Document Summary

The report on the problems of having multiple gauges, which led to the 1846 gauge act mandating standard gauge for all future railways.

This document was published in 1846 by Her Majesty's Government.

It was written by The Gauge Commission.

The original document format was Bound Volume, and comprised 487 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Barry Turvin and is in our Technical documents collection. It was added to the Archive on 21st January 2012 by the Archivist.

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Timeline:
The gauge wars

1846
Gauge Evidence: The History and Prospects of the Railway System, Illustrated by the Evidence Given Before the Gauge Commission...

18th August 1846
Gauge of Railways Act

1st September 1892
Facsimile Letter to Persons Engaged in Conversion of Gauge