#RailNatter Episode 55: Why Is Standard Track Gauge Four Foot Eight And A Half Inches?
Apr 23, 2021•56 min•Ep. 55
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Episode description
In a change to the previously advertised schedule, I’m filling in with a pre-record in this week’s #RailNatter (we’ll have our first dual-guest episode next week)… We’re covering the origins of “standard” track gauge!
We’ll bust open the myths about horse’s bottoms and Romans (see also: the Space Shuttle episode) and look at the far more interesting reality of early railway infrastructure development – and not for the last time I am sure!
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