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minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoBut only 4mm so basically compatible. Seems like a missed opportunity, another centimeter or two and Finland could have locked the Russians out.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoIf you look at the legend, it’s not the Finns changed their standard, but the soviets/ russians did so in 1970. Yet, this is depicted as green vs. dark petrol. The red / dark purple is between Brazil (1000 mm) and Columbia (~ 900 mm).
But only 4mm so basically compatible. Seems like a missed opportunity, another centimeter or two and Finland could have locked the Russians out.
If you look at the legend, it’s not the Finns changed their standard, but the soviets/ russians did so in 1970.
Yet, this is depicted as green vs. dark petrol. The red / dark purple is between Brazil (1000 mm) and Columbia (~ 900 mm).