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Ridable miniature railway

A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam or electric motors).

Emerson Zooline Railroad's Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo, one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwide
Delicias station in Madrid, Spain

Overview Edit

Typically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in (127 mm) and under 15 in (381 mm), though both larger and smaller gauges are used.

At gauges of 5 in (127 mm) and less, the track is commonly raised above ground level. Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride the track. The track is often multi-gauged, to accommodate 5 in (127 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2+12 in (64 mm) gauge locomotives.

The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3+12 in (89 mm)/5 in (127 mm) gauge on raised track or as 7+14 in (184 mm)/10+14 in (260 mm) on ground level. Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.[1]

Typically miniature lines are operated by not for profit organisations - often model engineering societies - though some are entirely in private grounds and others operate commercially.

There are many national organisations representing and providing guidance on miniature railway operations including the Australian Association of Live Steamers and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies.

Distinctions between model, miniature, and minimum-gauge railway Edit

 
This is a Small Locomotive. Thought to be the oldest surviving 10¼" 'Garden Railway' Locomotive in the world. Built in Birmingham, 1900, by Grimshaw for Capt. Holder's Pitmaston Moor Green Railway.

A 'model railway' is one where the gauge is too small for people to ride on the trains. Due to the use of mixed gauge tracks, passengers may ride on a miniature railway which shares the same gauge as, and is pulled by, a large model locomotive on a smaller model gauge, although this is rare.

'Miniature railways' are railways that can be ridden by people and are used for pleasure/as a pastime for their constructors and passengers. In the USA, miniature railways are also known as 'riding railroads' or 'grand scale railroads'. The track gauges recognised as being miniature railways vary by country, but in the UK the maximum gauge is 350 mm (13+2532 in).[2]

A 'minimum-gauge railway', which generally starts at 15 in (381 mm) gauge, is one that was originally conceived as a commercial railway with small gauge track, with a working function as an estate railway, an industrial railway, or a provider of public transport links, such as the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Fairbourne Railway or the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

In the UK, a gauge of 350 mm (13+2532 in) [or above] or crossing a carriageway are the criteria used by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), at which a railway is no longer classed as miniature and is therefore subject to formal regulation: they may be minor railways and/or heritage railways; the concept of minimum gauge is not recognised for the purposes of regulation.

Gauge Edit

There are over 1,000 miniature railways open to the public around the world, not counting private railways, with 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge being by far the most numerous. Many layouts have dual-gauge track combing two, three or even more different gauges.

Miniature railways Edit

Name Gauge Country Location Notes
Great Northern & Cascade Railway   USA Skykomish, Washington [3]
Burton upon Trent Model Engineering Society. Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  UK Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Raised track: 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[4]
Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  New Zealand Halswell Domain, Christchurch Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers.[5][6][7] Host of 2006 CANMOD International Convention.
West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

  UK Westbury, Wiltshire Primarily a Model Engineering society with regular open days for the public.
Kapiti Miniature Railway and Model Engineering Society Inc Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  New Zealand Paraparaumu
Maidstone Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

  New Zealand Upper Hutt
Nelson Society of Modellers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
6+14 in (159 mm)[8]
7+14 in (184 mm)
  New Zealand Nelson
New Plymouth Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

  New Zealand New Plymouth
Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Clubs Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

  New Zealand Tauranga
Wirral Model Engineers Society Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)[9]

  UK Royden Park, Wirral
Canberra Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm)   Australia Canberra, Australia [10]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 3+12 in (89 mm)   Australia Adelaide, Australia [11]
Hamilton Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  New Zealand Minogue Park, Hamilton Founded 1931. At Minogue Park since 1983.[12]
Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
  New Zealand Napier
Hutt Valley Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  New Zealand Lower Hutt
Manukau Live Steamers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  New Zealand Manukau
Abbeydale miniature railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Sheffield Raised track: triple 3+12 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm) in[13]
Ashton Court Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Bristol Raised track: 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[4]
Barton House Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Wroxham, Norfolk
Bridgend Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Bridgend [14]
Caldecotte Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Caldecotte Miniature Railway has a specially built disabled carriage.[15]
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Canvey Island, Essex Raised track dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Chelmsford City Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Chelmsford Operated by Chelmsford Society of Model Engineers
Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Yealand Redmayne, Lancashire [16]
Crowborough Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK East Sussex [17]
Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Oxford, Oxfordshire [18]
Derwen Fawr Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
  UK Swansea, Wales Operated by the Swansea Society of Model Engineers[19]

[20]

Keighley & District Model Engineering Society Marley Railway (KDMES) Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

 UK Keighley, West Yorkshire The KDMES trains[21] operate a 1,200 ft (370 m) scenic oval raised level track located at the Marley Activity Centre in Keighley.[22] The railway is open for public rides during the summer, and available for private functions[23] and corporate events.[24]
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) on raised level, and 7+14 in (184 mm) ground level   UK Lancashire [25]
Maidstone Model Engineering Society 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent [26]
Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd Mixed Gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Thames Ditton, Surrey [27]
Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Sandiway, Cheshire [28]
North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME) 3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Hertfordshire [29]
Pembrey Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire [30]
Polegate & District Model Engineering Club (PADMEC) Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
  UK Polegate, East Sussex Raised track: dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[31]
Ridgeway Park light railway 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Chingford, London
Roxbourne Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Roxbourne Park, Field End Rd, Ruislip HA4 9PB Operated by Harrow and Wembley Society of Model Engineers
Gilling Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Gilling East, Yorkshire Operated by Ryedale Society of Model Engineers Limited.[32]
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 5LL [33]
Staines Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
  UK Staines Park, Staines, Surrey Raised track.[34][35]
Tonbridge Model Engineering Society 3+12 in (89 mm)   UK Kent
Tyneside Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne [36]
Welling and District Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
  United Kingdom Hall Place, Bexley Opening 2022.[37][38]
La Cañada Valley Railroad 4+34 in (121 mm)   USA Flintridge, California Located at the home of Disney animator Ollie Johnston. Influenced the design of Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad. Defunct.
Canberra Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Canberra [10]
Hornsby Model Engineers, Galston, NSW 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Galston, New South Wales 5 in (127 mm)[39]
Illawarra Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm)   Australia North Wollongong The ground level track is 5 in (127 mm). The elevated track is 5 in (127 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm) and 2+12 in (64 mm). There is also a garden gauge track inside the elevated track.[40]
Northern Districts Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Balcatta, Western Australia 2+12 in (64 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)
Portarlington Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Victoria 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[41]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Adelaide [42]
Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society 5 in (127 mm)   Australia West Ryde, New South Wales 5 in / 127 mm and 89 mm / 3+12 in and 64 mm / 2+12 in[43]
Willans Hill Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   Australia Wagga Wagga, NSW Located in Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens.[44] Includes spiral based on Bethungra Spiral.
Petit Train à Vapeur de Forest Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  Belgium Brussels [45]
Stoomgroep Turnhout 5 in (127 mm)   Belgium Turnhout 5 in (127 mm) ground track[46]
Mini train des marais Mixed gauge:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  France Saint-Lô [47]
Petit train des Templiers Mixed gauge:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  France Épinay-sur-Orge Two circuits of 350 meters in 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm). Nine electric locomotives and diesel. Mainly French locomotives. Open some Sundays from March to November.[48]
Anyoji Garden Railway 5 in (127 mm)   Japan Toyoura, Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki City 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[49]
Ichikawa Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm)   Japan Hakuba, Nagano [50]
Hakuba Mini Train Park 5 in (127 mm)   Japan Ichikawa, Chiba, Tokyo [50]
Sakuragi Railway 5 in (127 mm)   Japan Kumamoto City, Kumamoto 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Hitoyoshi Live Steam Club 5 in (127 mm)   Japan Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 5 in (127 mm)   Netherlands The Hague 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) mixed raised oval.[46]
Eastern Bay of Plenty Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  New Zealand Whakatane
Havelock North and Live Steamers Associated Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)

