Irish gauge
E400041
Irish gauge is a broad railway track gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) widely used on railways in Ireland and parts of Australia and Brazil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish gauge canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broad gauge
ⓘ
railway track gauge ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Australia, Australia
State of Victoria ⓘ
surface form:
State of Victoria, Australia
|
| associatedRollingStock |
Irish gauge freight wagons
ⓘ
Irish gauge locomotives ⓘ Irish gauge multiple units ⓘ Irish gauge passenger coaches ⓘ |
| continentOfUse |
Europe
ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
Australia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cape gauge (3 ft 6 in / 1067 mm)
ⓘ
Indian gauge (5 ft 6 in / 1676 mm) ⓘ standard gauge (4 ft 8½ in / 1435 mm) ⓘ |
| gaugeCategory | broad gauge (over 1,435 mm) ⓘ |
| hasConversionFrom | standard gauge (on some lines) ⓘ |
| hasConversionTo | standard gauge (on some lines) ⓘ |
| hasExactImperialEquivalent | 5 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| hasExactMetricEquivalent | 1600 mm ⓘ |
| introducedInCountry | introduced in Ireland in the 19th century ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIreland | statutory standard gauge for most Irish railways ⓘ |
| measurementSystem |
imperial units
ⓘ
metric units ⓘ |
| railwayEngineeringContext |
affects platform and structure clearances
ⓘ
affects rolling stock design ⓘ affects track geometry and alignment ⓘ |
| regionalName | Irish broad gauge ⓘ |
| standardGaugeComparison_mm | 1600 mm vs 1435 mm ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1600 mm
ⓘ
5 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter railways
ⓘ
freight railways ⓘ heritage railways ⓘ intercity railways ⓘ passenger railways ⓘ regional railways ⓘ |
| usedOnNetwork |
Belo Horizonte Metro
ⓘ
surface form:
Belo Horizonte metropolitan railways (selected lines)
Iarnród Éireann network ⓘ Northern Ireland railways ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ireland Railways network
Queensland rail network at Brisbane ⓘ
surface form:
Queensland Railways suburban network (historical sections)
South Australian rail network ⓘ
surface form:
South Australian broad gauge network
São Paulo suburban railways (selected lines) ⓘ Victorian regional rail network ⓘ
surface form:
Victorian broad gauge network
|
| widerThan | standard gauge ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.