The Railway Magazine, November 1899

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This is the earliest Railway Magazine that I have so far been able to view and it takes us back into the 19th century. ...A rather tatty copy with both front two and at least the back two pages missing.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/07/the-railway-magazine-november-1899-adverts/

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b] Uniformity of Gauge in Australia. .....[/b]

The Railway Magazine of November 1899 started a three part series looking at the need for a uniform gauge across the Commonwealth of Australia once federation had occurred .....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/10/uniformity-of-gauge-in-australia-a-case-for-3ft-6in-gauge-queensland-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/

[Quote]Victoria’s and South Australia’s railways were 5ft 3in broad gauge. New South Wales’ railways were standard-gauge, Queensland’s were 3ft 6in gauge. And, as of 1899, the authorities were in no sense inclined to yield up their gauge to progress.

Perhaps we need a review of the historical context. Wikipedia provides a narrative which aids in understanding why Australia ended up with three different railway gauges.

“In 1845, a Royal Commission on Railway Gauges in the United Kingdom was formed to report on the desirability for a uniform gauge. As a result, the Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 was passed which prescribed the use of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) in England, Scotland and Wales (with the exception of the Great Western Railway) and 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) in Ireland. … In 1846, Australian newspapers discussed the break of gauge problem in the United Kingdom, especially for defence [and] in 1847, South Australia adopted the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in gauge as law.”[/Quote]

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Further posts about articles from this issue of The Railway Magazine appear on other threads, including:

 

Through Norway by Rail 

The Severn and Wye Joint Railway 

Is a post on the thread below (posted on 17th September 2024 @ 16.16 hours)

 

 

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Further posts about articles from this magazine include:

 

The Lough Swilly Railway

 

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/14/the-llsr-once-again-a-perspective-from-the-19th-century-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/

 

New Zealand Railways 1899

 

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/16/new-zealand-railways-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/

 

The Oxford and Aylesbury Tram Road

 

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/09/16/the-oxford-and-aylesbury-tram-road-the-railway-magazine-november-1899/