Designed For Conversion
Equipment can be designed for easy conversion, such as the Garratt locomotives on the Kenya and Uganda Railway designed for conversion from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Several classes of steam locomotives of the Victorian Railways were designed for easy conversion from 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in). Only one, R766, a preserved historic locomotive, has actually been converted.
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