Écartement Standard

Un écartement des rails de 1 435 mm (4 ft 8,5 in) utilisé par environ 55 % des chemins de fer mondiaux. Adopté comme norme internationale en 1937, il tire son origine des premières voies houillères britanniques et constitue l'écartement dominant en Europe, en Amérique du Nord, en Chine et sur la plupart des réseaux à grande vitesse.

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