Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 9 & 10 Vict. c. 57 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 August 1846 |
| Commencement | 29 July 1859 |
| Repealed | 29 July 1859 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1875 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1959 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 57) or the Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 or the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that was designed to standardise railway tracks. It was granted royal assent on 18 August 1846, and mandated that the track gauge – which was the distance between the two running rails' inner faces – of 4 feet 81⁄2 inches to be the standard for Great Britain and 5 feet 3 inches to be the standard for Ireland.