A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, [1][2][3][4][5] and SGR in East Africa.

The standard gauge (also called the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or normal gauge) is a popular rail gauge. About 60% of the world's current railway lines use this gauge. The distance between the inside edges of the rails of standard gauge track is 1,435 mm (4 ft in).

In modern usage the term "standard gauge" refers to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). Standard gauge is dominant in a majority of countries, including those in North America, most of western Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and China.

Standard gauge is 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) gauge. It is the most widely-used gauge: about 60% of the world's railway mileage is standard gauge. [91] Several railways use gauges very close to standard gauge, including:

2024年9月15日 · A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa.

About three-fifths of the rail trackage in the world is the so-called standard gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches (1.4 m), which originated with George Stephenson’s pioneer Liverpool & Manchester line in 1829. It was exported from Britain to Europe and the United States with the export of British locomotives built to it.

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Standard gauge refers to the rail width of 1,435 millimeters (4 feet, 8.5 inches) that became the internationally accepted width for railways. This uniformity allowed for the easier movement of goods and people across different regions, significantly enhancing the connectivity and efficiency of rail transport during the spread of industry ...

Standard Gauge, also known as wide gauge, was an early model railway and toy train rail gauge, introduced in the United States in 1906 by Lionel Corporation. [1] As it was a toy standard, rather than a scale modeling standard, the actual scale of …

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa.