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2 ft 6 in gauge railways

2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies of the British Empire during the second half of the nineteenth century by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop.

The Barbados Railway.
The Chinese Jiayang Coal Railway.
Alishan Forest Railway geared Shay locomotive in Taiwan.

Several Bosnian-gauge railways with 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) are found in south-eastern Europe. 760 mm (29.92 in) is well within tolerances of 762 mm (30.00 in).

Railways edit

Country/territory Railway
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
  • 80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)[1]
Australia
Barbados
Brazil
Chile
China
Curaçao
  • Horse-drawn tram in Willemstad (Curaçao tramway [nl])
Cyprus
Haiti
India
Iraq
Japan
Mexico
  • Zacatlán Railroad[2] (defunct)
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Railways in Antigua & Barbuda
  2. ^ Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam in Mexico 2012, Part 2
  3. ^ St. Kitts Scenic Railway - official website
  4. ^ Railway History Group - Bulletin No. 118 July 2013 - The Sheba Railway

External links edit

  • World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

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