[Fwd: Tram guage v s Rail guage]

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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/


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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 01:59:15 +1000
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
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Peter Berrett VK3PZ wrote:

> Further to discussion on this newsgroup about fixing up Melbourne's
> ailing railway network I am pondering the question of whether trams run
> on the same gauge as trains in Victoria?

Most trams throughout the world (including Victoria) use a gauge of 4' 8.5".
Victoria's trains use 5' 3".

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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/



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