Definitions for narrow gauge
nar·row gauge

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1. narrow gaugenoun

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

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1. Narrow gauge

   A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails, they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain). Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often used in mountainous terrain, where engineering savings can be substantial. Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often built to serve industries as well as sparsely populated communities where the traffic potential would not justify the cost of a standard- or broad-gauge line. Narrow-gauge railways have specialised use in mines and other environments where a small structure gauge necessitates a small loading gauge. In some countries, narrow gauge is the standard; Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Australian states of Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania have a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, whereas Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand have metre-gauge railways. Narrow-gauge trams, particularly metre-gauge, are common in Europe. Non-industrial, narrow-gauge mountain railways are (or were) common in the Rocky Mountains of the United States and the Pacific Cordillera of Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Greece, and Costa Rica.

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1. narrow gauge

   Narrow gauge refers to a railway track where the distance between the inner sides of the rails is less than the standard gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches (1.435 meters). It's often used in mountainous terrain or in regions where the cost of constructing a standard gauge railway is prohibitive.

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1. Narrow gauge

   A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the 1,435 mm of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between 610 mm and 1,067 mm.

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1. • Gauge
   • Railroad Track

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of narrow gauge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of narrow gauge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_Gauge
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4. ^ Wikidata
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