  New Zealand Havelock North, Hastings
Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm)   New Zealand Anderson Park, Napier 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Palmerston North Model Engineering Club Inc Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  New Zealand Palmerston North
Thames Small Gauge Railway Society Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  New Zealand Thames Started in 1995[51] with a station on the site of the Grahamstown station of the Thames Branch.[52]
Whangarei Model Engineering Club Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

  New Zealand Whangarei
Ferrocarril de las Delicias[53] 5 in (127 mm)   Spain Madrid Located inside Madrid's Railway Museum[54]
Swiss Vapeur Parc 5 in (127 mm)   Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge: 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm.[55]
Beech Hurst Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Haywards Heath, West Sussex Raised track dual 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[56]
Bushey Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)
  UK Hertfordshire A 5 in (127 mm) gauge miniature railway in Bushey, Herts consisting of 230 ft or 70 m ground level track with various sidings and two bridges. A private railway, but viewing and rides are available by appointment.[57]
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 5 in (127 mm)   UK Canvey Island, Essex Raised track dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Copsewood Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Copsewood Sports Ground, Binley, Coventry Also 3+12 in (89 mm) & 7+14 in (184 mm) gauges[58][59]
Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Oxford, Oxfordshire Raised & ground level[18]
Dampf-Bahn-Club Sprockhövel Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  GER Sprockhövel-Haßlinghausen Includes steel bridge with underpass [60]
East Grinstead Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm)   UK East Grinstead, West Sussex Portable ground level[1]
Eaton Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Norwich Two lines, one 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) gauge track, one mixed 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm) inch gauge
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 5 in (127 mm)   UK Lancashire [25]
Maidstone Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm)   UK Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent [26]
Mount Edgcumbe House Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Mount Edgcumbe House, Cremyll, Cornwall [61]
Ribble Valley Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm)   UK Clitheroe, Lancashire Also 2+12 in (64 mm) & 3+12 in (89 mm) gauges[62]
Ridgeway Park light railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Chingford, London
Riverside Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  UK St Neots, Cambridgeshire [63]
Ryton Pools Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)   UK Ryton Pools Country Park Coventry Model Engineering Society. Also 3+12 in (89 mm) gauge.
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 5 in (127 mm)   UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 5LL [33]
Wimbourne District Society of Model Engineers 5 in (127 mm)   UK Dorset 5 in (127 mm) and a short raised level | 3+12 in (89 mm) and | 2+12 in (64 mm) track
Modelbouwvereniging Hoekse Waard Mixed Gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
  Netherlands Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland [64]
Altona Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Victoria 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm[65]
Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Victoria 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm[66]
Campbelltown Miniature Passenger Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Victoria
Castledare Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Wilson, Western Australia
Cohunu Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Byford, Western Australia
Diamond Valley Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Eltham Victoria 7+14 in / 184 mm[67]
Canberra Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Canberra [10]
MVRail 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Morphett Vale Railway, Morphett vale, Weatsheaf Rd, South Australia [68]
Penwood Railroad Inc.   Australia Jaspers Brush, NSW [69]
Portarlington Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Victoria 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[41]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Adelaide [42]
Willans Hill Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Australia Wagga Wagga, NSW [44]
Stoomgroep Turnhout vzw 7+14 in (184 mm)   Belgium Turnhout [70]
Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers 7+14 in (184 mm)   Canada Hamilton, Ontario [71]
Roundhouse Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Canada Toronto Two locomotives (replica steam with tender and diesel-electric), four passenger cars and one caboose
Nábřeží paromilů dětská železnice 7+14 in (184 mm)   Czech Hradec Králové, Bohemia 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm dual gauge[72]
S.M.P.D. Parková dráha Olympia 7+14 in (184 mm)   Czech Brno, Moravia 7+14 in (184 mm) + 5 in (127 mm) dual gauge
Finnish Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm)   Finland Hyvinkää
Petit train de grenade 7+14 in (184 mm)   France Grenade 7 14 in (184 mm)[73]
Parkbahn Schmiden 7+14 in (184 mm)   Germany Fellbach
Hungarian Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm)   Hungary Budapest
John F. Kennedy Arboretum 7+14 in (184 mm)   Ireland Wexford [74]
Akubi Lightweight Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Japan Previously located in Bentengaoka[75]
Matsudayama Herb Garden 7+14 in (184 mm)   Japan Matsuda, Kanagawa Includes 1/6 scale Romancecar (Odakyu 10000 series HiSE) replica[76]
Lankelz Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette, south-eastern Luxembourg [77]
Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 7+14 in (184 mm)   Netherlands The Hague A sizeable network in "Zuiderpark", a big city park[46]
Cambridge Model Engineering Society Inc 7+14 in (184 mm)   New Zealand Cambridge
Kapiti Miniature Railway & Associates 7+14 in (184 mm)   New Zealand Raumati Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm) dual gauge
Keirunga Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   New Zealand Havelock North [78]
Mana Ariki Railway Inc 7+14 in (184 mm)   New Zealand Taumaranui
Featherston Miniature Fell Society 7+14 in (184 mm)   New Zealand Featherston, Wairarapa
Pully 7+14 in (184 mm)   Switzerland [79]
Stainer Liliputbahn AG 7+14 in (184 mm)   Switzerland Stein am Rhein [80]
Swiss Vapeur Parc 7+14 in (184 mm)   Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge: 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm[55]
There and Back Light Railway[81] 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK East Midlands This railway is entirely portable and can be set up almost anywhere flat. Can be seen at events across the country and uses a Bagnall steam locomotive on a 450 ft (137.2 m) ground level track.
Acton Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Acton London Transport Museum Depot, London [82]
Alexandra Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Alexandra Park, Hastings
Millerbeck Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Staveley-in-Cartmel, Cumbria Opened in 1985, privately owned, while opened to the public[83]
Barking Park Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Re-opened Easter 2009.[84]
Barnards Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK
Barton House Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wroxham, Norfolk
Beamish Cog Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Beamish Museum, Durham
Beer Heights Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Devon
Bekonscot Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Buckinghamshire [85]
Bentley Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK [86]
