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  Loading gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A loading gauge is the envelope or contoured shape within which all railway vehicles, engines, coaches, and trucks must fit.
The smallest standard gauge loading gauge is that of the London Underground's tube lines.
Elsewhere in Europe, lines tend to conform to the slightly larger Berne gauge and loading gauges in the United States tend to be larger still.
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 Gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mathematics and Physics, - gauge transformation is a member of a group of mappings to a space or a spacetime, where this group of mappings satisfies certain properties.
Railway - track or rail gauge means the distance between the inside edges of the two rails forming the track (for example, standard gauge and narrow gauge) while loading gauge refers to the set of height and width profiles governing the maximum dimensions of railway vehicles.
The gauge is determined by the number of solid spheres of a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the barrel that could be made from a pound of lead.
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 Standard gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The subsequent Gauge Act of 1846 ruled that new railways should be built to standard gauge, but allowed the broad gauge companies to continue expanding their networks.
Loading gauge, structure gauge, axle load, compatibility of couplings, continuous brakes, electrification system, signalling, radio systems and rules and regulations are also important.
This is opposed to narrow gauge modeling, which models real-world narrow gauge, or off-scale modeling, where track is not true to scale, such as in O gauge.
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 Gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length.
Gauge (shotgun), the caliber of the gun barrel.
Gauge transformation, a member of a group of mathematical mappings used in physics.
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 Encyclopedia: Gauge
Gauge is commonly used in the context of railways, where "track or Rail gauge" means the distance between the inside edges of the two rails forming the track (eg standard gauge, narrow gauge) and "loading gauge" refers to the set of height and width profiles governing the maximum dimensions of railway vehicles.
In shotguns, "gauge" is a term related to the diameter (caliber) of the barrel.
In mathematics and physics, a gauge transformation is a member of a group of mappings to a space or a spacetime, where this group of mappings satisfies certain properties.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gauge   (554 words)

  
 Network Rail Freight Commercial Services - Loading gauge
The physical dimensions of a railway vehicle and its load are governed by a series of height and width profiles, known as loading gauges.
Loading gauge profiles vary by route, reflecting the constraints on rail vehicle size caused by lineside and overline structures.
The larger loading gauges tend to have greater headroom, to enable intermodal flat wagons to carry tall containers and swap bodies on certain routes.
www.networkrail.co.uk /freight/general/infrastructure/loading.htm   (446 words)

  
 Break-of-gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In some cases, breaks of gauge are avoided by installing dual gauge track, either permanently or as part of a changeover process to a single gauge.
Since the British loading gauge is much smaller, European-sized cars cannot enter most of the British rail network, even though the rail gauge is the same.
In the latter part of the 20th century, all mainland capital cities were connected to a standard gauge (1435 mm) network, leading to more breaks of gauge (or branchline closures) in states where this is not the norm.
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Break-of-gauge   (545 words)

  
 Track Gauge & Loading Gauge
Long loads could be accommodated but only if they did not extend to the full width of the gauge, and even then due to the nature of the tilt or 'super elevation' of the track (which is 'banked' up slightly round curves) long and high loads had to be carefully routed.
The revised loading gauge clearances required to carry nine foot six inch high containers and lorry trailers to the current maximum road size (fitted with special suspension to lower its overall height when on the railway wagon) were generally referred to as the PB Gauge standing for Piggyback Gauge.
Loads which are wider than the gauge are no longer carried by rail but prior to the development of roads and road vehicles, and the withdrawal of the common carriers legislation, the railways often had to deal with such 'out of gauge loads'.
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 Liquid Level Gauge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gauge is commonly used in the context of railways, where "track or Rail gauge " means the distance between the inside edges of the two railsforming the track (eg standard gauge, narrow gauge) and " loading gauge " refers to theset of height and width profiles governing the maximum dimensions of railway vehicles.
The gauge is determined by the number of solid spheres of a diameter equal to theinside diameter of the barrel that could be made from a pound of lead.
In mathematics and physics, a gauge transformation is a member of a group of mappings to a space or a spacetime, where this group of map...
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 European Loading Gauges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Increasing the structure gauge to give extra height, for the GB+ loading gauge needed for unaccompanied piggyback or the GC gauge required for tractor-and-trailer piggyback, would be very expensive.
The original (1891) gauge meant everyone accepting the then standard French loading gauge, which was the smallest in mainland Europe as to both width and height.
The gauge thus defined (shown on the diagram in the main article on the preceding pages as Universal gauge) continued to be known officially as the Gabarit passe-partout international, or 'PPI', which translates literally as 'pass everywhere international gauge'.
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 Loading gauge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A loading gauge is the envelope or contoured shape within which all (Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system) railway vehicles, engines, coaches, and trucks must fit.
For example, (Electric underground railway) metro trains might have smaller loading gauge than conventional railway to allow smaller tunnels.
The largest loading gauge is that of the (The railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel) Channel Tunnel between (An island comprising England and Scotland and Wales) Great Britain and (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/loading_gauge.htm   (288 words)

