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Re: NG v SG

Ben Staples (98711576@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au) wrote:

> Roderick Smith wrote in message <01be79de$b806b320$132e11cb@rodsmith>...
> >AFAIK only Qld used noncanted rail, and this was rectified about 15 years
> >ago.
> >
> >Perhaps Australia would have been served better converting all lines to
> >1067 mm gauge: a gauge which has served Africa well.

> Doesn't this go against the whole idea of having a Standard Gauge? Standard
> Gauge is Standard Gauge because that is the standard. Shouldn't countries
> try to implement the standard.

A standard gauge is anything which is standard for a country or region. It
doesn't have to be 1435mm.

Russia has a 5' standard gauge. There is also the Iberian standard gauge
of 5'6".

Cheers
David