Question

Which of the following is/are the advantages of the Uni-gauge system?
A) Larger capacity
B) Higher speed
C) No loss in trans-shipment
D) All of these

Answer 1

Hint: The gauge of a railway track is defined as the clear minimum perpendicular distance between the inner faces of the two rails. The different gauges can broadly be divided into the following four categories: Broad Gauge, Standard Gauge, Metre Gauge, Narrow Gauge.

Complete answer:
Indian Railways' Project Unigauge is an ongoing effort to standardise most of the country's rail gauges to 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide gauge. The goal of Project Unigauge is to harmonise rail gauges in India by converting most Metre Gauge and Narrow Gauge railroads to Broad Gauge rails.

ADVANTAGES:
1) The Indian Railways have improved their efficiency.
2) The current gauges' break can now be avoided.
3) The capacity to transport freight has risen.
4) The routes have been shortened, with numerous re-gauged connectors.
5) When it comes to rail gauge, a standard system has been formed, and there is uniformity.
6) All of them are examples of uni gauge's benefits.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Lord Hardinge, the Governor-General of India, allowed private entrepreneurs to establish a rail system in India in 1844. The East India Company was asked to aid in the formation of two new railway firms. Investor interest prompted the fast construction of rail infrastructure in the United Kingdom during the next few years. More trains per kilometre of track and a higher load per train resulted from improvements in the signalling system, locomotives, and rolling stock (waggons and coaches). The Railways' financial condition has improved as a result of this.