narrow gauge
Tighter rail spacing
Narrow gauge describes a railroad track width narrower than the standard gauge of 4 feet 8½ inches.
Narrow-gauge railways were cheaper to build and could navigate tighter curves, making them useful for mining, logging, and mountainous terrain: The narrow-gauge train wound through the canyon.
The term extends figuratively to anything limited in scope or capacity.
- railwayTrack system for trains
- mountain railwaysTrains designed for elevation
- mountain passRoute through highlands
- funicularsCable-drawn incline trains
- heritage railwaysRestored historic rail lines
tourist attraction · steam locomotives · switchbacks · quarry · Darjeeling · branch lines · sugar plantations · old west · light railway · rolling stock · mountain · train · tracks · miniature · vintage · steam · sleepers · scenic
- track gauges
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- rail systemsrailroad, railway, light rail, heavy rail, metro
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
narrow gaugebroad
Wide in span
wide-ranging · broad-minded · expansive · comprehensive · all-encompassing
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