@gatenerd: Love trains like I do? Spain and France's border is a train-lover's dream... Spain and France's rivalry goes back so far and was so heated that Spain built it's railroads to a unique specification. Nowaday's it's not too big of an issue, but the Iberian rail gauge caused a lot of headaches for decades. The history of how Spain chose to not use standard gauge like the rest of Europe. #History #geography #weirdborders #trains #spain #france

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Carlos Villalba :
Spain is the second most mountainous country at Europe after Switzerland.
2026-07-18 12:40:32
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docmoe
Doc Moe :
The 4 feet 8.5 inches the same width used by Roman War Chariots. They cut ruts across Europe, and the Europeans built their wagons to fit.
2026-07-14 20:45:41
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no_tangerine
No Tangerine :
"they didn't trust the French" honestly that's entirely valid for much of western history
2026-07-16 06:13:52
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jerrythink
JerryThink :
Argentina and England! Finally two friendly countries with no bad blood 🥰
2026-07-14 21:27:22
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solomon_tsingmangel
solomon_tsanger :
The trains in Spain go mainly in the plain
2026-07-15 12:36:52
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claudsmc
Claudia McCord :
Are the trains in Spain mainly on the plains?
2026-07-26 23:58:52
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meehaneo
Eoin Meehan 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 :
We use 5ft 3in (1600mm) in Ireland
2026-07-14 22:48:46
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landyachtpilot
landyachtpilot :
So the trains in Spain stay mainly on iron lanes?
2026-07-27 22:36:44
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chuychavez74
Jesus Chavez :
glad you're doing this series. I thought about why TV don't do this before the game, so people learn about them
2026-07-14 20:39:09
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finnishhymn
MiZz Metalhead🤘🏻🦄🌈 :
I don’t have anything to add but I just got back from Japan and I rode the bullet train.
2026-07-22 03:07:15
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daulpolan
Daul Polan :
The same reason Victoria and Queensland gave different gauges to New South Wales. New Zealand too, can’t trust those Aussies to not build a secret rail bridge across the Tasman sea from Sydney, they’d have to build it from Brisbane (which is just silly clearly, as the kiwis would buy all the state of origin tickets)
2026-07-15 02:24:09
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zacevansmusic
Zach Evans 🇦🇺|🇨🇦 :
A very similar thing happens in Australia! Most notably between the states of Victoria and New South Wales. In the colonial era, states in Australia operated like independent countries so they never bothered to standardize track gauge as they assumed they would never trade with each other enough to actually need it. That decision has caused a lot of issues over the years and is part of the reason why it’s so uncommon to have a train that travels across Australia
2026-07-15 03:08:11
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kroyboi
kRoy :
the trains in Spain drive mostly on the plains
2026-07-15 00:37:41
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maskins94
maskins :
How does the rain in Spain (falling mostly on the plain) affect the train?
2026-07-15 00:28:10
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uamee_b
uamee :
Trains you say
2026-07-14 22:14:06
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fueledbyfercho
Fercho 💜 :
not trusting the french is such a valid reason
2026-07-18 16:56:32
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c.remolina
Roomba & Guaracha :
And this is why traveling by train from Russia to China is really cool as you have to stop at the border so they can switch the wheels.
2026-07-17 10:14:32
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sowacobro
Dr.Ew :
the trains in Spain are mainly on the planes.....
2026-07-14 21:15:29
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bab0fficial
BAB :
Thank you.
2026-07-14 21:22:56
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richyrich874
Facts :
This was a good idea of yours to do during FIFA, 10/10 brotha
2026-07-14 21:22:07
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ro_to_ra
ro_to_ra :
A fascinating thing about Spanish rail is that not only do they use the wide-gauge and now also use standard gauge for the high speed network, but they also have a large narrow gauge network.
2026-07-15 00:28:30
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gogreenranger
Go, Green Ranger. Go :
so for the rest of Europe, the trains in Spain are mainly quite a pain?
2026-07-14 23:40:49
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sarahrosebooknook
Sarah’s Book Nook 📚 :
Oh my goodness, has no ever told you not to lean out of a train window? It’s ever so dangerous 😁 🤣 in the UK lots of single men love oo gauge too. Little model train joke for you there 🚂 😅
2026-07-15 19:47:33
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hvymtlrlz87
hvymtlrlz87 :
you should rage bait both countries and not even mention the islands
2026-07-15 00:44:41
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mcmanass
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :
Is railroad gauge (gage?) measured center to center or inner flange to inner flange
2026-07-15 00:25:44
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