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Graphic list of track gauges
Minimum
 
Fifteen inch
 381 mm
 (15 in)


Narrow
 
600 mm,
Two foot
 597 mm
600 mm
603 mm
610 mm
 (1 ft ​11 1⁄2 in)
(1 ft ​11 5⁄8 in)
(1 ft ​11 3⁄4 in)
(2 ft)
 
750 mm,
Bosnian,
Two foot six inch,
800 mm
 750 mm
760 mm
762 mm
800 mm
 (2 ft ​5 1⁄2 in)
(2 ft ​5 15⁄16 in)
(2 ft 6 in)
(2 ft ​7 1⁄2 in)
 
Swedish three foot,
900 mm,
Three foot
 891 mm
900 mm
914 mm
 (2 ft​11 3⁄32 in)
(2 ft ​11 7⁄16 in)
(3 ft)
 
Metre
 1,000 mm
 (3 ft ​3 3⁄8 in)
 
Three foot six inch
 1,067 mm
 (3 ft 6 in)
 
Four foot six inch
 1,372 mm
 (4 ft 6 in)
 
Standard
 1,435 mm
 (4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in)


Broad
 
1520 mm,
Five foot
 1,520 mm
1,524 mm
 (4 ft ​11 27⁄32 in)
(5 ft)
 
Five foot three inch
 1,600 mm
 (5 ft 3 in)
 
Iberian
 1,668 mm
 (5 ft ​5 21⁄32 in)
 
Five foot six inch
 1,676 mm
 (5 ft 6 in)
 
Six foot
 1,829 mm
 (6 ft)
 
Brunel
 2,140 mm
 (7 ft ​1⁄4 in)


Change of gauge

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Conversion (list) · Bogie exchange · Variable gauge

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Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield.[1] In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "Narrow Gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.



Installations







































Country/territory
 Railway

Australia
  • Bush Mill Railway

Austria

  • Prater Liliputbahn

  • de:Donauparkbahn

France
  • Chemin de Fer d'Anse

Germany

  • Dresden Park Railway

  • Killesberg Railway

  • Leipziger Parkeisenbahn

Japan
  • Shuzenji Romney Railway

New Zealand
  • Driving Creek Railway

United Kingdom

England




  • Adventure Railway (located in Alton Towers) (defunct - park still operating)

  • Blackpool Zoo miniature railway

  • Blenheim Park Railway

  • Bure Valley Railway

  • Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

  • Duffield Bank Railway

  • Eaton Hall Railway

  • Evesham Vale Light Railway

  • Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway


  • Haigh Hall Miniature Railway (closed in 2012, reopened in 2014)

  • Heatherslaw Light Railway

  • International Garden Festival Railway

  • Kirklees Light Railway

  • Lakeside Miniature Railway

  • Lappa Valley Steam Railway

  • Lightwater Express Rio Grande

  • Longleat Railway

  • Markeaton Park Light Railway

  • Paradise Park, Cornwall

  • Perrygrove Railway

  • Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

  • Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

  • Saltburn Miniature Railway

  • Sand Hutton Miniature Railway


  • Sherwood Forest Railway The Sherwood Forest Railway is a 15 in gauge light railway running through the old site of the Sherwood Forest Farm Park in Nottinghamshire.


  • Waveney Valley Railway (located in Bressingham Steam and Gardens) (separate standard gauge railway, separate 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway named Nursery Railway, and separate 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway named Garden Railway also present) (operating)


Northern Ireland


Main article: List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland

Scotland


  • Craigtoun Miniature Railway

Wales



  • Conwy Valley Railway Museum


  • Fairbourne Railway (converted from 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, then converted to 12 1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge) (dual gauge lines with 18 in (457 mm) gauge track and 15 in (381 mm) gauge track previously present) (operating)

  • Rhiw Valley Light Railway

  • Rhyl Miniature Railway

United States

Arizona



  • Paradise & Pacific Railroad (located in McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park) (separate 7 1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating)

California




  • Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad (operating)


  • Redwood Valley Railway (operating)


  • Sonoma TrainTown Railroad (operating)


Colorado



  • Tiny Town & Railroad (operating)

Illinois



  • American Heritage Railroad (operating)

Massachusetts



  • Look Park (operating)

Michigan



  • Eden Springs Park (operating)

Pennsylvania




  • Little Toot Railroad (located at the Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association) (separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Shay Railroad also present) (operating)


  • Pint-Sized Pufferbelly (separate standard gauge railway named Strasburg Rail Road also present) (operating)


Texas




  • Forest Park Miniature Railroad (operating)


  • San Antonio Zoo Eagle (operating)


Wisconsin




  • Riverside and Great Northern Railway (operating)


  • Safari Train (located in Milwaukee County Zoo) (operating)


See also




  • Heritage railway

  • List of track gauges



References





  1. ^ Heywood, A.P. (1974) [1881, Derby: Bemrose]. Minimum Gauge Railways. Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-902844-26-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}












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