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Up until 1846 every railway used there own track spacing, many were close to the 8 foot 6 inch size.

In 1846 two important railways with 8 foot and a bit spacing decided on the 8 foot 6 and 1/2 inch standard gauge.

Since then about 60% of world wide railways use this spacing.

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