| 单词 | standard gauge |
| 例句 | “It made just enough money that it was worth keeping around, but it didn’t make enough money to justify upgrading it to standard gauge,” he says. Who needs a railroad museum? You can ride these circa-1870 rails yourself. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Last week, Kenya's and Uganda's transport ministers said they would accelerate another project to build a standard gauge railway to link Naivasha in Kenya and Uganda's capital Kampala. Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In Tanzania, Yapi Merkezi is helping to build a 1,219-kilometer standard gauge railway line that the country is developing as part of efforts to boost trade with Uganda and other neighbouring countries. Uganda drops Chinese firm from railway deal, eyes Turkish rival 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “The standard gauge railway is the jewel in the crown of corruption in Kenya,” John Githongo, a former anti-corruption czar, said. ‘Jewel in the Crown of Corruption’: The Troubles of Kenya’s China-Funded Train 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z "Eventually, this standard gauge railway will still be complete because it is part of what we call the Belt and Road Initiative," said James Macharia, Kenya's transport minister. African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Meanwhile Kenya is struggling to finance its debt due in part to borrowing from the Chinese to finance large infrastructure projects such as a $3.8 billion standard gauge railway line. Kenyan leader visits White House, rejecting US-China tussle 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Smith said if Kim travels to Hanoi solely by train, he would likely stop at Gia Lam station where there are standard gauge tracks to accommodate the North Korean locomotive. Kim Jong Un may travel more than 2,500 miles to Vietnam via his signature train for Trump summit 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Almost all rail lines, the Seattle Streetcar included, operate on a standard gauge — the distance between the two rails. Seattle has ordered streetcars much bigger and heavier than the old ones — but is that a problem? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Built to a modern "standard gauge", it runs parallel to the now-dilapidated metre gauge railway line from the colonial era. Will Kenya get value for money from its new railway? - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z But a 2013 World Bank study found that building an entirely new corridor with wider standard gauge rails would be expensive and unnecessary. Controversial Railway Splits Kenya’s Parks, Threatens Wildlife The spine of Mumbai’s suburban rail network, the oldest of its kind in India, runs on tracks that are broader than the standard gauge used by modern metro systems across the world. Mumbai Rail System Pits Cool vs. the Crowds 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The challenges are immense: persuading Central Asian states to move to standard gauge tracks and tackling security to add to the enormous diplomatic, financial and technical hurdles. All aboard: China's railway dream 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z It was not attempted to accomplish this object, however, by means of a complete system of standard gauges, until many years later. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z It concluded that the benefit of building a new standard gauge railway would be marginal. Will Kenya get value for money from its new railway? - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z This has an important bearing in practice, because the fit of pieces not made to standard gauge diameter is governed to a great extent by the pressure or power required to move the pieces. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The city’s newest metro line, which carries a small fraction of the total suburban train load, uses the standard gauge. Mumbai Rail System Pits Cool vs. the Crowds 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The statement made in the recent Narrow Gauge Convention, that standard gauge freight cars weigh ten tons and carry ten tons, is indignantly disputed by users of the latter. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z Steps were taken in this direction, but it was not until many years afterward that the system of standard gauges was perfected, which has since grown to be a distinguishing feature in the establishment. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z The marks are fixed by actual trial with a standard gauge, and are artificial, not true, inches. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Since, however, these length measurements rarely require to be so accurate as the diametrical measurements, the ordinary lineal rule is very commonly employed in work not done under the standard gauge system. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The standard gauge in Russia is 5 ft., that of Spain and Portugal about 5 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In addition, China committed to funding portions of the Northern Corridor road project, which links Mombasa and Nairobi to Ethiopia and Southern Sudan, as well as parts of the new Mombasa-Kampala standard gauge railway. US embassy cables: China providing military and intelligence gathering support to Kenya 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z The standard gauge in South Africa is 3 ft., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Instrumental in securing the deepening of the St. Lawrence channel and the adoption of the standard gauge on Canadian railways. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History In addition to these standard gauges, some firms in the United States employ a standard of their own; the principal of these are given in comparison with others in the table following. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Of the portion in use, about 2,470 miles were standard gauge, and 150 were narrow gauge. Area Handbook for Bulgaria One of the noticeable points about Spenlove was that he fitted into no standard gauge. Captain Macedoine's Daughter We often make ninety miles an hour over the standard gauge roadbed, that equals any in this country. The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" The standard gauge will be used to ascertain the general enlargement, and the searcher to detect defects which may have been developed in firing. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. The standard gauges, &c., in use in the United States have been obtained from Sir Joseph Whitworth, or duplicated from those made by him with the aid of measuring and comparing machines. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z RAILROADS: Operational network totals about 2,620 miles, most of it standard gauge. Area Handbook for Bulgaria A permanent standard gauge railroad was laid by the British Expeditionary Forces from Egypt into Palestine. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The Commonwealth has for some time been considering the conversion of the lines into one standard gauge, the British gauge of 4ft. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Our car is adapted for service on any standard gauge road, so that we can travel in privacy throughout the United States. The Harris-Ingram Experiment Again, work made to standard size in one shop will fit to that made to standard size in another, providing the standard gauges agree. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z For example: you'll admit that we can't work to any advantage west of the mountains until we have made a standard gauge out of the Plug Mountain branch. Empire Builders Wire for electrical purposes is drawn to a number of different standard gauges. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. He ultimately solved the question by adding up the various gauges the authorities favoured, and recommended the mean, which was five feet three inches; and so, for Ireland, five feet three became the standard gauge. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Some of the sheets were below the standard gauge, so that, in reality, the tensile strain is sometimes as high as 18,000 pounds. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 The great majority of fits made under the standard gauge system consist of cylindrical pieces fitting into holes or bores. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Old engineers, one of them an assistant on his own staff, had shaken their heads and declared that the running of a standard gauge railroad over Plug Pass was a sheer impossibility. Empire Builders It was about three miles long, of nearly standard gauge, and substantially constructed. Edison, His Life and Inventions A simple improvement was the gradual adoption of a standard gauge—four feet eight and a half inches—which replaced the earlier lack of uniformity. The United States Since the Civil War It was believed possible by the engineers that a railroad of standard gauge and equipment could be operated without special appliances, and so strongly was this view held that work was commenced on the project. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The American army had taken to France and had in operation 967 standard gauge locomotives and 13,174 standard gauge freight cars of American manufacture. America's War for Humanity The standard gauge railway was still a long way from Ramleh, and the railway construction parties had to fight against bad weather and washouts. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine Unlike the majority of railways, both in North and South America, which have adopted the 4 ft. 8-1/2 ins. gauge, the standard gauge of the Argentine Republic is the Irish one of 5 ft. Here, There and Everywhere The enemy, too, imagined that our progress could not exceed the rate at which our standard gauge railway could be built. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine The newer railways followed the lead of the pioneer, and so it comes about that Ireland and the Argentine Republic have the same standard gauge. Here, There and Everywhere To meet demands which the existing French railways were unable to meet, 843 miles of standard gauge railway were constructed. America's War for Humanity |
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