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3 ft gauge railways

Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central, and South America. In Ireland, many secondary and industrial lines were built to 3 ft gauge, and it is the dominant gauge on the Isle of Man, where it is known as the Manx Standard Gauge. Modern 3 ft gauge railways are most commonly found in isolated mountainous areas, on small islands, or in large-scale amusement parks and theme parks (see table below). This gauge is also popular in model railroading (particularly in G scale), and model prototypes of these railways have been made by several model train brands around the world, such as Accucraft Trains (US), Aristo-Craft Trains (US), Bachmann Industries (Hong Kong), Delton Locomotive Works (US), LGB (Germany),[1] and PIKO (Germany).

Fintown station on the trackbed of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (CDR) in County Donegal
A bridge of the defunct National Railroad of Mexico in 1883
A railbus on the Ferrocarril Santa Ana near Machu Picchu
An electric tram on the Tranvía de Sóller on the Spanish island of Majorca

Railways

Country/territory Railway
Australia
Belize
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
  • Ferrocarril Recreacional[2] (located in Parque Lenin) (closed - park still operating)
El Salvador
France
Germany
  • Santa Fé Express (located in Fort Fun Abenteuerland [de]) (operating)
  • Trams in Chemnitz (converted to 925 mm (3 ft 1332 in) gauge, then converted to standard gauge) (operating)
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Ireland
Iraq
  • Al Zawra’a Dream Park[3][4] (operating)
Isle of Man
Japan
Kuwait
Mexico
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Spain

The Ferrocarril de Sóller and the Tranvía de Sóller are located on Majorca in the Balearic Islands. The other railways of the Majorca rail network were also 3 ft (914 mm) gauge, but with expansion and reconstruction of the network in the early 2000s, they were converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge.

United Kingdom
United States

See also

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ Steamlocomotive.info - Cuba
  3. ^ Steamlocomotive.info - Al Zawra’a Dream Park
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. ^ Llanso, Steve. "Hawaiian-Philippine 0-6-0 Steam Locomotives in [the] Philippines". SteamLocomotive.com. Sweat House Media. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

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Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft 914 mm or 1 yard This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North Central and South America In Ireland many secondary and industrial lines were built to 3 ft gauge and it is the dominant gauge on the Isle of Man where it is known as the Manx Standard Gauge Modern 3 ft gauge railways are most commonly found in isolated mountainous areas on small islands or in large scale amusement parks and theme parks see table below This gauge is also popular in model railroading particularly in G scale and model prototypes of these railways have been made by several model train brands around the world such as Accucraft Trains US Aristo Craft Trains US Bachmann Industries Hong Kong Delton Locomotive Works US LGB Germany 1 and PIKO Germany Fintown station on the trackbed of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee CDR in County DonegalA bridge of the defunct National Railroad of Mexico in 1883A railbus on the Ferrocarril Santa Ana near Machu PicchuAn electric tram on the Tranvia de Soller on the Spanish island of MajorcaRailways EditCountry territory RailwayAustralia Powelltown Tramway defunct Belize Main article Rail transport in BelizeBrazil Colegio Regina Coeli operating Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro operating Canada BC Forest Discovery Centre operating Columbia and Western Railway defunct Kaslo and Slocan Railway defunct Kimberley s Underground Mining Railway defunct Klondike Mines Railway defunct North Western Coal and Navigation Company defunct Sullivan Mine defunct Western Development Museum Short Line located at the Moose Jaw Western Development Museum operating White Pass amp Yukon Route crosses into Alaska United States Historic Civil Engineering Landmark status operating as a heritage railway Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley operating as a heritage streetcar Colombia Main article Rail transport in ColombiaCuba Ferrocarril Recreacional 2 located in Parque Lenin closed park still operating El Salvador Main article Rail transport in El SalvadorFrance Disneyland Railroad Paris located in Disneyland Park Paris operating Horse Drawn Streetcars located in Disneyland Park Paris operating Germany Santa Fe Express located in Fort Fun Abenteuerland de operating Trams in Chemnitz converted to 925 mm 3 ft 13 32 in gauge then converted to standard gauge operating Guatemala Main article Rail transport in GuatemalaGuyana Main article Transport in GuyanaHonduras Main article Rail transport in HondurasHong Kong Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad located in Hong Kong Disneyland operating Ireland Main article List of narrow gauge railways in IrelandIraq Al Zawra a Dream Park 3 4 operating Isle of Man Douglas Bay Horse Tramway operating Foxdale Railway defunct Isle of Man Railway operating Manx Electric Railway operating Manx Northern Railway defunct Milntown Railway defunct Queen s Pier Tramway defunct Upper Douglas Cable Tramway defunct Japan Jolly Trolley located in Tokyo Disneyland separate 2 ft 6 in 762 mm gauge railway named Western River Railroad also present defunct park and separate railway still operating Koiwai Farm jp operating Saidaiji Railway jp defunct Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line operating Kuwait Kuwait Entertainment City operating Mexico Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatan defunct Interoceanic Railway of Mexico defunct National Railroad of Mexico converted to standard gauge defunct Parque Heroes Mexicanos 5 6 operating Tren Escenico operating Nauru Main article Rail transport in NauruNew Caledonia Noumea Paita Railway defunct New Zealand Dun Mountain Railway defunct Peru Ferrocarril Santa Ana operating Philippines Hawaiian Philippine Company Negros Island operating 7 Spain Ferrocarril de Soller operating Ferrocarril Tour located in PortAventura Park operating Tranvia de Soller operating The Ferrocarril de Soller and the Tranvia de Soller are located on Majorca in the Balearic Islands The other railways of the Majorca rail network were also 3 ft 914 mm gauge but with expansion and reconstruction of the network in the early 2000s they were converted to 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gauge United Kingdom Main article 3 ft gauge railways in the United KingdomUnited States Main article 3 ft gauge railroads in the United StatesSee also Edit Trains portalHeritage railway Large amusement railways List of track gauges Swedish three foot gauge railwaysReferences Edit 2006 LGB Catalog Steamlocomotive info Cuba Steamlocomotive info Al Zawra a Dream Park Al Zawra a Dream Park official website in Arabic Archived from the original on 2014 02 05 Retrieved 2014 01 25 Surviving Steam Locomotives in Aguascalientes Archived from the original on 2020 07 31 Retrieved 2014 01 28 Parque Heroes Mexicanos official website in Spanish Archived from the original on 2013 09 04 Retrieved 2014 01 28 Llanso Steve Hawaiian Philippine 0 6 0 Steam Locomotives in the Philippines SteamLocomotive com Sweat House Media Retrieved 2021 03 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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