Galicia (and Asturias) still demand gauge-conversion 1435mm:
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El Congreso aprueba una mesa técnica bilateral entre la Xunta y el Gobierno para analizar el cambio de ancho de vía en Galicia
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September 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Galicia (and Asturias) still demand gauge-conversion 1435mm:
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Rautatiet. On Eurooppa 1435mm ja sitten tämä venäjän blokki 1520-24mm, jossa me olemme.
September 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Rautatiet. On Eurooppa 1435mm ja sitten tämä venäjän blokki 1520-24mm, jossa me olemme.
Elbląskie to podejrzewam, że mają rozstaw 1000mm. Duńskie, raczej normalnotorowe - 1435mm.
September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Elbląskie to podejrzewam, że mają rozstaw 1000mm. Duńskie, raczej normalnotorowe - 1435mm.
Smalspoor in Oostenrijk is ook echt heel smal. Normale spoorlijnen hebben een breedte van 1435mm. Smalspoor in Zwitserland is meestal 1000mm ofwel meterspoor. In Oostenrijk is het doorgaans 760mm. Dat is echt heel smal en ziet er haast komisch uit. (Foto van de Zillertalbahn ter referentie).
September 19, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Smalspoor in Oostenrijk is ook echt heel smal. Normale spoorlijnen hebben een breedte van 1435mm. Smalspoor in Zwitserland is meestal 1000mm ofwel meterspoor. In Oostenrijk is het doorgaans 760mm. Dat is echt heel smal en ziet er haast komisch uit. (Foto van de Zillertalbahn ter referentie).
September 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Ebisucho Sta.(Tsutenkaku) Hankai Tramway (Naniwa Ward, Osaka)
Opened 1911
This Tramway originally started as horse-drawn railway 1067mm
Later converted to DC600V electrified 1435mm standard gauge
100% of NANKAI
Transfer for the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
Let's go to church on Sunday❣️
Opened 1911
This Tramway originally started as horse-drawn railway 1067mm
Later converted to DC600V electrified 1435mm standard gauge
100% of NANKAI
Transfer for the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
Let's go to church on Sunday❣️
September 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ebisucho Sta.(Tsutenkaku) Hankai Tramway (Naniwa Ward, Osaka)
Opened 1911
This Tramway originally started as horse-drawn railway 1067mm
Later converted to DC600V electrified 1435mm standard gauge
100% of NANKAI
Transfer for the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
Let's go to church on Sunday❣️
Opened 1911
This Tramway originally started as horse-drawn railway 1067mm
Later converted to DC600V electrified 1435mm standard gauge
100% of NANKAI
Transfer for the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line
Let's go to church on Sunday❣️
Do you think the dude who first designed the standard Roman chariot knew how much he was affecting?1435mm is the width of roman chariots, most trains in the world, and hardware that need to be moved said rail like rocket stages. The width some dude was like “yea, works” thousands of years ago.
September 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Do you think the dude who first designed the standard Roman chariot knew how much he was affecting?1435mm is the width of roman chariots, most trains in the world, and hardware that need to be moved said rail like rocket stages. The width some dude was like “yea, works” thousands of years ago.
Me too. But so much damage is already done, unless those facilities get completely destroyed it’ll always be cheaper and more efficient to rebuild there.
It’s like how the spacing of Roman chariots defined the standard rail gauge, and cause of these deals, max rail-able rocket diameter (1435mm)
It’s like how the spacing of Roman chariots defined the standard rail gauge, and cause of these deals, max rail-able rocket diameter (1435mm)
September 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Me too. But so much damage is already done, unless those facilities get completely destroyed it’ll always be cheaper and more efficient to rebuild there.
It’s like how the spacing of Roman chariots defined the standard rail gauge, and cause of these deals, max rail-able rocket diameter (1435mm)
It’s like how the spacing of Roman chariots defined the standard rail gauge, and cause of these deals, max rail-able rocket diameter (1435mm)
Is there enough potential traffic for an extra 1435mm track?
September 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Is there enough potential traffic for an extra 1435mm track?
Almost. Baltics in final phase of laying 1435mm Euro gauge for the Rail Baltica service, connecting Tallinn through to Warsaw. Nice as a tourist, also, part of our transformation to a 'Schengen' style allied military zone, for speed of logistics and manoeuvres.
Finland by July 2027.
Finland by July 2027.
August 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Almost. Baltics in final phase of laying 1435mm Euro gauge for the Rail Baltica service, connecting Tallinn through to Warsaw. Nice as a tourist, also, part of our transformation to a 'Schengen' style allied military zone, for speed of logistics and manoeuvres.
