Break of gauge
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break-of-gauge-188-15633817
title:
Break of gauge
text:
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, leading to passengers having to change trains and freight requiring transloading or transshipping; this can add delays, costs, and inconvenience to travel on such a route.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Meeting place of different width rail lines
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_of_gauge
date created:
2005-03-14T23:00:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:13:21Z
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13
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