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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by jcranmer on Monday April 05, 2021 @04:46PM (#26704487)
The gauge change is on the France/Spain border. Spain and Portugal use a different gauge from the rest of Europe.
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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by Scoundreller on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:24PM (#26704908)
Had to look this up, but the high-speed rail network in Portugal/Spain runs on standard gauge, so trips to France weren't a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge_in_Spain

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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by jcranmer on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:29PM (#26704958)
As far as I'm aware, HSR everywhere in the world is 4'8½", even where the local rail gauge isn't (i.e., Spain and Japan). Rail Baltica is similarly planning a 4'8½" line despite local rail being 5'.
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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by bobthepanda on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:20PM (#26706455)
Velaro RUS are built to Russian gauge.
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