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ID 736959 Last modified 18.02.2021
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Domain railways - rolling stockrailways
  • raudteerööbaste siseservade vaheline kaugus millimeetrites
  • distance between the interior surfaces of the two railheads of a single track, measured on a given distance below the upper rail surface
  • the smallest distance between a pair of rails measured between the inside surfaces of the rail heads.
Good to know
  • Vt ka kirjet „railhead - rööpapea“. [29.05.2017]
  • It is distinguished between broad/large (more than 1,435 mm), standard (1,435 mm) and narrow (less than 1,435 mm) gauge railway track.
  • Baltimaades, Venemaal ja muudes SRÜ riikides on laiarööpmelise raudtee rööpmelaiuseks 1520 mm, Soomes 1524 mm, enamikus Euroopa riikides, USA-s ja Hiinas on raudtee rööpmelaiuseks 1435 mm.
rööpmelaius
Usage examples
  • Raudtee sirge teeosa rööpmelaius rööpapeade sisemiste servade vahel on 1520 mm. Vabariigi Valitsuse otsusega võib kasutusele võtta ka muu rööpmelaiusega avalikuks kasutamiseks määratud raudteid.
rööpmevahe
track gauge
Usage examples
  • The railway networks located in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have 1 520 mm track gauge, which is the same as in neighbouring third countries, but is different from that of the main rail network within the Union.
track gage
Good to know
  • American English
gauge
gage
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  • American English.

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