, Queensland
Rail looked like broad gauge!


Barry Campbell