  
 ROLLING - Online Information article about ROLLING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf.
gauge of British railways it is not usually possible to seat four persons across the width of the car for its whole length, and at the ends the seats have to be placed along the sides of the vehicle.
European open wagons and is used to carry goods not liable to be injured by the weather; but in the United States the practice of covering the load with tarpaulins is unknown, and therefore the proportion of box cars is much greater than in Europe.
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 Encyclopedia: Loading gauge
The smallest standard gauge loading gauge is that of the London Underground's tube lines; early Victorian engineers had only the technical and financial capabilty to build small bore deep tunnels.
The loading gauge on the main lines of Great Britain, where rail transport started, is quite small as early engineers had little understanding of the future requirements for larger trains while facing huge technical challenges building railways in this period.
The even-larger American loading gauge is 15' high and 10'6" wide.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Loading-gauge   (712 words)

  
 Gauge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gauge (sometimes spelled gage) is used with differing meanings in mechanics, engineering, mathematics and physics.
In mechanics, a pressure gauge is a device for indicating liquid or gas pressure, a vacuum gage indicates gas pressure less than atomospheric pressure.
Gauge is commonly used in the context of railways, where 'track gauge' (often simply 'gauge') means the distance between the inside edges of the two rails forming the track (eg standard gauge, narrow gauge) and 'loading gauge' refers to the set of height and width profiles governing the maximum dimensions of railway vehicles.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/gauge   (363 words)

  
 CODED - En   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There are 4 basic gauges recognised by UIC: international gauge, A, B and C gauge.
In principle, the smallest loading gauge may not be exceeded throughout the transport journey.
Combined transport consignments often exceed loading gauges A and B. Another gauge of particular significance for combined transport is the B+ Gauge.
forum.europa.eu.int /irc/dsis/coded/info/data/coded/en/gl010958.htm   (100 words)

  
 Untitled Document
His gun was a muzzle loading 16-gauge double shotgun.
When properly loaded it gave uniform patterns with shot sizes from five to 7½, at 30 yards.
Fading popularity of the sixteen gauge is not the result of poor performance.
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 Train Glossary
Axle loads were restricted to 8 tons which made such railways much cheaper to construct and maintain.
The height of the bar above the rails represents a portion of the loading-gauge so that loaded wagons may be easily checked to ensure they are within the loading gauge.
A self-propelled railway vehicle in which no accommodation for a pay load is provided, and which is capable of providing the motive power for other vehicles coupled to it.
www.glue-it.com /trains/general-information/glossary/l_summ.htm   (560 words)

