2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom

A list of two foot six inch gauge railways in the United Kingdom.

Installations

Country/territory	Railway
England	Alford and Sutton Tramway (defunct) Bowaters Paper Railway (defunct) (although later Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway (operational)) Chattenden and Upnor Railway (converted from 18 in (457 mm) gauge) (defunct) Chillington Iron Company Tramway (defunct circa 1900)[1] Great Whipsnade Railway (located in ZSL Whipsnade Zoo) (operating) Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (defunct) Oakhill Brewery (defunct) Pentewan Railway (defunct) Priddy's Hard Tramway (18 in (457 mm) gauge lines also present) (defunct) RNAD Broughton Moor (defunct) ROF Bridgwater (defunct) 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) Swanage Pier Tramway (defunct) Tower Subway (defunct)
Scotland	Almond Valley Light Railway (operating) Carstairs House Tramway (defunct) Hagdale Chromate Railway (defunct) ROF Bishopton (standard-gauge lines also present) (defunct)
Wales	Crickheath Tramway (defunct) Deeside Tramway (defunct) Pwllheli Corporation Tramways (defunct) RNAD Trecwn (defunct) Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (operating)

Gallery

The private Statfold Barn Railway in England runs railway equipment with two different track gauges.
The Earl and The Countess locomotives at the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway in Wales.

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References

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/listed/rycanal/chillington.htm

External links

World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

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[1] ttp://www.historywebsite.co.uk/listed/rycanal/chillington.htm

Track gauge (list)
Minimum gauge	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15 ³⁄₄ in) 18 in (457 mm) 500 mm (19 ³⁄₄ in) 20 in (508 mm)
Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) 760 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 800 mm (2 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in) 891 mm (2 ft 11 ³⁄₃₂ in) Swedish three foot 900 mm (2 ft 11 ⁷⁄₁₆ in) 3 ft (914 mm) 950 mm (3 ft 1 ³⁄₈ in) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge 1,050 mm (3 ft 5 ¹¹⁄₃₂ in), 1,055 mm (3 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in), 1,093 mm (3 ft 7 in), 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 ⁵⁄₁₆ in), 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 ¹⁄₄ in) 4 ft (1,219 mm) 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 6 ¹⁄₂ in (1,384 mm), Scotch gauge
Standard gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad gauge	1,445 mm (4 ft 8 ⁷⁄₈ in) 4 ft 10 ⁷⁄₈ in (1,495 mm), Toronto gauge 5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in), Russian gauge. 5 ft 2 ¹⁄₄ in / 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2 ¹⁄₂ in / 1,588 mm, Pennsylvania gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 5 ft 4 ¹⁄₂ in (1,638 mm), Baltimore gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ²¹⁄₃₂ in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 7 ft ¹⁄₄ in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 ¹⁄₈ in), Breitspurbahn
Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break of gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge
Transport mode	Tram and light rail Rapid transit Miniature Scale model
Categories	by country by imperial units by metric units by name lists of track gauges

2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom

Installations

Gallery

See also

References

External links