Outside The Russian Empire
The Panama Railway was originally 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge. When the railway was rebuilt in 2000, the gauge was changed to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) so as to use standard gauge equipment. The original gauge was chosen under the influence of the pre-conversion southern United States railway companies.
The most western of Russian gauge railway in Europe is the Polish LHS (Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa) that leads from the Ukrainian border to the easternmost end of the Silesian conurbation.
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