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Iberian-gauge railway, a Common card
Iberian gauge is a track gauge of 1,668 mm, most extensively used by the railways of Spain and Portugal.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 79
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 79 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Iberian-gauge railway quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Iberian-gauge railway card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The main railway networks of Spain were initially ______ to a 1,672 mm gauge of six Castilian feet.
Answer
constructed. The main railway networks of Spain were initially constructed to a 1,672 mm gauge of six Castilian feet. From the Iberian-gauge railway article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As finally established in ____, the Iberian gauge is a compromise between the similar, but slightly different, gauges adopted as respective national standards in Spain and Portugal in the mid-19th century.
Answer
1950s. As finally established in 1955, the Iberian gauge is a compromise between the similar, but slightly different, gauges adopted as respective national standards in Spain and Portugal in the mid-19th century. From the Iberian-gauge railway article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A broad gauge, it is the second-widest gauge in regular use anywhere in the world, with only Indian gauge railways, 5 ft 6 in, being wider.
- As finally established in 1955, the Iberian gauge is a compromise between the similar, but slightly different, gauges adopted as respective national standards in Spain and Portugal in the mid-19th century.
- The main railway networks of Spain were initially constructed to a 1,672 mm gauge of six Castilian feet.
Why it is Common
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Text : Wikipedia, Iberian-gauge railway (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
