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Visiting Ballyvaughan and Galway, Ireland. Pics of Athenry Station. Note the old water tower for the steam trains of the last era. Note lack of electrification of the line. Diesel trains run from Dublin to Galway.
Visiting Ballyvaughan and Galway, Ireland. Pics of Athenry Station. Note the old water tower for the steam trains of the last era. Note lack of electrification of the line. Diesel trains run from Dublin to Galway.
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I didn't know Ireland ran an unique gauge.
According to Wiki it dates from 1846: "The Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act was enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament on 18 August 1846.[1] It mandated standard gauges of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) for Great Britain, and 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) for Ireland. The 7 ft (2,134 mm) gauge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel when engineering the Great Western Railway, was limited to the south west of England and Wales. The law stated that these railways "shall be constructed on the Gauge of Seven Feet". This isolation ultimately marked the end for Brunel's 7 ft broad gauge system. " There are some railways in Australia, built by Irish rail engineers, that also use 5' 3""I didn't know Ireland ran an unique gauge.
7ft gauge, why so wide?The 7 ft (2,134 mm) gauge, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel when engineering the Great Western Railway, was limited to the south west of England and Wales.
Stability??7ft gauge, why so wide?