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Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge

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461 points axelfontaine | 1 comments | 20 May 25 07:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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radicalbyte ◴[20 May 25 08:42 UTC] No.44039248[source]▶
This is a strategic move: it makes it easier to move weapons within Europe and makes it much harder for Russia should they invade.

Ideally you would want to do this all over Europe.

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pjc50 ◴[20 May 25 08:54 UTC] No.44039341[source]▶
Most of Europe is already on the same track width. I'm not sure whether the loading gauge (allowed size of train to fit under bridges) etc. is also standardized; it wasn't for the UK, which is why we can't have nice things like double decker commuter trains.
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Oarch ◴[20 May 25 09:07 UTC] No.44039436[source]▶
We absolutely can. They'd just be deeply uncomfortable.
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ExoticPearTree ◴[20 May 25 09:28 UTC] No.44039576{3}[source]▶
> They'd just be deeply uncomfortable.

I rode these kind of trains in multiple countries and continents and there's nothing uncomfortable about them.

Why do you say that?

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1. pjc50 ◴[20 May 25 09:39 UTC] No.44039646{4}[source]▶
Yeah, per sibling I think this is a joke about building a double decker train that's not tall enough for people to stand up in.