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Meanings of narrow gauge in English

Russian
узкая колея
Portuguese
bitola estreita

Rail gauge with rails closer together than standard gauge rails (1435 mm, 4 ft 8½ in)

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        Usage of narrow gauge in English
        1
        The railways are of narrow gauge, and the carriages like our tramcars.
        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
        2
        The narrow gauge from Colfax is little better than a stage coach.
        Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
        3
        There is a north-south train, but it's slow, old and narrow gauge.
        Reuters
        4
        The narrow gauge trains are worked by two classes of engines.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
        5
        Our recommendation was that the narrow gauge should be carried throughout.
        Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
        6
        It is a narrow gauge, not more than forty-seven inches wide.
        Little Journey to Puerto Rico / For Intermediate and Upper Grade...
        7
        The cars, often long trains, are narrow gauge, open, and airy.
        Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
        8
        In Wales the first narrow gauge railway dates from 1832.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884
        9
        In the former case, the narrow gauge, 20 in.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884
        10
        The standard coupled passenger express engine on the narrow gauge has inside cylinders 17 in.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
        11
        The steam, a great hot hammer of air, came punching out of the narrow gauge.
        Runemarks
        12
        One member even has his own narrow gauge railway to transport firewood across his garden.
        BBC
        13
        The narrow gauge is especially adapted to mountain regions, and also to thinly populated districts.
        The Land of the Kangaroo / Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey...
        14
        The tunnel's walls were made of reinforced concrete; the floor contained a narrow gauge railroad track.
        The new yorker
        15
        On the narrow gauge are the Big Trees, at which an interesting stop-over can be enjoyed.
        The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
        16
        Wonderful railways underground, narrow gauge, of course.
        Raising Steam
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