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<blockquote data-quote="Crankycorner" data-source="post: 7411262" data-attributes="member: 50179"><p>Ireland has one of the widest gauge train network in Europe at 5 foot 3 inches. The UK gauge is 4 foot 8 1/2. </p><p> </p><p>Originally the gauge on the first tracks in Ireland between Amiens Street and Kingstown were 4’8 1/2. The gauge out of Belfast was 6’2 but it was accepted by all that having two different track gauges in the country was not feasible. </p><p> </p><p>It went to arbitration by the Board of Trade who suggested either a 5 foot gauge or 5’6. So they split the difference and that is how we ended up with a 5’3 gauge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crankycorner, post: 7411262, member: 50179"] Ireland has one of the widest gauge train network in Europe at 5 foot 3 inches. The UK gauge is 4 foot 8 1/2. Originally the gauge on the first tracks in Ireland between Amiens Street and Kingstown were 4’8 1/2. The gauge out of Belfast was 6’2 but it was accepted by all that having two different track gauges in the country was not feasible. It went to arbitration by the Board of Trade who suggested either a 5 foot gauge or 5’6. So they split the difference and that is how we ended up with a 5’3 gauge. [/QUOTE]
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