1804 - Iron.
Sprout - discuss.
1804 - Iron.
Sprout - discuss.
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I can't. I'd just give false positives
The initial trunk lines were constructed on the standard gauge of 5 feet 6 inches, which
was wider than the standard gauge of 4 feet 8 inches employed in much of the United States
and Britain. When Indian railways were constructed, the engineering community in Britain
favored the broad gauge because it was believed to lower the cost of operating high-volume
railways . Opinions changed by the 1870s and engineers began advocating the
metre gauge (3 feet 3inches), which was cheaper to build.
The GOI favored the metregauge for feeder lines connecting to the main trunk lines.
New metre gauge systems were
also constructed such as the Rajputana Malwa system in the northwest. By 1900, the metre
gauge lines comprised 41% of the network compared to 56% on the Indian standard gauge.
In yet another break of gauge, many of the small branch lines connecting to the main network
in the twentieth century were constructed on narrow gauges (i.e., less than 3 feet)
I actually made the title up, but I fear I may have been in the ballpark of locomotive engineering.
I have opened a can of worm haven't I
Yes! The 1804 bit was a tad early.
Now if it had been the north west rather than the north east:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00...?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36
set in 1905 and may be the film shown more often on television than any other over the years.
Yes! The 1804 bit was a tad early.
Now if it had been the north west rather than the north east:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00...?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36
set in 1905 and may be the film shown more often on television than any other over the years.
In my defence I was quite tired when I wrote it.
But I'm pleased people have taken the time to research it further, I see this thread running and running.
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