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File: Flat-bottom_rail_20150528.jpg | Flat-bottom rail near Country Park Halt
File:Les sabots rouges (Pandrol clips) - geograph.org.uk - 667729.jpg | Pandrol clips (Wikimedia Commons)
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==Broad gauge rails==
The earliest Great Western Railway lines from the company's founding in 1833 were laid to 7'¼" broad gauge.<br>
Between 1864 and 1892 all broad gauge and dual gauge lines were gradually converted to 4'8½" standard gauge.<br>
This left the GWR with large quantities of surplus broad gauge rails. These rails are recognisable by their distinctive top hat section and many examples of their reuse as fence posts or for similar purposes can be seen alongside the current SVR.
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File:Broad gauge rail 1.jpg | Milepost at Kidderminster
File:Broad gauge rail 2.jpg | Gatepost at Trimpley
File:Broad gauge rail 3.jpg | Fencepost near Northwood
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