User:Slambo/Gauge/doc

Purpose

This template consolidates all of the rail transport track gauge specifications into one standard notation, providing options for listing either metric or imperial units first, for linking the unit abbreviations and for listing (and optionally linking to) the most common name for the specific gauge where applicable.

Usage

This template is designed for ease of use. The syntax is as follows:

{{RailGauge | gauge spec (below) [ | al=on ] [ | lk=on ] }}

The only required parameter is the gauge specification; the applicable values are listed below. Both the al and lk parameters are optional.

For example, to display the notation for the standard gauge measurement with the alternate name and both the alternate name and measurement labels linked to the applicable articles:

 {{RailGauge|sg|al=on|lk=on}}

produces:

 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Parameters

Gauge specification values:

Metric units first			Imperial units first
Value	Produces		Value	Produces
89 89mm	89		3.5 3.5in 3.5"	3.5
127 127mm	127		5in 5"	5 in (127 mm)
184 184mm	184		7.25 7.25in 7.25"	7.25
190.5 190.5mm	190.5		7.5 7.5in 7.5"	7.5
260 260mm 0.26 0.26m	260		10.25 10.25in 10.25"	10.25
311 311mm	311		12.25 12.25in 12.25"	12.25
381 381mm	381		15 15in 15" 1ft3in 1'3"	15
400 400mm 0.4 0.4m	400		15.75 15.75in 15.75" 1ft3.75in 1'3.75"	15.75
457 457mm	457		18 18in 18" 1ft6in 1'6" 1.5ft	18
500 500mm 0.5 0.5m	500		19.75 19.75in 19.75" 1ft7.75in 1'7.75"	19.75
508 508mm	508		20 20in 20" 1ft8in 1'8"	20
559 559mm	559		22 22in 22" 1ft10in 1'10"	22
578 578mm	578		22.75 22.75in 22.75" 1ft10.75in 1'10.75"	22.75
597 597mm	597		23.5 23.5in 23.5" 1ft11.5in 1'11.5"	23.5
600 600mm 0.6 0.6m	600
603 603mm	603		23.75 23.75in 23.75" 1ft11.75in 1'11.75"	23.75
610 610mm 0.61 0.61m	610		24 24in 24" 2 2ft 2'	24
660 660mm 0.66 0.66m	660		26 26in 26" 2ft2in 2'2"	26
686 686mm	686		27 27in 27" 2ft3in 2'3"	27
700 700mm 0.7 0.7m	700		27.5 27.5in 27.5" 2ft3.5in 2'3.5"	27.5
711 711mm	711		28 28in 28" 2ft4in 2'4"	28
750 750mm 0.75 0.75m	750		29.5 29.5in 29.5" 2ft5.5in 2'5.5"	29.5
760 760mm 0.76 0.76m	760		29.875 29.875in 29.875" 2ft5.875in 2'5.875"	29.875
762 762mm	762		30 30in 30" 2ft6in 2'6"	30
785 785mm	785		30.9 30.9in 30.9" 2ft6.9in 2'6.9"	30.9
800 800mm 0.8 0.8m	800		31.5 31.5in 31.5" 2ft7.5in 2'7.5"	31.5
813 813mm	813		32 32in 32" 2ft8in 2'8"	32
825 825mm	825		32.5 32.5in 32.5" 2ft8.5in 2'8.5"	32.5
891 891mm	891		35.1 35.1in 35.1" 2ft11.1in 2'11.1"	35.1
900 900mm 0.9 0.9m	900		35.5 35.5in 35.5" 2ft11.5in 2'11.5"	35.5
914 914mm	914		36 36in 36" 3 3ft 3'	36
950 950mm 0.95 0.95m	950		37.375 37.375in 37.375" 3ft1.375in 3'1.375"	37.375
1000 1000mm metre meter m 1 1m	1		39.375 39.375in 39.375" 3ft3.375in 3'3.375"	3ft3.375in
1050 1050mm	1050		41.33 41.33in 41.33" 3ft5.33in 3'5.33"	3ft5.33in
1055 1055mm	1055		41.5 41.5in 41.5" 3ft5.5in 3'5.5"	3 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1,055 mm)
1067 1067mm	1067		cape 42 42in 3ft6in 3.5ft	42
1100 1100mm 1.1 1.1m	1100		43.31 43.31in 3ft7.31in	43.31
1106 1106mm	1106		43.5 43.5in 3ft7.5in	43.5
1219 1219mm	1219		48 48in 48" 4 4ft 4'	48
1295 1295mm	1295		51 51in 51" 4ft3in 4'3"	51
1372 1372mm	1372		54 54in 54" 4ft6in 4'6"	54
1416 1416mm	1416		55.75 55.75in 55.75" 4ft7.75in 4'7.75"	55.75
1422 1422mm	1422		56 56in 56" 4ft8in 4'8"	56
1432 1432mm	1432		56.375 56.375in 4ft8.375in	56.375
sg standard 1435 1435mm	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)		ussg usstandard nasg nastandard 56.5 56.5in 4ft8.5in	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
1448 1448mm	1448		57 57in 57" 4ft9in 4'9"	57
1473 1473mm 1.473 1.473m	1473		ohio oh 58 58" 58in 4ft10in 4'10"	oh
1495 1495mm	1495		58.875 58.875" 58.875in 4ft10.875in 4'10.875"	58.875
1500 1500mm 1.5 1.5m	1500
1520 1520mm 1.52 1.52m	1520
1524 1524mm	1524		60 60in 60" 5 5ft 5'	60
1575 1575mm	1575		62 62in 62" 5ft2in 5'2"	62
1581 1581mm	1581		62.25 62.25in 62.25" 5ft2.25in 5'2.25"	62.25
1588 1588mm	1588		62.5 62.5in 62.5" 5ft2.5in 5'2.5"	62.5
1600 1600mm 1.6 1.6m vic	1600		63 63in 63" 5ft3in 5'3"	63
1676 1676mm 1.676 1.676m	1676		66 66in 66" 5ft6in 5'6" 5.5ft prov	66
1.75 1.75m 1750 1750mm	1.75
1829 1829mm	1829		72 72in 72" 6 6ft 6'	72
1880 1880mm 1.88 1.88m	1880		74 74in 74" 6ft2in 6'2"	74
1945 1945mm 1.945 1.945m	1945
2000 2000mm 2m	2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in)		78.75 78.75in 78.75" 6ft6.75in 6'6.75"	78.75
2140 2140mm 2.14 2.14m	2140		84 84in 84" 7ft 7' 84.25 84.25in 84.25" 7ft0.25in 7'0.25"	84

Optional parameters:

Parameter	What it does	Example (code and output)
al=on	Adds the alternate name after the gauge measurement values	{{RailGauge|sg|al=on}} 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
lk=on	Adds wikilinks to the measurement unit label (and the alternate name where applicable)	{{RailGauge|sg|lk=on}} 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)