Hello Craig,
The standard gauge in all three states is 4 foot 8 and a half inches or whatever that is in millimetres. The space between the two rails of a piece of track is called the 4 foot for this reason.
The standard distance between dual tracks is roughly 6 foot give or take a bit for clearance and wider rolling stock or narrow locations.
The area between the outer most track and the boundary fence is called the cess and this can vary dramatically.
Railwayz
It's generally accepted that standard gauge is 1435mm, narrow gauge is 1067mm (for the purposes of main line running in QLD and NSW, that is).
David, are those going through the Hawkesbury region? Stunning. I remember going through there on sunset on an XPT, if it is. It's an incredible part of the country to see.
Been a while between drinks but I've been keeping a keen eye on the thread, gotta say the effort going into these shots is incredible.
As a bit of an aside, I was sent a voucher for TS2010 recently, wondering if I should bother cashing it in, or am I better waiting for TS2012 (bearing in mind I like my Australian content)? Reading the past few pages, I would imagine not?
Also, a message for Ryan: how'd you guys end up going this sub districts cricket season?