Finland by July 2027.
Finland by July 2027.
Ukrajina a 1435 mm rozchod koľajníc. Opäť bližšie k EU. #thankyouputin #1435mm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWK...
One track gauge, one step closer to Europe 🚆
YouTube video by European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
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August 29, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Ukrajina a 1435 mm rozchod koľajníc. Opäť bližšie k EU. #thankyouputin #1435mm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWK...
Rail Báltica
La #UE prepara las infraestructuras en el futuro corredor del frente oriental contra #Rusia.
Una red ferroviaria diseñada para la logística #OTAN entre Finlandia, países bálticos y Polonia donde la española Renfe actúa como operador sombra.
www.globalrailwayreview.com/home/militar...
La #UE prepara las infraestructuras en el futuro corredor del frente oriental contra #Rusia.
Una red ferroviaria diseñada para la logística #OTAN entre Finlandia, países bálticos y Polonia donde la española Renfe actúa como operador sombra.
www.globalrailwayreview.com/home/militar...
Military mobility is reshaping Lithuania’s railways
Military mobility is driving Lithuania's railway rebuild, from Rail Baltica to NATO logistics hubs and a 1435mm gauge shift. See the engineering plan.
www.globalrailwayreview.com
August 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Rail Báltica
La #UE prepara las infraestructuras en el futuro corredor del frente oriental contra #Rusia.
Una red ferroviaria diseñada para la logística #OTAN entre Finlandia, países bálticos y Polonia donde la española Renfe actúa como operador sombra.
www.globalrailwayreview.com/home/militar...
La #UE prepara las infraestructuras en el futuro corredor del frente oriental contra #Rusia.
Una red ferroviaria diseñada para la logística #OTAN entre Finlandia, países bálticos y Polonia donde la española Renfe actúa como operador sombra.
www.globalrailwayreview.com/home/militar...
6/n #BalticTour Warsaw-Vilnius stage. Change train at Mockava border station in the middle of nowhere as Lithuania mainly uses broad railway gauge 1520mm (based on Russian) compared to standard 1435mm European gauge.
August 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
6/n #BalticTour Warsaw-Vilnius stage. Change train at Mockava border station in the middle of nowhere as Lithuania mainly uses broad railway gauge 1520mm (based on Russian) compared to standard 1435mm European gauge.
Stick to 'standard' (1435mm, four feet 8.5 inches in 'jurassic speak') to start. Other words, HO track. 1/87 scale. It's relatively compact. If you're space-limited, 'N', 1/150 is OK.
August 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Stick to 'standard' (1435mm, four feet 8.5 inches in 'jurassic speak') to start. Other words, HO track. 1/87 scale. It's relatively compact. If you're space-limited, 'N', 1/150 is OK.
The missing bit of HSL Taboabdela - Ourense is under construction.
So, yes by 2032 or so, there can be a continuous 1435mm HSL on Madrid - Santiago de Compostela.
A Coruña - Santiago - Vigo will be another story, though.
It will require conversion of 1 track after the other.
🔜
So, yes by 2032 or so, there can be a continuous 1435mm HSL on Madrid - Santiago de Compostela.
A Coruña - Santiago - Vigo will be another story, though.
It will require conversion of 1 track after the other.
🔜
August 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The missing bit of HSL Taboabdela - Ourense is under construction.
So, yes by 2032 or so, there can be a continuous 1435mm HSL on Madrid - Santiago de Compostela.
A Coruña - Santiago - Vigo will be another story, though.
It will require conversion of 1 track after the other.
🔜
So, yes by 2032 or so, there can be a continuous 1435mm HSL on Madrid - Santiago de Compostela.
A Coruña - Santiago - Vigo will be another story, though.
It will require conversion of 1 track after the other.
🔜
Short-term, it would make sense to extend the Canary from Villefranche-de-Conflent - Vernet-les- Bains to Prades - Molitg-les-Bains.
Just by re-gauging the 1435mm line...
Elne - Céret - Arles-sur-Tech should reopen, yes, as part of RER Perpignan.
And Ripoll - Sant Joan de les Abadesses.
🔜
Just by re-gauging the 1435mm line...
Elne - Céret - Arles-sur-Tech should reopen, yes, as part of RER Perpignan.
And Ripoll - Sant Joan de les Abadesses.
🔜
August 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Short-term, it would make sense to extend the Canary from Villefranche-de-Conflent - Vernet-les- Bains to Prades - Molitg-les-Bains.
Just by re-gauging the 1435mm line...
Elne - Céret - Arles-sur-Tech should reopen, yes, as part of RER Perpignan.
