WORKSHEET 3

Name: COMPETENTE, JOHN ANGELO C. Course/Year: BSCE- 3A

1. Why is it desirable to have, as far as possible, a uniform gauge for the railway?
- Trains can run smoothly, quickly, and efficiently when a nation has a standard
gauge. Therefore, despite the few benefits of a larger gauge and the few
drawbacks of a narrower gauge, a single gauge should be used.

2. What do you understand by loading gauge? How is it different from the

construction gauge?
- The largest size of rolling stock is known as the loading gauge. It differs from
the minimum structural gauge, which places restrictions on the size of bridges
and tunnels along the route while accounting for engineering tolerances and
rail car motion. The clearance is the distinction between the two.

3. Write short notes on the following:

a) Break of gauge - A situation where a railroad with one track gauge crosses
paths with another railroad with a different gauge, necessitating the
transshipment of cargo and passengers or the replacement of the train's
bogies.
b) Standard gauge - The track gauge of a standard-gauge railroad is 1,435
millimeters. In addition to Stephenson gauge and International gauge, the
standard gauge is also known as uniform gauge, normal gauge, and European
gauge in Europe and SGR in East Africa.
c) Cape gauge - This category includes 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) or Cape gauge
railroads, which are mostly found in Africa. The term "Cape gauge" is not
always used; in the majority of other nations, the gauge is referred to as 3 feet,
six inches, or 1,067 millimeters.
d) Meter gauge - Metric-gauge railroads have a track gauge of 1,000 millimeters,
or one metre. Around 95,000 kilometers of railroads utilize the metre gauge
worldwide. European colonial powers including the French, British, and
German Empires employed it.