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461 points axelfontaine | 1 comments | 20 May 25 07:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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blueflow ◴[20 May 25 08:56 UTC] No.44039357[source]▶

Get a look on the track topology on openrailwaymap:

reddalo ◴[20 May 25 09:01 UTC] No.44039396[source]▶

That's very interesting. I wonder why Spain is different than the rest of Europe, given it's connected by land.

It makes more sense for islands such as Ireland to retain their old gauge.

1. forty ◴[20 May 25 16:37 UTC] No.44043461[source]▶

There are still trains going from France to Spain, the train change gauge before crossing the border (in either Cerbère or Portbou station)

Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge