Bruette
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Here is an interesting article from the Lionel Tracks website.
http://tracks.lionel.com/train-gauge-courtesy-of-roman-chariots/
http://tracks.lionel.com/train-gauge-courtesy-of-roman-chariots/
There are physics involved in the ideal width vs weight of axle vs binding in corners. The "North" did not have a "standard" gauge either, until after it was decided to choose one for the transcontinental railroad. I read somewhere recently that the Erie railroad's (after the civil war) 6 foot gauge, would have been a better choice. Erie, by the way, was 6' gauge until 1880.Here is an interesting article from the Lionel Tracks website.
So narrow gauge was the result of midget charioteers?