And Ripoll - Sant Joan de les Abadesses.
🔜
Just by re-gauging the 1435mm line...
Elne - Céret - Arles-sur-Tech should reopen, yes, as part of RER Perpignan.
And Ripoll - Sant Joan de les Abadesses.
🔜
@jon Pardon my ignorance here is this record on a single train with variable gauge ? Finland is 1524mm, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, etc are 1435mm, Spain and Portugal are 1668mm, though there is high speed 1435 in Spain to Seville. or is this longest journey on […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
August 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
@jon Pardon my ignorance here is this record on a single train with variable gauge ? Finland is 1524mm, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, etc are 1435mm, Spain and Portugal are 1668mm, though there is high speed 1435 in Spain to Seville. or is this longest journey on […]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
[Original post on cosocial.ca]
Normaal moet je in Zweisimmen overstappen, want 2 spoorbreedtes. Tegenwoordig rijdt er ook een paar x per dag een toeristentrein wél door. De trein rijdt door deze installatie, waarbij de assen van de trein worden ingeschoven van normaalspoor (1435mm) naar smalspoor (1000mm) of vv. Bijzonder.
August 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Normaal moet je in Zweisimmen overstappen, want 2 spoorbreedtes. Tegenwoordig rijdt er ook een paar x per dag een toeristentrein wél door. De trein rijdt door deze installatie, waarbij de assen van de trein worden ingeschoven van normaalspoor (1435mm) naar smalspoor (1000mm) of vv. Bijzonder.
Zweedse treinen verder door laten rijden Finland in of vice versa is overigens niet mogelijk. Beide landen hebben een andere spoorbreedte: Zweden heeft normaalspoor (1435mm) en Finland heeft Russisch breedspoor (1524mm). Het stukje spoor tussen Haparanda en Tornio heeft beide spoorbreedtes.
August 10, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Zweedse treinen verder door laten rijden Finland in of vice versa is overigens niet mogelijk. Beide landen hebben een andere spoorbreedte: Zweden heeft normaalspoor (1435mm) en Finland heeft Russisch breedspoor (1524mm). Het stukje spoor tussen Haparanda en Tornio heeft beide spoorbreedtes.
I’d like to politely point out that all Eurostar trains are 1435mm 🙂
August 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I’d like to politely point out that all Eurostar trains are 1435mm 🙂
That's a question for a fortune teller, not me :D
Capacity-wise the full station layout is needed if 1435mm ever reaches Riga
Capacity-wise the full station layout is needed if 1435mm ever reaches Riga
July 31, 2026 at 12:44 PM
That's a question for a fortune teller, not me :D
Capacity-wise the full station layout is needed if 1435mm ever reaches Riga
Capacity-wise the full station layout is needed if 1435mm ever reaches Riga
Station building on this side will be completed this year, 2 more years for OCS and CCS for 1520mm tracks.
No idea when if ever 1435mm will reach into Riga
No idea when if ever 1435mm will reach into Riga
July 31, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Station building on this side will be completed this year, 2 more years for OCS and CCS for 1520mm tracks.
No idea when if ever 1435mm will reach into Riga
No idea when if ever 1435mm will reach into Riga
Latour de Carol - Enveigt, 1979.
From the Left to the Right:
. Express to Toulouse M
(Mostly DEV carriages)
. Omnibus from Barcelona S
(S-5000/8000 carriages, loco-hauled)
. Train Jaune to/from Villefranche de Conflent.
In those days, the 1668mm+3kV 🛤️ crossed 1 of the 1435mm+1.5kV 🛤️.
From the Left to the Right:
. Express to Toulouse M
(Mostly DEV carriages)
. Omnibus from Barcelona S
(S-5000/8000 carriages, loco-hauled)
. Train Jaune to/from Villefranche de Conflent.
In those days, the 1668mm+3kV 🛤️ crossed 1 of the 1435mm+1.5kV 🛤️.
July 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Latour de Carol - Enveigt, 1979.
From the Left to the Right:
. Express to Toulouse M
(Mostly DEV carriages)
. Omnibus from Barcelona S
(S-5000/8000 carriages, loco-hauled)
. Train Jaune to/from Villefranche de Conflent.
In those days, the 1668mm+3kV 🛤️ crossed 1 of the 1435mm+1.5kV 🛤️.
From the Left to the Right:
. Express to Toulouse M
(Mostly DEV carriages)
. Omnibus from Barcelona S
(S-5000/8000 carriages, loco-hauled)
. Train Jaune to/from Villefranche de Conflent.
In those days, the 1668mm+3kV 🛤️ crossed 1 of the 1435mm+1.5kV 🛤️.