Odd stuff here, two-headed steam locomotives and a rail car / boat:
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Episode 4.Ffestiniog Railway
Mar 13, 2022
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The little railways of Wales. Law passed saying new railways must be "standard gauge". Unless... The "unless" for these - too hilly, too winding, way to small, essentially single-purpose - mainly bring slate to the coast or main railway. As a kid, had this crazy interest in these.
Ireland had a big amount of 3foot gauge railways. Winding around lightly populated areas.
The little railways of Wales. Law passed saying new railways must be "standard gauge". Unless... The "unless" for these - too hilly, too winding, way to small, essentially single-purpose - mainly bring slate to the coast or main railway. As a kid, had this crazy interest in these.
Ireland had a big amount of 3foot gauge railways. Winding around lightly populated areas.
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Although we didn't have Beeching cuts, loss of riders to their autos had the same effect.
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Distance matters. New England is only a small corner of the US. https://mapfight.xyz/map/great.britain/#new.england
The little railways of Wales. Law passed saying new railways must be "standard gauge". Unless... The "unless" for these - too hilly, too winding, way to small, essentially single-purpose - mainly bring slate to the coast or main railway. As a kid, had this crazy interest in these.
Ireland had a big amount of 3foot gauge railways. Winding around lightly populated areas.
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There is a former logging Shay here in standard gauge.
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What was the reason for narrowing the gauge? Did it really decrease allowable turning radius?
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