Irish gauge railways use a track gauge of 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). It is used in
- Ireland (2,400 km or 1,491 mi )
- Australia (4,017 km or 2,496 mi) where it is also known as Broad Gauge.
- Brazil (4,057 km or 2,521 mi) where it is also known as Bitola larga.
- Baden, Germany, between 1840 and 1855, by the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, known as Breitspur.
Read more about Irish Gauge: Summary, Similar Gauges, Locomotives, See Also
Famous quotes containing the word irish:
“I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad.”
—Bernadette Devlin (b. 1947)