mixed gauge
mixed gauge noun: a description of a railway track with (usually) three rails, which enables trains of two different track gauges to run over it.
Noun
mixed gauge (countable and uncountable, plural mixed gauges)
- A description of a railway track with (usually) three rails, which enables trains of two different track gauges to run over it.
- An ingenious method was used in the early days of mixed gauges on the Great Western Railway, by which narrow gauge and broad gauge trains could be sent on diverging paths without the use of ordinary switches controlled from a signalbox.1940 May, “Pertinent Paragraphs: Old Time Permanent Way Devices”, in Railway Magazine, page 305
- Synonyms:
- dual gauge
Synonyms of mixed gauge
- dual gauge
Forms of mixed gauge
| plural | mixed gauges |
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Questions about mixed gauge
- What does mixed gauge mean?
- Mixed gauge means a description of a railway track with (usually) three rails, which enables trains of two different track gauges to run over it.
- What part of speech is mixed gauge?
- Mixed gauge is a noun.
- What is the plural of mixed gauge?
- The plural of mixed gauge is mixed gauges.
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