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I know virtually nothing about the Russian train system. Are all the routes able to carry the same loads? Older lines may have narrower tunnels, weaker bridges, etc. that are unable to transport the larger/heavier loads that Russia hopes to bring from China…
Edit: Track gauge is another question. I did some quick Googling and it looks like Russia used to use 1,524 mm gauge while China uses 1,435 mm. If those other lines aren’t compatible with China then it means cargo would need to be unloaded from their trains at the border and then reloaded onto Russian trains. That would slow things down tremendously.
Generally yes your lines can carry the same loads and have the same gauge. You want your internal logistics to be straightforward.
Fun fact: Russia chose a different gauge to make it more difficult to invade them.
That is pretty clever
They have all sorts of interesting things. Their mortars are 1mm larger diameter. So if they capture enemy supplies, they can fire them (with a little less accuracy). If the west captures Russian mortars and tries to fire them (in western barrels) they run the risk of jamming and exploding.
That might have something to do with Soviet production culture affecting precision, not preventing the potential adversary from firing Soviet ammunition. That is, done so that Soviet mortars wouldn't sometimes explode firing Soviet ammo.
Both the Russian mortar round and the mortar barrel are 1 mm larger.
Ah. Sorry for being stupid.
N. Korea uses a smaller gauge.
Your point? Different countries choose for their own country.
His point was that NK was taking a note from the Russian playbook and made even smaller tracks so they couldn't be invaded.
They're also aided by the fact that nobody really wants to.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_North_Korea
And their logistics runs off trains so they have a giant problem when invading others, only same gauge can be used reliably and rail stations are a huge target
Yeah but they're more afraid of being invaded. See history.