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Purpose

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This template consolidates all of the rail transport track gauge specifications into one standard notation, providing options for listing either metric or imperial units first, for linking the unit abbreviations and for listing (and optionally linking to) the most common name for the specific gauge where applicable.

Usage

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This template is designed for ease of use. The syntax is as follows:

{{RailGauge | gauge spec (below) [ | al=on ] [ | lk=on ] }}

The only required parameter is the gauge specification; the applicable values are listed below. Both the al and lk parameters are optional.

For example, to display the notation for the standard gauge measurement with the alternate name and both the alternate name and measurement labels linked to the applicable articles:

 {{RailGauge|sg|al=on|lk=on}}

produces:

 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

Parameters

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Gauge specification values:

Metric units first   Imperial units first
Value Produces Value Produces
89
89mm
89 3.5
3.5in
3.5"
3.5
127
127mm
127 5in
5"
5 in (127 mm)
184
184mm
184 7.25
7.25in
7.25"
7.25
190.5
190.5mm
190.5 7.5
7.5in
7.5"
7.5
260
260mm
0.26
0.26m
260 10.25
10.25in
10.25"
10.25
311
311mm
311 12.25
12.25in
12.25"
12.25
381
381mm
381 15
15in
15"
1ft3in
1'3"
15
400
400mm
0.4
0.4m
400 15.75
15.75in
15.75"
1ft3.75in
1'3.75"
15.75
457
457mm
457 18
18in
18"
1ft6in
1'6"
1.5ft
18
500
500mm
0.5
0.5m
500 19.75
19.75in
19.75"
1ft7.75in
1'7.75"
19.75
508
508mm
508 20
20in
20"
1ft8in
1'8"
20
559
559mm
559 22
22in
22"
1ft10in
1'10"
22
578
578mm
578 22.75
22.75in
22.75"
1ft10.75in
1'10.75"
22.75
597
597mm
597 23.5
23.5in
23.5"
1ft11.5in
1'11.5"
23.5
600
600mm
0.6
0.6m
600
603
603mm
603 23.75
23.75in
23.75"
1ft11.75in
1'11.75"
23.75
610
610mm
0.61
0.61m
610 24
24in
24"
2
2ft
2'
24
660
660mm
0.66
0.66m
660 26
26in
26"
2ft2in
2'2"
26
686
686mm
686 27
27in
27"
2ft3in
2'3"
27
700
700mm
0.7
0.7m
700 27.5
27.5in
27.5"
2ft3.5in
2'3.5"
27.5
711
711mm
711 28
28in
28"
2ft4in
2'4"
28
750
750mm
0.75
0.75m
750 29.5
29.5in
29.5"
2ft5.5in
2'5.5"
29.5
760
760mm
0.76
0.76m
760 29.875
29.875in
29.875"
2ft5.875in
2'5.875"
29.875
762
762mm
762 30
30in
30"
2ft6in
2'6"
30
785
785mm
785 30.9
30.9in
30.9"
2ft6.9in
2'6.9"
30.9
800
800mm
0.8
0.8m
800 31.5
31.5in
31.5"
2ft7.5in
2'7.5"
31.5
813
813mm
813 32
32in
32"
2ft8in
2'8"
32
825
825mm
825 32.5
32.5in
32.5"
2ft8.5in
2'8.5"
32.5
891
891mm
891 35.1
35.1in
35.1"
2ft11.1in
2'11.1"
35.1
900
900mm
0.9
0.9m
900 35.5
35.5in
35.5"
2ft11.5in
2'11.5"
35.5
914
914mm
914 36
36in
36"
3
3ft
3'
36
950
950mm
0.95
0.95m
950 37.375
37.375in
37.375"
3ft1.375in
3'1.375"
37.375
1000
1000mm
metre
meter
m
1
1m
1 39.375
39.375in
39.375"
3ft3.375in
3'3.375"
3ft3.375in
1050
1050mm
1050 41.33
41.33in
41.33"
3ft5.33in
3'5.33"
3ft5.33in
1055
1055mm
1055 41.5
41.5in
41.5"
3ft5.5in
3'5.5"
3 ft 5+12 in (1,055 mm)
1067
1067mm
1067 cape
42
42in
3ft6in
3.5ft
42
1100
1100mm
1.1
1.1m
1100 43.31
43.31in
3ft7.31in
43.31
1106
1106mm
1106 43.5
43.5in
3ft7.5in
43.5
1219
1219mm
1219 48
48in
48"
4
4ft
4'
48
1295
1295mm
1295 51
51in
51"
4ft3in
4'3"
51
1372
1372mm
1372 54
54in
54"
4ft6in
4'6"
54
1416
1416mm
1416 55.75
55.75in
55.75"
4ft7.75in
4'7.75"
55.75
1422
1422mm
1422 56
56in
56"
4ft8in
4'8"
56
1432
1432mm
1432 56.375
56.375in
4ft8.375in
56.375
sg
standard
1435
1435mm
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) ussg
usstandard
nasg
nastandard
56.5
56.5in
4ft8.5in
4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
1448
1448mm
1448 57
57in
57"
4ft9in
4'9"
57
1473
1473mm
1.473
1.473m
1473 ohio
oh
58
58"
58in
4ft10in
4'10"
oh
1495
1495mm
1495 58.875
58.875"
58.875in
4ft10.875in
4'10.875"
58.875
1500
1500mm
1.5
1.5m
1500
1520
1520mm
1.52
1.52m
1520
1524
1524mm
1524 60
60in
60"
5
5ft
5'
60
1575
1575mm
1575 62
62in
62"
5ft2in
5'2"
62
1581
1581mm
1581 62.25
62.25in
62.25"
5ft2.25in
5'2.25"
62.25
1588
1588mm
1588 62.5
62.5in
62.5"
5ft2.5in
5'2.5"
62.5
1600
1600mm
1.6
1.6m
vic
1600 63
63in
63"
5ft3in
5'3"
63
1676
1676mm
1.676
1.676m
1676 66
66in
66"
5ft6in
5'6"
5.5ft
prov
66
1.75
1.75m
1750
1750mm
1.75
1829
1829mm
1829 72
72in
72"
6
6ft
6'
72
1880
1880mm
1.88
1.88m
1880 74
74in
74"
6ft2in
6'2"
74
1945
1945mm
1.945
1.945m
1945
2000
2000mm
2m
2,000 mm (6 ft 6+34 in) 78.75
78.75in
78.75"
6ft6.75in
6'6.75"
78.75
2140
2140mm
2.14
2.14m
2140 84
84in
84"
7ft
7'
84.25
84.25in
84.25"
7ft0.25in
7'0.25"
84

Optional parameters:

Parameter What it does Example (code and output)
al=on Adds the alternate name after the gauge measurement values {{RailGauge|sg|al=on}}
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
lk=on Adds wikilinks to the measurement unit label
(and the alternate name where applicable)
{{RailGauge|sg|lk=on}}
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)