著者

下間 頼一 緒方 正則

出版者

一般社団法人日本機械学会

雑誌

年次大会講演論文集

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2004, pp.409-410, 2004

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Researching the origin of railway gauge of 4 ft 8.5 in (1435 mm), field survey has been done in Turkey, Central Asia, India, Pompei and Ercolanb of Roman ruins. In this report, Ostia Antica; ancient port of Roma, was surveyed. Many wheel ruts of Roman chariot were found and their gauges were measured. The measured results are nearly equal to present international railway standard gauge. Accordingly, the origin of railway gauge is in wheel rut of chariot at Roman Empire.