Talk:Loading gauge
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Surely the structure gauge has to be greater than the loading gauge, right? Otherwise, the trains would not fit in the tunnel! Andrew pmk 30 June 2005 19:21 (UTC)
What loading gauge is the new construction for the Channel Tunnel links? I recall, when the West Coast Main Line between London and Glasgow was being electrified, that a lot of bridges over the railway had to be altered to give clearance for the overhead cables. Is that worth a comment or cross-reference, something like "additional clearance is needed for overhead electrification." Dave Bell 30 Septermber 2005
--- Could somebody include metric values for international readers ?
[edit] Inconsistent dimensions
The article currently gives inconsistent measurements for the European gauge: "By contrast the European (Berne) loading gauge is usually 10′-2″ (3150 mm) wide by 10′-5″ (3175 mm) rising to 14'-6″ (4280 mm) in the centre." The measurement I have emphasised cannot be correct in both metric and imperial values, since 14'6" is 4420mm, not 4280mm, which is 14'0.5". Since I don't know which is correct, I'm pointing out the error here. -- AJR | Talk 02:18, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Smallest loading gauge is LU tube lines?
"The smallest standard gauge loading gauge is that of the London Underground's tube lines."
Really? Isn't the Glasgow Subway even smaller? I could have sworn that the Budapest Metro Line 1 is also smaller than the deep Tube lines. ProhibitOnions 16:01, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- The Glasgow Subway uses a narrow guage of four feet, so it's not standard gauge. It looks like Budapest's M1 is standard gauge, according to EUROUT Kft (who rebuilt it in 1995). However, I can find no reference to its loading gauge. The tunnels of the M1 appear to have a square cross-section, whilst LU deep-level tunnels are approximately circular - which suggests tighter gauge on the LU lines. Kesmet 00:45, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
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- I'm not sure. I recall having read somewhere that the Budapest M1 "underground trams" have always had to be low-floor - in the original generation, the underframes were cranked to accommodate the bogies, with sitting-height cabinets for driver and technical equipment on top. /83.253.48.125 (talk) 15:35, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] diagram?
How about adding a diagram similar to this one[1] outlining the size of trains instead of planes? --Soylentyellow 20:15, 1 May 2007 (UTC)