01-27-2007, 07:56 PM
I've read or seen a TV documentary that claims the modern British railway gauge originated in Roman times, when wagon axles had to be a certain width. IIRC it became law due to the ruts in roads gradually becoming a certain width from the most common axle sizes, and thus to avoid accidents.
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!