▁were ▁converted ▁when ▁the ▁ ▁gauge ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁G au ge ▁or phan ▁During ▁gauge ▁conversion ▁work , ▁some ▁stations ▁and ▁branch ▁lines ▁may ▁become ▁" g au ge ▁or ph ans ". ▁Tra ins ▁can ' t ▁operate ▁to ▁them ▁until ▁cost ly ▁gauge ▁conversion ▁work ▁is ▁completed . ▁For ▁example , ▁between ▁Se ym our ▁and ▁Al bury ▁in ▁Australia , ▁some ▁branch ▁lines ▁( such ▁as ▁Ben alla ▁to ▁Oak lands ) ▁and ▁some ▁stations , ▁such ▁as ▁V io let ▁Town ▁have ▁become ▁gauge ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Rail ▁transport ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁gauge ▁convers ions ▁ ▁Break - of - g au ge ▁ ▁D ual ▁gauge ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Track ▁gau ges <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Ralph ▁E ck hardt ▁( born ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Melbourne ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁sl alom ▁can oe ist ▁who ▁competed ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 2 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁C - 1 ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁ ▁References ▁Sports - reference . com ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁can oe ists ▁Category : C ano e ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : O lymp ic