narrow gauge

Speech parts

1. narrow gauge - Noun

2. narrow gauge - Adjective

Meaning

a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

Alternative names

narrow-gauge

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A cable-operated narrow gauge railway lies disused, though it was once used to send supplies up to the summit of Ward Hill. Source: Internet

A convert narrow-gauge railway was laid from Mogadishu to Jowhar. Source: Internet

Another problem for narrow gauge railways was that they lacked the physical space to grow: their cheap construction meant they were engineered only for their initial traffic demands. Source: Internet

Another factor favoring standard gauge is that accessibility laws are making low-floor trams mandatory, and there is generally insufficient space for wheelchairs to move between the wheels in a narrow-gauge layout. Source: Internet

A process of dieselisation and electrification took place, and in 1968 steam locomotion had been entirely replaced by diesel and electric traction, except for one narrow-gauge tourist line. Source: Internet

By inspiration someone had earlier loaded railroad track rails onto the North Haven so the men built a narrow-gauge railway to make it easier to haul the supplies across Wilkes to the lagoon. Source: Internet

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