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TRAIN EQUIPMENT
EXAMPLES OF INTERNATIONAL TRACK GAUGES EXAMPLES OF INTERNATIONAL
LOADING GAUGES
Britain: 9 ft 0 in (2.75 m) × 12 ft 11 in (3.95 m)

Europe: 10 ft 2 in (3.1 m) × 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
US: 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m) × 16 ft 2 in (4.9 m)
3 ft 3½ in 3 ft 6 in 4 ft 8½ in Russia: 11 ft 2 in (3.4 m) × 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
(1,000 mm) (1,067 mm) (1,435 mm)
East Africa, Japan, Australia, US, Canada, China,
India, Sudan, West Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Iran,
Malaysia, South Africa, and Japan, Peru, Britain,
Chile, and New Zealand Europe, Australia,
Argentina Brazil, and Mexico

5 ft 0 in 5 ft 3 in 5 ft 6 in 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 5 ft 0 in
(1,524 mm) (1,600 mm) (1,676 mm) mm ) Standard (1,524 mm)
Russia, Spain, Ireland, Australia, India, Pakistan, track gauge Track gauge of Russia,
Portugal, and and Brazil and Argentina with largest loading gauge
Finland
FLAT-BOTTOMED RAIL DISC BRAKES ON MODERN WAGON BOGIE
Airbag secondary
Flat-bottomed steel rail
Base of wagon suspension
Railroad tie
supports track
Steel spring secures and maintains
rail to railroad tie
gauge
Synthetic
insulating pad
BULL-HEAD RAIL
Wooden “key” secures Bull-head pattern
rail in chair steel rail
Cast-iron chair
Steel tapered Damper Hand Axle
screw fastens Wooden brake
chair to railroad Brake Brake calliper wheel Wheel
railroad tie
tie disc

Green “all clear” light
Two yellow “preliminary instructs train A to proceed
caution” lights instruct train Yellow “caution” light into this section of track
B that it must stop in two instructs train B that it
signals’ time must stop at next signal Red “stop” light instructs
train B not to enter
this section of track

Braking distance Train A

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