Bents Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Warrington 1982–88[87]
Brockwell Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK South London 1951–1961 & 2003–present[88]
Brookside Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Poynton 1988–99;[87] closed[89] Now running again under new management.
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Canvey Island, Essex Ground level
Coate Water Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Coate Water Country Park, Swindon Combined 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm
Conwy Valley Railway Museum Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wales
Cutteslowe Park 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Oxford, Oxfordshire [18]
Danson Park 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Bexleyheath 1946–1948[90]
Dobwalls Forest Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Cornwall Closed
Dragon Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Marple, Greater Manchester [87]
Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK East Sussex [91]
East Herts Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire [92]
Echills Wood Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire [93]
Fancott Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Bedfordshire [94]
Foxfield Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Stoke-on-Trent [95]
Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK [96]
Great Cockcrow Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK [97]
Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Chester [98]
Guildford Model Engineering Society 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Surrey [99]
Halton Miniature Railway Society 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Runcorn, Cheshire [100]
High Legh Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK High Legh Garden Centre, Cheshire [101]
Hollycombe Garden Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Iron Hill, Liphook, Hampshire [102]
Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Chadwell Heath [103]
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Lancashire [25]
Little Orchard Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Suffolk [104]
Little Western Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Newquay, Cornwall [105]
Lodge Farm Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Romford
Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Sandiway, Cheshire [28]
Fenn Bell Inn Zoo 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK St. Mary Hoo, Kent [106]
Mizens Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Woking, Surrey [107]
Moors Valley Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Dorset [108]
Mortocombe Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Chilton, Oxfordshire [109]
Museum of Power 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Langford, Essex
National Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK York
Ness Islands Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Inverness, Scotland
North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME) 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK [29]
Parkland Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Hemsby, Norfolk
Pinewood Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wokingham, Berkshire Combined 7+14 in (184 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[110]
Plowman's Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Dorset
Porterswick Junction Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Hidden Valley Discovery Park, Cornwall [111]
Pugneys Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wakefield [112]
Ridgeway Park light railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Chingford, London
Saltwood Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Kent [113]
Sanday Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Braeswick, Sanday, Orkney
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire [33]
Strand Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Gillingham, Kent [114]
Swanley New Barn Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Kent
The Time Machine (Bosworth Line) 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Funtington, West Sussex po18-9dh
Thornes Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Wellington Country Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Berkshire [115][116]
Welsh Highland Heritage Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Porthmadog, Wales
Weston Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Shropshire [117]
Willen Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Milton Keynes
Willow Wood Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Stowupland, Suffolk
Woodseaves Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Shropshire [118][119]
Wolds Way Lavender Narrow Gauge Railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Wintringham, North Yorkshire Used to transport harvested lavender, logs and passengers
Wythall miniature railway 7+14 in (184 mm)   UK Worcestershire It has a multigauge track consisting of 7+14 in (184 mm), 5 inch and 3+12 in (89 mm) gauge track.[120]
Carolwood Pacific Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm)   USA Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California Located at the home of Walt Disney. Influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad. Defunct.
Assiniboine Valley Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Burnaby Central Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   Canada Burnaby, British Columbia [121]
Iron Horse Park Airdrie 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   Canada Airdrie, Alberta
Paradise Valley Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   Canada Powell River, British Columbia [122]
Alaska Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Wasilla, Alaska
Annetta Valley & Western Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Annetta, Texas [123]
Adobe Mountain Desert Park 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Phoenix, Arizona
Carillon Park Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio [124][125]
Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Crews Lake Wilderness Park, Shady Hills, Florida [126]
Grand Concourse Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Shady Hills, Florida [127]
Great Lakes Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Royal Oak and Southgate, Michigan [128]
Hesston Steam Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Hesston, Indiana [129]
Houston Area Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Hockley, Texas [130]
Illinois Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Chicago, Illinois [131]
Kitsap Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Port Orchard, Washington [132]
Lakes Park & Gulf Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers, Florida [133]
Largo Central Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Largo Central Park, Largo, Florida [134]
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Los Angeles, California
North Georgia Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Conyers, Georgia [135]
Orange County Model Engineers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Costa Mesa, California [136]
Riverside Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Riverside, California [137]
Sacramento Valley Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Rancho Cordova, California 7+12 in (190.5 mm) gauge and 4+14 in (108 mm) gauge[138]
Sagebrush Short Line Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Ridgecrest, California [139]
Scottsdale Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona
Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Battle Creek, Michigan
Shady Dell Pacific 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Pacific Northwest Live Steamers, Molalla, Oregon [140]
South Coast Railroad Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Goleta Short Line, Goleta, California [141]
Southern California Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Wilson Park

