Talk: Road transport

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Standard Gauge

Oh dear, it's the horse's arse myth again. There isn't any evidence that Standard (4'8½") Gauge is based upon Roman Chariots. Wheeled vehicles tend to be in the range of gauges 4' to 6' (think of how they were built before industrial production of steel started), so it's unsurprising that the Novocastrian mines standardised on 4'8½", which was adopted by the Stephensons (who were from, er, Newcastle).