Dimensions
1- The US standard railroad gauge (distance between railways) is 4 feet 8,5 inches. It's a curiously ′′ odd ′′ number. Why was that dimension used?
2- Well, because that's how they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railways as well.
1- The US standard railroad gauge (distance between railways) is 4 feet 8,5 inches. It's a curiously ′′ odd ′′ number. Why was that dimension used?
2- Well, because that's how they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railways as well.
And why did the British build them like this?
3- Because the first railway lines were built by the same people who built the tramway carriages, and this is the gauge they used. So why did ′′ they ′′ use that size?
4- Because the people who built trams used the same masks
3- Because the first railway lines were built by the same people who built the tramway carriages, and this is the gauge they used. So why did ′′ they ′′ use that size?
4- Because the people who built trams used the same masks
and tools they used to build wagons, which used the same distance between wheels. And why did the wagons have that particular distance between the wheels?
5- Well, if they tried to use any other distance, the wheels of the wagons would have broken more often
5- Well, if they tried to use any other distance, the wheels of the wagons would have broken more often
on some of the old long distance roads in England since this is the distance between grooves excavated by wheels. So who built those old roads full of grooves?
6- Imperial Rome built the first long-distance roads in Europe (including England) for its legions. Those roads
6- Imperial Rome built the first long-distance roads in Europe (including England) for its legions. Those roads
have been used since then. What about the grooves in the streets?
7- The Roman chariots formed the initial grooves, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying the wheels of their wagons. Because the chariots were made for imperial Rome,
7- The Roman chariots formed the initial grooves, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying the wheels of their wagons. Because the chariots were made for imperial Rome,
they were all the same as for the distance between the wheels.
Therefore the 4-foot 8,5-inch U.S. railroad standard gauge is derived from the original specs for an imperial Roman warfare wagon.
Therefore the 4-foot 8,5-inch U.S. railroad standard gauge is derived from the original specs for an imperial Roman warfare wagon.
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