Topic summary
Irish Gauge
Extracted from the Wikipedia article 5 ft 3 in gauge railway.
Nomenclature
- In Great Britain and Ireland, the gauge is known as Irish gauge. In Ireland it is also common to hear it referred to as standard gauge or broad gauge when distinguishing it from the various 3 ft narrow-gauge railways of the island.
- In Australia, where the states of Victoria and South Australia have this gauge (as did Tasmania in the 19th century), it is known as broad gauge.
- In Brazil, the gauge is mainly known as broad gauge (Portuguese: bitola larga), but occasionally as Irish gauge (Portuguese: bitola irlandesa).