Re: Some Questions

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Neil Gerace" <geracen@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Sort of correct - all three colonies (NSW, Victoria and SA) had agreed
on
> > standard gauge - then NSW got an Irish engineer, who convinced NSW to
> change
> > to 5' 3" - the other colonies changed suit as well to remain compatible.
> NSW
> > then got a new Scottish engineer who convinced them to change back to 4'
> > 8½" - but by then, Victoria and SA had ordered locos and rolling stock,
> and
> > refused to change back.
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> Why does SA also have 3'6"?

To save money.

Dave