Meaning of loading gauge | Babel Free

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1. The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.
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2. A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.

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“In Russia, where experiments on a considerable scale have⟳ been made with condensing, the railways have⟳ the considerable advantage of a loading gauge 17 ft. high (the biggest in the world), as compared with the British 13 ft. or slightly over.”

“The first "K" class 4-8-4 appeared in 1932. Designed and built in New Zealand, these are probably the biggest non-articulated locomotives possible within the loading gauge.”

“The total of wagons generally conforming to Continental standards but specially built to our loading gauge so that they are capable of use⟳ on the ferry routes is now 8,000.”

“The coaches are similar to those of the Hampshire diesel-electric units, which went into service in September, 1957, but have⟳ 8ft 6in wide bodies, instead of 9ft, because of loading gauge limitations on the South Eastern Division.”

“But there is a continuing distinction between the loading gauge (the size of the trains) of the deep-level Tube trains and the loading gauge of the cut-and-cover trains. The latter are bigger - as big as main-line trains.”

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