What is Loading gauge?
[[File:Mangapps Railway Museum 27-08-2011 (6086912402).jpg|thumb|A loading gauge to check the maximum height of loaded rail vehicles]] A '''Loading gauge''' defines the maximum height and width for [[railway]] vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through [[bridge]]s, [[tunnel]]s and other structures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/2232.aspx|title=Glossary|publisher=Network Rail|access-date=2009-05-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506214752/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/2232.aspx|archive-date=6 May 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Classification systems vary between different countries and gauges may vary across a network, even if the [[track gauge]] remains constant. ==References== {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Rail infrastructure]]