Variable gauge
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variable-gauge-187-3719044
title:
Variable gauge
text:
A variable gauge system allows railway vehicles in a train to travel across a break of gauge between two railway networks with different track gauges. For through operation, a train must be equipped with special bogies holding variable gauge wheelsets which contain a variable gauge axle (VGA). The gauge is altered by driving the train through a gauge changer or gauge changing facility. As the train passes through the gauge changer, the wheels are unlocked, are moved closer together, or further a
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encyclopedia
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System in railway vehicles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_gauge
date created:
2006-04-12T16:08:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T07:20:27Z
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