Torrance, California

Adjacent to Wilson Park
Torrey Pacific Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Del Mar, California Private/defunct; owner died
Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, Florida [142]
Train Mountain Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Chiloquin, Oregon [143]
Triad Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Farmington and Harrisburg, North Carolina [144]
Wales West Light Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Silverhill, Alabama [145]
White Creek Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA Michigan [146]
Willow Creek Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm)   USA at Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon [147]
Holly Tree Railway 7+34 in (197 mm)   UK at the Holly Tree PH, Leytonstone, London [148]
Bankside Miniature Railway 8+14 in (210 mm)   UK Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire [149]
Faversham Miniature Railway 9 in (229 mm)   UK Brogdale Farm, near Faversham, Kent
Torry Hill Park 9 in (229 mm)   UK Near Frinsted, Kent Private miniature railway
Becker Farm Railroad 9+716 in (240 mm)   USA Roseland, New Jersey Defunct
Key Western Railroad 9+716 in (240 mm)   USA Florida Defunct
Barking Park Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Barking, Essex Being relaid in 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge, scheduled to reopen Easter 2009[84]
Clevedon Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Clevedon, Somerset 1952–2013[150]
Danson Park 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Bexleyheath, Kent 1942 (temporary line for Holidays at Home exhibition); 1949–1962[90]
Downs Light Railway 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Colwall, Near Malvern, Worcestershire
East Ham Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK East Ham, London 1945–1949
Hall Leys Park 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Matlock, Derbyshire
Lakeshore Railroad 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK South Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Sidcup Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm)   UK Sidcup, Kent 1945–1951
Fenglin Miniature Railway 254 mm   China Yingde, Guangdong [151]
Ferrocarril Piedra Baya 10+14 in (260 mm)   Argentina Province of San Luis [152]
Highfields Pioneer Village Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   Australia Highfields, QLD, 4352. [153]
Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Inc 10+14 in (260 mm)   New Zealand Palmerston North, Manawatu
Masterton Miniature Train Society 10+14 in (260 mm)   New Zealand Masterton, Wairarapa
Audley End Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex [154]
Beale Park 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Pangbourne, Berkshire [155]
Berkeley Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Gloucestershire [156]
Bickington Steam Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Trago Mills, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon [157]
Brechin Castle Centre Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Haughmuir, Brechin, Scotland Defunct[158]
Bressingham Garden Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Norfolk [159]
Brooklands Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Brooklands Pleasure Park, Worthing, Sussex Closed September 2018[160][161]
Watford Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire [162]
Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Chichester, Sussex
Drayton Manor Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire Closed
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Hampshire [163]
Melton Mowbray Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Wilton Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [164][165]
Exmouth Express 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Exmouth, Devon
Ferry Meadows Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Nene Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Happy Mount Park 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire
Hastings Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Hastings, Sussex
Isle of Mull Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Mull, Scotland
Kerr's Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK West Links Park, Arbroath, Scotland 1935–2020.[166]
Kirkby Green Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Sleaford, Lincolnshire Private with open days
Knebworth Park Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Hertfordshire
Ropley Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Mid-Hants Railway, Hampshire Opened 2015[167]
Manor Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Ingfield Manor, Billingshurst, Sussex
Mortocombe Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Chilton, Oxfordshire [109]
Newby Hall Miniature Railway North Yorkshire 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK
Paignton Zoo 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Paignton, Devon 1940–2021.[168]
Paradise Wildlife Park 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
Pettit's Animal Adventure Park 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Reedham, Norfolk
Poole Park Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Poole Park, Poole, Dorset 1949–2016,[169] reopened 2017[170]
Radwell Manor Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Radwell, Bedfordshire Closed
Rio Grande Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Selby Road, Garforth, Leeds, UK [171]
Royal Victoria Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire [172]
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire [173]
Smokey Oak Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Woodland Park, Brokerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire
South Downs Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Pulborough, Sussex
Southsea Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Southsea, Hampshire Closed 1989[174]
St. Anne's Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire
Stapleford Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Stapleford Park, Leicestershire Private but opens mid-June and August each year[175]
Sutton Hall Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Rochford, Essex [176]
Vanstone Woodland Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote, Hertfordshire [177]
Wat Tyler Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Basildon [178]
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Smallest gauge used on a minimum gauge railway authorised by a Light Railway Order.[179]
Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Lodmoor, Weymouth, Dorset[citation needed]
Wells Harbour Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   UK Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk Closed September 2021,[180][181]
Wenatchee Riverfront Railway 10+14 in (260 mm)   USA Wenatchee, Washington [182]
Ruislip Lido Railway 12 in (305 mm)   UK Greater London [183]
Argyle & Eastern Railroad at The Toy Train Barn 12 in (305 mm)   USA Argyle, Wisconsin
Atchison & Western Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA Atchison Rail Museum, Atchison, Kansas [184]
C&H Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA Tecumseh, Kansas [185]
Casey's Silver Streak at Estes Park Ride-A-Kart 12 in (305 mm)   USA Estes Park, Colorado
Central Park (San Mateo) Mini Train 12 in (305 mm)   USA San Mateo, California [186][187][188][189][190]
Emerald Hills Railway 12 in (305 mm)   USA Emerald Hills, California [191]
Fairview Line at Fair Oaks 12 in (305 mm)   USA Gadsden, Alabama Private
Folsom Valley Railway 12 in (305 mm)   USA Folsom, California [192]
Little Falls Railroad and Doll Museum 12 in (305 mm)   USA Sparta, Wisconsin Private
Midway Shortline Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum, Farmington, Utah
Northview and Frisco Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA Northview, Missouri Private
Rails of Fun 12 in (305 mm)   USA St. Louis, Missouri Portable amusement business for events
Rothwell Park Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA Moberly, Missouri Club/members only
Poco Loco Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA LaPorte, Indiana
Sierra Rainier Railroad 12 in (305 mm)   USA Orting, Washington Defunct/closed. Private. Very few records exist.
Sonora Short Line Railway 12 in (305 mm)   USA Tuolumne, California Defunct/closed. Private. Very few records exist.
Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway 12 in (305 mm)   USA Missouri [193]
Washington Stage Theater 12 in (305 mm)   USA La Porte, Indiana Private
Watson Steam Train & Depot 12 in (305 mm)   USA Missouri Valley, IA
Zilker Zephyr 12 in (305 mm)   USA Zilker Park, Austin, Texas Damaged by storms and without a current operator; subject of lawsuits[194]
Exbury Gardens Steam Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Beaulieu, Hampshire
Exmoor Steam Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Bratton Fleming, Devon Closed to the public in 2001[195]
Fairbourne Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Gwynedd, Wales Originally 15 in gauge
Hotham Park Miniature Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Bognor Regis, West Sussex [196]
Littlehampton Miniature Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Littlehampton, West Sussex [197]
Newchapel, Horne & Burstow Grand Junction Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)   UK Horne, Horley, Surrey
Midland Beach Railway Company 12+58 in (321 mm)   USA Midland Beach, Staten Island, New York Defunct
Zoo Train, DierenPark Amersfoort 13+38 in (340 mm)   Netherlands
Adventure City Express Train 14 in (356 mm)   USA Adventure City, Anaheim, California [198]
Hesston Steam Museum 14 in (356 mm)   USA Hesston, Indiana [129]
Kiddieland Limited 14 in (356 mm)   USA Kiddieland Amusement Park, Melrose Park, Illinois Defunct
Riverside Express 14 in (356 mm)   USA Castle Park, Riverside, California [199]

