Bitola Padrão

Uma bitola de trilho de 1.435 mm (4 pés 8,5 pol.) usada por aproximadamente 55% das ferrovias do mundo. Adotada como padrão internacional em 1937, originou-se nas primeiras ferrovias de mineração britânicas e é a bitola dominante na Europa, América do Norte, China e na maioria das redes de alta velocidade.

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