Height Categories
Buses, trams, trolleys and railway passenger cars are divided into several typical categories.
- Ultra low floor tram - 180 mm (7 in)
- Low floor tram - 300 to 350 mm (12 to 14 in)
- High floor tram - more than 600 mm (24 in)
- Low floor train - 550 mm (22 in)
- Train (in UK or narrow gauge) - 800 to 1,200 mm (31.5 to 47.2 in)
- Standard North American passenger cars - 1,300 mm (51 in)
- Train (standard gauge (except UK) or broad gauge) - 1,300 to 1,370 mm (51 to 54 in)
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