Gallery Edit

Fifteen-inch railways Edit

Minimum-gauge railways Edit

Large amusement railways Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

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ridable, miniature, railway, confused, with, minimum, gauge, railway, rail, transport, modelling, ridable, miniature, railway, riding, railroad, grand, scale, railroad, large, scale, usually, ground, level, railway, that, hauls, passengers, using, locomotives,. Not to be confused with Minimum gauge railway or Rail transport modelling A ridable miniature railway US riding railroad or grand scale railroad is a large scale usually ground level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full sized railway locomotives powered by diesel or petrol engines live steam or electric motors Emerson Zooline Railroad s Chance Rides C P Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwideDelicias station in Madrid Spain Contents 1 Overview 2 Distinctions between model miniature and minimum gauge railway 2 1 Gauge 3 Miniature railways 3 1 Gallery 4 Fifteen inch railways 5 Minimum gauge railways 6 Large amusement railways 7 See also 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External linksOverview EditTypically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in 127 mm and under 15 in 381 mm though both larger and smaller gauges are used At gauges of 5 in 127 mm and less the track is commonly raised above ground level Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride the track The track is often multi gauged to accommodate 5 in 127 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm and sometimes 2 1 2 in 64 mm gauge locomotives The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm gauge on raised track or as 7 1 4 in 184 mm 10 1 4 in 260 mm on ground level Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fetes and summer fairs 1 Typically miniature lines are operated by not for profit organisations often model engineering societies though some are entirely in private grounds and others operate commercially There are many national organisations representing and providing guidance on miniature railway operations including the Australian Association of Live Steamers and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies Distinctions between model miniature and minimum gauge railway Edit This is a Small Locomotive Thought to be the oldest surviving 10 Garden Railway Locomotive in the world Built in Birmingham 1900 by Grimshaw for Capt Holder s Pitmaston Moor Green Railway A model railway is one where the gauge is too small for people to ride on the trains Due to the use of mixed gauge tracks passengers may ride on a miniature railway which shares the same gauge as and is pulled by a large model locomotive on a smaller model gauge although this is rare Miniature railways are railways that can be ridden by people and are used for pleasure as a pastime for their constructors and passengers In the USA miniature railways are also known as riding railroads or grand scale railroads The track gauges recognised as being miniature railways vary by country but in the UK the maximum gauge is 350 mm 13 25 32 in 2 A minimum gauge railway which generally starts at 15 in 381 mm gauge is one that was originally conceived as a commercial railway with small gauge track with a working function as an estate railway an industrial railway or a provider of public transport links such as the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Fairbourne Railway or the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway In the UK a gauge of 350 mm 13 25 32 in or above or crossing a carriageway are the criteria used by the Office of Rail and Road ORR at which a railway is no longer classed as miniature and is therefore subject to formal regulation they may be minor railways and or heritage railways the concept of minimum gauge is not recognised for the purposes of regulation Gauge Edit There are over 1 000 miniature railways open to the public around the world not counting private railways with 7 1 4 in 184 mm gauge being by far the most numerous Many layouts have dual gauge track combing two three or even more different gauges Miniature railways EditName Gauge Country Location NotesGreat Northern amp Cascade Railway USA Skykomish Washington 3 Burton upon Trent Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Burton upon Trent Staffordshire Raised track 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Ground level dual gauge 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 4 Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Halswell Domain Christchurch Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers 5 6 7 Host of 2006 CANMOD International Convention West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm UK Westbury Wiltshire Primarily a Model Engineering society with regular open days for the public Kapiti Miniature Railway and Model Engineering Society Inc Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand ParaparaumuMaidstone Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm New Zealand Upper HuttNelson Society of Modellers Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 6 1 4 in 159 mm 8 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand NelsonNew Plymouth Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm New Zealand New PlymouthTauranga Model Marine and Engineering Clubs Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm New Zealand TaurangaWirral Model Engineers Society Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 9 UK Royden Park WirralCanberra Miniature Railway 3 1 2 in 89 mm Australia Canberra Australia 10 S A S M E E Park 3 1 2 in 89 mm Australia Adelaide Australia 11 Hamilton Model Engineers Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Minogue Park Hamilton Founded 1931 At Minogue Park since 1983 12 Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm New Zealand NapierHutt Valley Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Lower HuttManukau Live Steamers Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand ManukauAbbeydale miniature railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Sheffield Raised track triple 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm Ground level dual gauge 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm in 13 Ashton Court Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Bristol Raised track 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Ground level dual gauge 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 4 Barton House Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wroxham NorfolkBridgend Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Bridgend 14 Caldecotte Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire Caldecotte Miniature Railway has a specially built disabled carriage 15 Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK Canvey Island Essex Raised track dual gauge 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Chelmsford City Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Chelmsford Operated by Chelmsford Society of Model EngineersCinderbarrow Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Yealand Redmayne Lancashire 16 Crowborough Miniature Railway 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK East Sussex 17 Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK Oxford Oxfordshire 18 Derwen Fawr Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm UK Swansea Wales Operated by the Swansea Society of Model Engineers 19 20 Keighley amp District Model Engineering Society Marley Railway KDMES Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm UK Keighley West Yorkshire The KDMES trains 21 operate a 1 200 ft 370 m scenic oval raised level track located at the Marley Activity Centre in Keighley 22 The railway is open for public rides during the summer and available for private functions 23 and corporate events 24 Leyland Society of Model Engineers 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm on raised level and 7 1 4 in 184 mm ground level UK Lancashire 25 Maidstone Model Engineering Society 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK Mote Park Maidstone Kent 26 Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd Mixed Gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Thames Ditton Surrey 27 Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Sandiway Cheshire 28 North London Society of Model Engineers NLSME 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Hertfordshire 29 Pembrey Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Pembrey Country Park Carmarthenshire 30 Polegate amp District Model Engineering Club PADMEC Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm UK Polegate East Sussex Raised track dual gauge 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm 31 Ridgeway Park light railway 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK Chingford LondonRoxbourne Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Roxbourne Park Field End Rd Ruislip HA4 9PB Operated by Harrow and Wembley Society of Model EngineersGilling Railway Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Gilling East Yorkshire Operated by Ryedale Society of Model Engineers Limited 32 Spenborough Model amp Experimental Engineers Ltd 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK Cleckheaton West Yorkshire BD19 5LL 33 Staines Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm