Re: Irish Gauge

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

Ian Jelf <ian@bluebadge.demon.co.uk> wrote in aus.rail:


>Apparently, this old chap, having experienced all three British gauges,
>always maintained that standard gauge was too narrow;  the broad gauge
>was too wide;  but that the Irish (and therefore Victorian) gauge was
>just about right, combining practicality, stability and comfort.
>-- 
And the Queenslanders have proved that trains ride better over 3'6"
well laid heavy-rail track than 5'3" lightly laid goat track.

It's wot people have been saying for years; it's not the size that
counts, it's the quality.

Les Brown