Odd gauge
Marcus Marcusson
� introduced as standard gauge in the mines in 1929/30.
http://www.abc.se/home/m10901/RAIL/bjuvgruv.html
Owner was the H�gan�s group which had Austrian main owners in those
days, which resulted in some unusual technology around the industries of
the group � for example odd gauges at some industrial tracks.
Which national measure system might result in 625mm? It�s almost exact
24�� Swedish inches (or 21� Swedish decimal-inches = 10th of a foot) ,
but as Sweden accept the meter units a lot earlier, I�m sceptical to
that explanation. Any ideas?
/M
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http://www.abc.se/~m10901/
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>The cole- and clay-mines in Bjuv in southern Sweden used the gauge 625mm
>� introduced as standard gauge in the mines in 1929/30.
>http://www.abc.se/home/m10901/RAIL/bjuvgruv.html
>Owner was the H�gan�s group which had Austrian main owners in those
>days, which resulted in some unusual technology around the industries of
>the group � for example odd gauges at some industrial tracks.
>Which national measure system might result in 625mm? It�s almost exact
>24�� Swedish inches (or 21� Swedish decimal-inches = 10th of a foot) ,
>but as Sweden accept the meter units a lot earlier, I�m sceptical to
>that explanation. Any ideas?
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Two_foot_gauge_railways. There
seem to have been rather a lot of them. I had always imagined the Maine
"two-footers" to be unique, but evidently they weren't.
umar