UK Staines Park Staines Surrey Raised track 34 35 Tonbridge Model Engineering Society 3 1 2 in 89 mm UK KentTyneside Society of Model amp Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Exhibition Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36 Welling and District Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm United Kingdom Hall Place Bexley Opening 2022 37 38 La Canada Valley Railroad 4 3 4 in 121 mm USA Flintridge California Located at the home of Disney animator Ollie Johnston Influenced the design of Walt Disney s Carolwood Pacific Railroad Defunct Canberra Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm Australia Canberra 10 Hornsby Model Engineers Galston NSW 5 in 127 mm Australia Galston New South Wales 5 in 127 mm 39 Illawarra Live Steamers 5 in 127 mm Australia North Wollongong The ground level track is 5 in 127 mm The elevated track is 5 in 127 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 2 1 2 in 64 mm There is also a garden gauge track inside the elevated track 40 Northern Districts Model Engineering Society 5 in 127 mm Australia Balcatta Western Australia 2 1 2 in 64 mm 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm Portarlington Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm Australia Victoria 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 41 S A S M E E Park 5 in 127 mm Australia Adelaide 42 Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society 5 in 127 mm Australia West Ryde New South Wales 5 in 127 mm and 89 mm 3 1 2 in and 64 mm 2 1 2 in 43 Willans Hill Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm Australia Wagga Wagga NSW Located in Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens 44 Includes spiral based on Bethungra Spiral Petit Train a Vapeur de Forest Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm Belgium Brussels 45 Stoomgroep Turnhout 5 in 127 mm Belgium Turnhout 5 in 127 mm ground track 46 Mini train des marais Mixed gauge 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm France Saint Lo 47 Petit train des Templiers Mixed gauge 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm France Epinay sur Orge Two circuits of 350 meters in 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm Nine electric locomotives and diesel Mainly French locomotives Open some Sundays from March to November 48 Anyoji Garden Railway 5 in 127 mm Japan Toyoura Yamaguchi Shimonoseki City 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm 49 Ichikawa Live Steamers 5 in 127 mm Japan Hakuba Nagano 50 Hakuba Mini Train Park 5 in 127 mm Japan Ichikawa Chiba Tokyo 50 Sakuragi Railway 5 in 127 mm Japan Kumamoto City Kumamoto 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Hitoyoshi Live Steam Club 5 in 127 mm Japan Hitoyoshi Kumamoto Mixed gauges 3 1 2 in 89 mm 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 5 in 127 mm Netherlands The Hague 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm mixed raised oval 46 Eastern Bay of Plenty Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand WhakataneHavelock North and Live Steamers Associated Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm New Zealand Havelock North HastingsHawkes Bay Model Engineering Society 5 in 127 mm New Zealand Anderson Park Napier 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Palmerston North Model Engineering Club Inc Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Palmerston NorthThames Small Gauge Railway Society Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Thames Started in 1995 51 with a station on the site of the Grahamstown station of the Thames Branch 52 Whangarei Model Engineering Club Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand WhangareiFerrocarril de las Delicias 53 5 in 127 mm Spain Madrid Located inside Madrid s Railway Museum 54 Swiss Vapeur Parc 5 in 127 mm Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge 7 1 4 in 184 mm and 5 in 127 mm 55 Beech Hurst Park Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Haywards Heath West Sussex Raised track dual 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm 56 Bushey Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Hertfordshire A 5 in 127 mm gauge miniature railway in Bushey Herts consisting of 230 ft or 70 m ground level track with various sidings and two bridges A private railway but viewing and rides are available by appointment 57 Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 5 in 127 mm UK Canvey Island Essex Raised track dual gauge 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm Copsewood Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Copsewood Sports Ground Binley Coventry Also 3 1 2 in 89 mm amp 7 1 4 in 184 mm gauges 58 59 Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Oxford Oxfordshire Raised amp ground level 18 Dampf Bahn Club Sprockhovel Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm GER Sprockhovel Hasslinghausen Includes steel bridge with underpass 60 East Grinstead Model Engineering Society 5 in 127 mm UK East Grinstead West Sussex Portable ground level 1 Eaton Park Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Norwich Two lines one 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 5 in 127 mm gauge track one mixed 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm inch gaugeLeyland Society of Model Engineers 5 in 127 mm UK Lancashire 25 Maidstone Model Engineering Society 5 in 127 mm UK Mote Park Maidstone Kent 26 Mount Edgcumbe House Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Mount Edgcumbe House Cremyll Cornwall 61 Ribble Valley Live Steamers 5 in 127 mm UK Clitheroe Lancashire Also 2 1 2 in 64 mm amp 3 1 2 in 89 mm gauges 62 Ridgeway Park light railway 5 in 127 mm UK Chingford LondonRiverside Miniature Railway Mixed gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK St Neots Cambridgeshire 63 Ryton Pools Miniature Railway 5 in 127 mm UK Ryton Pools Country Park Coventry Model Engineering Society Also 3 1 2 in 89 mm gauge Spenborough Model amp Experimental Engineers Ltd 5 in 127 mm UK Cleckheaton West Yorkshire BD19 5LL 33 Wimbourne District Society of Model Engineers 5 in 127 mm UK Dorset 5 in 127 mm and a short raised level 3 1 2 in 89 mm and 2 1 2 in 64 mm trackModelbouwvereniging Hoekse Waard Mixed Gauges 5 in 127 mm 7 1 4 in 184 mm Netherlands Barendrecht Zuid Holland 64 Altona Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Victoria 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 65 Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Victoria 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 66 Campbelltown Miniature Passenger Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia VictoriaCastledare Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Wilson Western AustraliaCohunu Park Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Byford Western AustraliaDiamond Valley Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Eltham Victoria 7 1 4 in 184 mm 67 Canberra Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Canberra 10 MVRail 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Morphett Vale Railway Morphett vale Weatsheaf Rd South Australia 68 Penwood Railroad Inc Australia Jaspers Brush NSW 69 Portarlington Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Victoria 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm 41 S A S M E E Park 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Adelaide 42 Willans Hill Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Australia Wagga Wagga NSW 44 Stoomgroep Turnhout vzw 7 1 4 in 184 mm Belgium Turnhout 70 Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers 7 1 4 in 184 mm Canada Hamilton Ontario 71 Roundhouse Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Canada Toronto Two locomotives replica steam with tender and diesel electric four passenger cars and one cabooseNabrezi paromilu detska zeleznice 7 1 4 in 184 mm Czech Hradec Kralove Bohemia 7 1 4 in 184 mm and 5 in 127 mm dual gauge 72 S M P D Parkova draha Olympia 7 1 4 in 184 mm Czech Brno Moravia 7 1 4 in 184 mm 5 in 127 mm dual gaugeFinnish Railway Museum 7 1 4 in 184 mm Finland HyvinkaaPetit train de grenade 7 1 4 in 184 mm France Grenade 7 1 4 in 184 mm 73 Parkbahn Schmiden 7 1 4 in 184 mm Germany FellbachHungarian Railway Museum 7 1 4 in 184 mm Hungary BudapestJohn F Kennedy Arboretum 7 1 4 in 184 mm Ireland Wexford 74 Akubi Lightweight Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Japan Previously located in Bentengaoka 75 Matsudayama Herb Garden 7 1 4 in 184 mm Japan Matsuda Kanagawa Includes 1 6 scale Romancecar Odakyu 10000 series HiSE replica 76 Lankelz Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm Luxembourg Esch sur Alzette south eastern Luxembourg 77 Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 7 1 4 in 184 mm Netherlands The Hague A sizeable network in Zuiderpark a big city park 46 Cambridge Model Engineering Society Inc 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand CambridgeKapiti Miniature Railway amp Associates 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Raumati Marine Gardens Raumati Beach 5 in 127 mm and 7 1 4 in 184 mm dual gaugeKeirunga Park Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Havelock North 78 Mana Ariki Railway Inc 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand TaumaranuiFeatherston Miniature Fell Society 7 1 4 in 184 mm New Zealand Featherston WairarapaPully 7 1 4 in 184 mm