Railway gauges, or the distance between the inside surfaces of the heads of the two rails, have not always been standard throughout history. The current standard gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches first came from George Stephenson’s (often called the Father of Railways) 4 feet 8 inches that he used for the Stockton & Darlington …
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