2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom

Track gauge
By transport mode
Tram · Rapid transit
Miniature · Scale model
By size (list)
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 ft11 3⁄32 in)
(2 ft 11 7⁄16)
(3 ft)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch,
Cape, CAP, Kyōki		 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
  Russian,
Five foot		 1,520 mm
1,524 mm		 (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
(5 ft)
  Irish 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
  Iberian 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in)
  Indian 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
Break-of-gauge · Dual gauge ·
Conversion (list) · Bogie exchange · Variable gauge
By location
North America · South America · Europe
The private Statfold Barn Railway in England runs railway equipment with three different track gauges.
A South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotive preserved in working condition on the Welsh Highland Railway.

A list of 2 ft (610 mm), 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm), 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in), and 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom.

Installations

Country/territory Railway Gauge
England
  • Canada Creek Railway (located in Thorpe Park) (defunct - park still operating)
  • Chessington Railroad (located in Chessington World of Adventures) (separate 12 in (305 mm) gauge railway named Chessington Zoo Railway previously present) (defunct - park still operating)
  • Hollycombe Steam Collection (separate standard gauge railway and separate 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating)
  • Park Railway (located in Alton Towers) (separate 15 in (381 mm) gauge lines and separate 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway named Adventure Railway previously present) (defunct - park still operating)
  • Richmond Light Railway[1] (private) (operating)
  • Statfold Barn Railway (private) (standard gauge lines, dual gauge lines with 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge track and 2 ft (610 mm) gauge track, and triple gauge lines also present) (operating)
  • Treasure Island Railway (located in Thorpe Park) (defunct - park still operating)
  • Volk's Electric Railway (converted to 2 ft 9 in (838 mm) gauge, then converted to 2 ft 8 1⁄2 in (825 mm) gauge) (operating)
 2 ft (610 mm)
600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
  • Royal Arsenal Railway (standard gauge lines, 18 in (457 mm) gauge lines, and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track and 18 in (457 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct)
  • Southport Pier Tramway (converted from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, then converted back to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (operating)
 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Scotland
  • Leadhills Tramway[3] (defunct)
 2 ft (610 mm)
Wales
  • Fairbourne Railway (converted to 15 in (381 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)
 2 ft (610 mm)
1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm)
  • Miners' Tramway (located in Llechwedd Slate Caverns) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Deep Mine Railway also present) (operating)
  • Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge lines and dual gauge lines with 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct)
 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Steamlocomotive.info - Kent
  2. ↑ Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - official website
  3. ↑ Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
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