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broad gauge
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broad gauge
n.
1. A distance between the rails of a railroad track that is greater than the standard width of 56 1/2 inches (143.5 centimeters).
2. A locomotive, car, or railway line of this gauge.

broad gauge
n
(Transport / Railways) a railway track with a greater distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56½ inches (about 1.44 metres) used now by most mainline railway systems
adj broad-gauge
(Transport / Railways) of, relating to, or denoting a railway having this track
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Noun1.broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train


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n Sikkim will have the first ever rail connectivity with the laying of foundation of the new broad gauge railway line between Sikkim's small township of Rangpo and West Bengal's border town of Sivok.
CAPTION(S): ON THE RAILS: Among the attractions worth paying a visit to this summer is Didcot Railway Centre where you can see steam locomotives in the original engine shed as well as a reconstruction of Brunel's broad gauge railway.
The new broad gauge railway line is between Sikkim's small township of Rangpo and West Bengal's border town of Sivok.
 
 
 
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