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Narrow-gauge lines are usually cheaper to construct and have often been used for short industrial lines, connecting branch lines, and places where it would not be economic to construct a more substantial line.
Narrow-gauge lines are usually cheaper to construct and have often been used for short industrial lines, connecting branch lines, and places where it would not be economic to construct a more substantial line.
However, some narrow gauge lines, such as those of [[Queensland]] and [[South Africa]], are built to the same standards as standard gauge lines and perform just like standard-gauge lines.
However, some narrow gauge lines, such as those of [[Queensland]] and [[South Africa]], are built to the same standards as standard gauge lines and perform just like standard-gauge lines.
== Safety ==
== Safety ==
==== derailments ====
==== derailments ====
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=== Rail operations ===
=== Rail operations ===
== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
* Armstrong, John H. ''The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does''. 4th edition, 1998, Simmons-Boardman Books. ISBN 0-911382-04-6
* Armstrong, John H. ''The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does''. 4th edition, 1998, Simmons-Boardman Books. ISBN 0-911382-04-6
* Jack Simmons & Gordon Biddle (eds), ''The Oxford Companion to British Railway History'' (Oxford 1997)
* Jack Simmons & Gordon Biddle (eds), ''The Oxford Companion to British Railway History'' (Oxford 1997)
===External links===
* [http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1265 Federal Railroad Administration » press room » positive train control]
* [http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1265 Federal Railroad Administration » press room » positive train control]
* [http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php Railroad Gauge Width], a comprehensive list of railway gauges and countries where they are and were used.
* [http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php Railroad Gauge Width], a comprehensive list of railway gauges and countries where they are and were used.