  
 Bellmore Johnson Co. - Winchester Cannon Operating Instructions
Never fire shells loaded with smokeless powder or shells with shot or slugs as such a cartridge can lead to excessive pressures with the possibility of personal injury and damage to the cannon.
Insert a 10 gauge blank shell until the rim of the shell rests on the extractor.
The 10 gauge blank shells are loaded with fl powder, which leaves a residue that is highly attractive to moisture.
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 Märklin Trains >> 2005 Exclusiv Items
A loading gauge is included with this stake car to enable you to have a prototypical setup on your layout.
A loading gauge is a metal frame often located near the track scale.
The loading gauge regulates adherence to the clearance gauge.
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 The LNER A1 and A3 Gresley Pacifics
The boiler was reduced to the GNR loading gauge, but still kept a tapered shape and tubes less than 19ft long.
These original 11 engines were built to the generous GNR loading gauge, and had to be amended to fit the loading gauge of the LNER.
Hornby sell a ready-to-run OO gauge (4mm scale) model of the Flying Scotsman, and have recently introduced a model of the Flying Scotsman to their live steam OO gauge range.
www.lner.info /locos/A/a1a3a10.shtml   (2374 words)

  
 E6Tuner development preview
This is what you get after the software has loaded up the ECU data, it goes straight to the driving gauges screen with realtime display of acquired data.
A ECU loading progress gauge is displayed during the loading, you can compare the speed of this loading progress to the loading speed in your DOS software to get a idea of the speed improvements this software has over the old stuff.
Immediately after the gauges are on-screen, I hit the Tab key which switches to the map editing page, the map that is shown is the base fuel map in the default 2d editing mode.
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 British Railway Vocabulary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The standard gauge in most countries of the world is the rather weird 4 feet and 8.5 inches.
Much of the GWR, for example, had a very wide loading gauge because its early trackwork was built to broad gauge standards.
A loading gauge is also the name for the post with curved overhanging arm used to check that rolling stock doesn’t exceed the railway’s clearances.
www.tela.bc.ca /british-n-scale/vocabulary.html   (4527 words)

  
 E3 Series Shinkansen - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The E3 Series Shinkansen are new Japanese Shinkansen high-speed trains built for the opening of the new Akita Shinkansen 'mini-Shinkansen' line, converted from a regular 3'6" narrow-gauge line between Morioka and Akita.
Like the 400 Series Shinkansen these trains are built to a smaller loading gauge to fit on the narrower clearances of the 'mini-Shinkansen'.
The initial units built starting in 1997 were 5-car sets, but sixth cars were built to integrate into the existing units by the end of 1998.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /e/e3/e3_series_shinkansen.html   (117 words)

  
 Loading Gauge Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - loading gauge
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 European Railway Loading Gauges
In 1999, Railtrack devised a new nomenclature for the freight vehicle loading gauges used on Britain's national railways.
It also explains the varying combinations of loading gauge and low platform wagon which can be used to move tall containers safely.
UIC standard gauge, sometimes known as Berne Gauge
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 Broad gauge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The broad gauge of the Great Western is associated with one man, namely Brunel.
One of the problems with the broad gauge was that the vertical loading gauge was only slightly greater than that on standard gauge lines.
This probably indicates that Brunel was not fully aware of the mechanical potential for a broader gauge.
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 History of the 7¼" Gauge Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The acceptance of 7¼ inch gauge at this time however, was overshadowed by the success of the larger gauges and commercial manufacturers tended to encourage the 15 inch gauge as it was more adaptable for a wide range of pleasure and estate uses and was more stable to carry passengers.
Whilst 7¼ inch gauge still needed heavy turning equipment, which was not readily available to enthusiasts, it nevertheless had a following, as it represented an opportunity to build and operate an engine which was powerful enough to pull passengers, albeit at a much cheaper cost to build, operate and repair.
This information has been communicated to the 7¼ inch Gauge Society in Great Britain and initially they had no answer but are now researching their archives to see if there is an agreed date that we can all adopt as the starting date for 7¼ inch gauge passenger operation.
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 Ashcroft Pressure Gauge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the measure of the force that acts on a unit area.
Often F is taken to be the of the magnitude of the mean vector force normal to the surface of area A upon whichit exerts; the "surface" not necessarily being a that of a body, but for example the cross sectional area of a conduit.
Stagnation pressure is the pressure due to the velocity of a fluid, and is defined to include static pressure.In addition, there can be differences in pressure due to differences in the elevation (height) of the fluid.
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