Switzerland 79 Stainer Liliputbahn AG 7 1 4 in 184 mm Switzerland Stein am Rhein 80 Swiss Vapeur Parc 7 1 4 in 184 mm Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge 7 1 4 in 184 mm and 5 in 127 mm 55 There and Back Light Railway 81 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK East Midlands This railway is entirely portable and can be set up almost anywhere flat Can be seen at events across the country and uses a Bagnall steam locomotive on a 450 ft 137 2 m ground level track Acton Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Acton London Transport Museum Depot London 82 Alexandra Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Alexandra Park HastingsMillerbeck Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Staveley in Cartmel Cumbria Opened in 1985 privately owned while opened to the public 83 Barking Park Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Re opened Easter 2009 84 Barnards Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UKBarton House Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wroxham NorfolkBeamish Cog Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Beamish Museum DurhamBeer Heights Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK DevonBekonscot Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Buckinghamshire 85 Bentley Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK 86 Bents Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Warrington 1982 88 87 Brockwell Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK South London 1951 1961 amp 2003 present 88 Brookside Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Poynton 1988 99 87 closed 89 Now running again under new management Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Canvey Island Essex Ground levelCoate Water Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Coate Water Country Park Swindon Combined 7 1 4 in 184 mm and 5 in 127 mmConwy Valley Railway Museum Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK WalesCutteslowe Park 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Oxford Oxfordshire 18 Danson Park 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Bexleyheath 1946 1948 90 Dobwalls Forest Railroad 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Cornwall ClosedDragon Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Marple Greater Manchester 87 Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK East Sussex 91 East Herts Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Great Amwell near Ware Hertfordshire 92 Echills Wood Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Kingsbury Water Park Warwickshire 93 Fancott Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Bedfordshire 94 Foxfield Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Stoke on Trent 95 Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK 96 Great Cockcrow Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK 97 Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Chester 98 Guildford Model Engineering Society 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Surrey 99 Halton Miniature Railway Society 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Runcorn Cheshire 100 High Legh Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK High Legh Garden Centre Cheshire 101 Hollycombe Garden Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Iron Hill Liphook Hampshire 102 Ilford amp West Essex Model Railway Club 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Chadwell Heath 103 Leyland Society of Model Engineers 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Lancashire 25 Little Orchard Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Suffolk 104 Little Western Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Newquay Cornwall 105 Lodge Farm Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK RomfordMid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Sandiway Cheshire 28 Fenn Bell Inn Zoo 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK St Mary Hoo Kent 106 Mizens Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Woking Surrey 107 Moors Valley Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Dorset 108 Mortocombe Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Chilton Oxfordshire 109 Museum of Power 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Langford EssexNational Railway Museum 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK YorkNess Islands Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Inverness ScotlandNorth London Society of Model Engineers NLSME 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK 29 Parkland Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Hemsby NorfolkPinewood Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wokingham Berkshire Combined 7 1 4 in 184 mm and 5 in 127 mm 110 Plowman s Railroad 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK DorsetPorterswick Junction Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Hidden Valley Discovery Park Cornwall 111 Pugneys Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wakefield 112 Ridgeway Park light railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Chingford LondonSaltwood Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Kent 113 Sanday Light Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Braeswick Sanday OrkneySpenborough Model amp Experimental Engineers Ltd 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Cleckheaton West Yorkshire 33 Strand Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Gillingham Kent 114 Swanley New Barn Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK KentThe Time Machine Bosworth Line 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Funtington West Sussex po18 9dhThornes Park Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wakefield West YorkshireWellington Country Park Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Berkshire 115 116 Welsh Highland Heritage Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Porthmadog WalesWeston Park Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Shropshire 117 Willen Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Milton KeynesWillow Wood Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Stowupland SuffolkWoodseaves Miniature Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Shropshire 118 119 Wolds Way Lavender Narrow Gauge Railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Wintringham North Yorkshire Used to transport harvested lavender logs and passengersWythall miniature railway 7 1 4 in 184 mm UK Worcestershire It has a multigauge track consisting of 7 1 4 in 184 mm 5 inch and 3 1 2 in 89 mm gauge track 120 Carolwood Pacific Railroad 7 1 4 in 184 mm USA Holmby Hills Los Angeles California Located at the home of Walt Disney Influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad Defunct Assiniboine Valley Railway 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm Canada Winnipeg ManitobaBurnaby Central Railway 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm Canada Burnaby British Columbia 121 Iron Horse Park Airdrie 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm Canada Airdrie AlbertaParadise Valley Railway 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm Canada Powell River British Columbia 122 Alaska Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Wasilla AlaskaAnnetta Valley amp Western Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Annetta Texas 123 Adobe Mountain Desert Park 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Phoenix ArizonaCarillon Park Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Carillon Historical Park Dayton Ohio 124 125 Central Pasco amp Gulf Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Crews Lake Wilderness Park Shady Hills Florida 126 Grand Concourse Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Shady Hills Florida 127 Great Lakes Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Royal Oak and Southgate Michigan 128 Hesston Steam Museum 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Hesston Indiana 129 Houston Area Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Hockley Texas 130 Illinois Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Chicago Illinois 131 Kitsap Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Port Orchard Washington 132 Lakes Park amp Gulf Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Lakes Regional Park Fort Myers Florida 133 Largo Central Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Largo Central Park Largo Florida 134 Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Los Angeles CaliforniaNorth Georgia Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Conyers Georgia 135 Orange County Model Engineers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Costa Mesa California 136 Riverside Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Riverside California 137 Sacramento Valley Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Rancho Cordova California 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm gauge and 4 1 4 in 108 mm gauge 138 Sagebrush Short Line Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Ridgecrest California 139 Scottsdale Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA McCormick Stillman Railroad Park Scottsdale ArizonaSandy Ridge amp Clear Lake Railway 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Battle Creek MichiganShady Dell Pacific 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Pacific