Editing Loading gauge (section)

===International Union of Railways (UIC) Gauge===
[[File:Railway Loading gauge UIC and containers profile -ISO.png|thumb|UIC loading gauges]]
The [[International Union of Railways]] (UIC) has developed a standard series of loading gauges named A, B, B+ and C.
* PPI – the predecessor of the UIC gauges had the maximum dimensions {{convert|3.15|by|4.28|m|ftin|abbr=on}} with an almost round roof top.
* UIC A: The smallest (slightly larger than PPI gauge).<ref name=crow>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crowsnest.co.uk/gauge.htm|title=European Loading Gauges|publisher=Modern Railways|date=April 1992|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213091359/http://www.crowsnest.co.uk/gauge.htm|archive-date=13 February 2010}} Images do not load</ref> Maximum dimensions {{convert|3.15|by|4.32|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=UICgauge/>
* UIC B: Slightly larger than the UIC on the roof level.<ref name=crow/> Maximum dimensions {{convert|3.15|by|4.32|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=UICgauge>{{cite journal
 |url=http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_Group_Standards/Infrastructure/Guidance%20Notes/GEGN8573%20Iss%203.pdf
 |page=20
 |publisher=[[Rail Safety and Standards Board]]
 |title=GE/GN8573 Guidance on Gauging, Issue 3
 |date=October 2009
 |location=London
 |access-date=2 July 2013
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907121105/http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_Group_Standards/Infrastructure/Guidance%20Notes/GEGN8573%20Iss%203.pdf
 |archive-date=7 September 2012
}}</ref>
* UIC B+: New structures in France are being built to UIC B+.<ref name=crow/> Up to {{convert|4.28|m|ftin|abbr=on}} has a shape to accommodate tractor-trailers loaded with [[ISO 668|ISO container]]s.
* UIC C: The Central European gauge. In Germany and other central European countries, the railway systems are built to UIC C gauges, sometimes with an increment in the width, allowing Scandinavian trains to reach German stations directly, originally built for Soviet freight cars. Maximum dimensions {{convert|3.15|by|4.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=UICgauge/>
<!--GB+ means Garbarit B+, so it's the same as above // * UIC GB+: Is being used for some new European routes, including the [[Channel tunnel]].<ref name=DfTlong>{{cite web|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/strategyfinance/strategy/freightnetwork/|title=Strategic Freight Network: The Longer-Term Vision|publisher=Department for Transport|access-date=17 May 2009}}</ref>-->