Northwest Live Steamers Molalla Oregon 140 South Coast Railroad Museum 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Goleta Short Line Goleta California 141 Southern California Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Wilson Park Torrance California Adjacent to Wilson ParkTorrey Pacific Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Del Mar California Private defunct owner diedTradewinds amp Atlantic Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Tradewinds Park Coconut Creek Florida 142 Train Mountain Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Chiloquin Oregon 143 Triad Live Steamers 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Farmington and Harrisburg North Carolina 144 Wales West Light Railway 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Silverhill Alabama 145 White Creek Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA Michigan 146 Willow Creek Railroad 7 1 2 in 190 5 mm USA at Antique Powerland Brooks Oregon 147 Holly Tree Railway 7 3 4 in 197 mm UK at the Holly Tree PH Leytonstone London 148 Bankside Miniature Railway 8 1 4 in 210 mm UK Brambridge Park Garden Centre Eastleigh Hampshire 149 Faversham Miniature Railway 9 in 229 mm UK Brogdale Farm near Faversham KentTorry Hill Park 9 in 229 mm UK Near Frinsted Kent Private miniature railwayBecker Farm Railroad 9 7 16 in 240 mm USA Roseland New Jersey DefunctKey Western Railroad 9 7 16 in 240 mm USA Florida DefunctBarking Park Miniature Railway 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Barking Essex Being relaid in 7 1 4 in 184 mm gauge scheduled to reopen Easter 2009 84 Clevedon Miniature Railway 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Clevedon Somerset 1952 2013 150 Danson Park 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Bexleyheath Kent 1942 temporary line for Holidays at Home exhibition 1949 1962 90 Downs Light Railway 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Colwall Near Malvern WorcestershireEast Ham Miniature Railway 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK East Ham London 1945 1949Hall Leys Park 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Matlock DerbyshireLakeshore Railroad 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK South Marine Park South Shields Tyne amp WearSidcup Miniature Railway 9 1 2 in 241 mm UK Sidcup Kent 1945 1951Fenglin Miniature Railway 254 mm China Yingde Guangdong 151 Ferrocarril Piedra Baya 10 1 4 in 260 mm Argentina Province of San Luis 152 Highfields Pioneer Village Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm Australia Highfields QLD 4352 153 Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Inc 10 1 4 in 260 mm New Zealand Palmerston North ManawatuMasterton Miniature Train Society 10 1 4 in 260 mm New Zealand Masterton WairarapaAudley End Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Audley End Saffron Walden Essex 154 Beale Park 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Pangbourne Berkshire 155 Berkeley Light Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Gloucestershire 156 Bickington Steam Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Trago Mills Liverton Newton Abbot Devon 157 Brechin Castle Centre Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Haughmuir Brechin Scotland Defunct 158 Bressingham Garden Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Norfolk 159 Brooklands Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Brooklands Pleasure Park Worthing Sussex Closed September 2018 160 161 Watford Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Cassiobury Park Watford Hertfordshire 162 Chichester amp District Society of Model Engineers 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Chichester SussexDrayton Manor Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Drayton Manor Theme Park Staffordshire ClosedEastleigh Lakeside Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Hampshire 163 Melton Mowbray Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Wilton Park Melton Mowbray Leicestershire 164 165 Exmouth Express 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Exmouth DevonFerry Meadows Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Nene Park Peterborough CambridgeshireHappy Mount Park 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Bare Morecambe LancashireHastings Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Hastings SussexIsle of Mull Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Mull ScotlandKerr s Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK West Links Park Arbroath Scotland 1935 2020 166 Kirkby Green Light Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Sleaford Lincolnshire Private with open daysKnebworth Park Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK HertfordshireRopley Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Mid Hants Railway Hampshire Opened 2015 167 Manor Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Ingfield Manor Billingshurst SussexMortocombe Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Chilton Oxfordshire 109 Newby Hall Miniature Railway North Yorkshire 10 1 4 in 260 mm UKPaignton Zoo 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Paignton Devon 1940 2021 168 Paradise Wildlife Park 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Broxbourne HertfordshirePettit s Animal Adventure Park 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Reedham NorfolkPoole Park Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Poole Park Poole Dorset 1949 2016 169 reopened 2017 170 Radwell Manor Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Radwell Bedfordshire ClosedRio Grande Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Selby Road Garforth Leeds UK 171 Royal Victoria Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Royal Victoria Country Park Netley Southampton Hampshire 172 Rudyard Lake Steam Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Rudyard near Leek Staffordshire 173 Smokey Oak Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Woodland Park Brokerswood Westbury WiltshireSouth Downs Light Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Pulborough SussexSouthsea Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Southsea Hampshire Closed 1989 174 St Anne s Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK St Annes on Sea LancashireStapleford Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Stapleford Park Leicestershire Private but opens mid June and August each year 175 Sutton Hall Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Rochford Essex 176 Vanstone Woodland Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Vanstone Park Garden Centre Codicote Hertfordshire 177 Wat Tyler Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Wat Tyler Country Park Pitsea Basildon 178 Wells and Walsingham Light Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Smallest gauge used on a minimum gauge railway authorised by a Light Railway Order 179 Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Lodmoor Weymouth Dorset citation needed Wells Harbour Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm UK Wells next the Sea Norfolk Closed September 2021 180 181 Wenatchee Riverfront Railway 10 1 4 in 260 mm USA Wenatchee Washington 182 Ruislip Lido Railway 12 in 305 mm UK Greater London 183 Argyle amp Eastern Railroad at The Toy Train Barn 12 in 305 mm USA Argyle WisconsinAtchison amp Western Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA Atchison Rail Museum Atchison Kansas 184 C amp H Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA Tecumseh Kansas 185 Casey s Silver Streak at Estes Park Ride A Kart 12 in 305 mm USA Estes Park ColoradoCentral Park San Mateo Mini Train 12 in 305 mm USA San Mateo California 186 187 188 189 190 Emerald Hills Railway 12 in 305 mm USA Emerald Hills California 191 Fairview Line at Fair Oaks 12 in 305 mm USA Gadsden Alabama PrivateFolsom Valley Railway 12 in 305 mm USA Folsom California 192 Little Falls Railroad and Doll Museum 12 in 305 mm USA Sparta Wisconsin PrivateMidway Shortline Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA S amp S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum Farmington UtahNorthview and Frisco Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA Northview Missouri PrivateRails of Fun 12 in 305 mm USA St Louis Missouri Portable amusement business for eventsRothwell Park Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA Moberly Missouri Club members onlyPoco Loco Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA LaPorte IndianaSierra Rainier Railroad 12 in 305 mm USA Orting Washington Defunct closed Private Very few records exist Sonora Short Line Railway 12 in 305 mm USA Tuolumne California Defunct closed Private Very few records exist Wabash Frisco amp Pacific Railway 12 in 305 mm USA Missouri 193 Washington Stage Theater 12 in 305 mm USA La Porte Indiana PrivateWatson Steam Train amp Depot 12 in 305 mm USA Missouri Valley IAZilker Zephyr 12 in 305 mm USA Zilker Park Austin Texas Damaged by storms and without a current operator subject of lawsuits 194 Exbury Gardens Steam Railway 12 1 4 in 311 mm UK Beaulieu HampshireExmoor Steam Railway 12 1 4 in 311 mm UK Bratton Fleming Devon Closed to the public in 2001 195 Fairbourne Railway 12 1 4 in 311 mm UK Gwynedd Wales Originally 15 in gaugeHotham Park Miniature Railway 12 1 4 in 311 mm UK 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