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Railway track gauge (381 mm)
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
One of the Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse's X131 when passing through the hills
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  Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)

  Narrow
  600 mm 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Two foot 610 mm (2 ft)
Two foot three inch 686 mm (2 ft 3 in)
  750 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Bosnian gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)
Two foot six inch 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
  Swedish three foot 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in)
900 mm 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
Three foot 914 mm (3 ft)
Italian metre 950 mm (3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Four foot 1,219 mm (4 ft)
  Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
  1432 mm 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)

  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

  Broad
  Italian broad gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Dresden gauge 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
  1520 mm 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Five foot 1,524 mm (5 ft)
  Pennsylvania gauge 1,581 mm (5 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Pennsylvania gauge 1,588 mm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Five foot three inch 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
  Iberian gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Five foot six inch 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 1⁄4 in)
  Breitspurbahn 3,000 mm (9 ft 101⁄8 in)
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Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "narrow-gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.

Railways

15 inch gauge railway installations
Name Country Location Notes
Bush Mill Railway Australia Australia Port Arthur Closed
Donauparkbahn [de] Austria Austria Vienna
Prater Liliputbahn Austria Austria Vienna
Bear Creek Park Train Canada Canada Surrey, British Columbia
Pindal Electric Tramway Canada Canada London, Ontario Formerly in Montreal
Springbank Express Canada Canada London, Ontario
Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse France France Anse, Rhône
Dresden Park Railway Germany Germany Dresden
Killesberg Park Railway Germany Germany Stuttgart
Leipziger Parkeisenbahn Germany Germany Leipzig
Difflin Lake Railway Republic of Ireland Ireland
Cygnus wood-land Railway Japan Japan Osaka
Sakuradani Light Railway Japan Japan Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture
Shuzenji Romney Railway Japan Japan Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka
Driving Creek Railway New Zealand New Zealand
Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway New Zealand New Zealand Closed
Adventure Railway United Kingdom UK Alton Towers (defunct, 1982–1992 - park still operating)
Bellevue Park Railway United Kingdom UK Belfast, Northern Ireland Closed 1950
Blackpool Zoo miniature railway United Kingdom UK Lancashire
Blakesley Miniature Railway  UK Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire Opened 1903, closed c.1944.
Blenheim Park Railway United Kingdom UK Oxfordshire
Brocklands Adventure Park United Kingdom UK Cornwall Closed 2007
Bure Valley Railway United Kingdom UK Norfolk Standard gauge line closed 1982. 15-inch gauge line opened 1990.
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway United Kingdom UK Lincolnshire
Conwy Valley Railway Museum United Kingdom UK Betws-y-Coed, North Wales (short tramway)
Craigtoun Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews
Duffield Bank Railway United Kingdom UK Closed 1916
Eaton Hall Railway United Kingdom UK Closed 1946
Evesham Vale Light Railway United Kingdom UK Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire
Fairbourne Railway United Kingdom UK Wales (now converted to 12+1⁄4 in or 311 mm gauge)
Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway United Kingdom UK Battersea Park, London Closed 1975
Gulliver's Land United Kingdom UK Milton Keynes
Gulliver's World United Kingdom UK Warrington, Cheshire
Haigh Hall Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Greater Manchester
Heatherslaw Light Railway United Kingdom UK Northumberland
International Garden Festival Railway United Kingdom UK 1984
Whistlestop Valley (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway) United Kingdom UK Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Knowsley Safari Park (The Lakeside Railway) United Kingdom UK Prescot, Merseyside
Lakeside Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Southport, Merseyside
Lappa Valley Steam Railway United Kingdom UK Cornwall
Lightwater Express Rio Grande United Kingdom UK Ripon, North Yorkshire Theme Park
Longleat Railway United Kingdom UK
Markeaton Park Light Railway United Kingdom UK Derby Closed September 2016
Marwell Zoo United Kingdom UK Colden Common, Hampshire
Oakwood Theme Park United Kingdom UK Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Paradise Park United Kingdom UK Hayle, Cornwall
Paultons Park United Kingdom UK Ower, Romsey, Hampshire
Perrygrove Railway United Kingdom UK
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway United Kingdom UK Cumbria
Rhiw Valley Light Railway United Kingdom UK Manafon, Powys, Wales Closed 2022
Rhyl Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Clwyd, Wales
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway United Kingdom UK Kent
Saltburn Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Cat Nab, Cleveland
Sand Hutton Miniature Railway United Kingdom UK Yorkshire Closed 1922
Sherwood Forest Railway United Kingdom UK Nottinghamshire
Waveney Valley Railway United Kingdom UK Bressingham Steam and Gardens Norfolk
West Midlands Safari Park United Kingdom UK Worcestershire Closed 2014
Windmill Farm Railway United Kingdom UK Burscough, Lancashire
Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas United Kingdom UK Chard, Somerset
Wotton Light Railway United Kingdom UK Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire
American Heritage Railroad United States US Illinois
Amusement Rides United States US City Park, Iowa City
B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad United States US California
Eden Springs Park Railroad) United States US Benton Harbor, Michigan
Gage Park Railroad United States US Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas
Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad United States US California
Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad United States US Reedley, California
Joshua Tree & Southern GSD United States US California
Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad United States US Kansas City, Missouri
Laurel Run Railroad United States US Pennsylvania
Little Toot Railroad United States US Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania
Look Park United States US Northampton, Massachusetts
Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio United States US Silver Lake, Ohio Defunct
Miniature Train at Monarch Park United States US Oil City, Pennsylvania Defunct
Nickel Plate Railroad United States US California
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation United States US Ohio
Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad United States US California (operating)
Paradise & Pacific Railroad United States US McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona (separate 7+1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating)
Phoenix & Holly Railroad United States US Oregon
Pint-Sized Pufferbelly United States US Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania (operating)
Redwood Valley Railway United States US Tilden Regional Park, California (operating)
Riverside and Great Northern Railway United States US Wisconsin
Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad United States US Wyoming
Safari Train United States US Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (operating)
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad United States US California (operating)
Sullivan Railroad United States US Horseheads, New York
Tiny Town Railroad United States US Colorado
Waterman & Western Railroad United States US Illinois

See also

References

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  2. Donaupark
  3. Bear Creek Park
  4. "CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Springbank Park". Cec.chebucto.org. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. Going again
  6. "シグナス森林鉄道". Nose Electric Railway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. Tripadvisor
  8. End of the line
  9. "The Blakesley Miniature Railway". The SMJ Society. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. "Home". Evlr.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  11. "Home". Kirklesslightrailway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  12. "Sadness as last remnants of Markeaton Park Railway to be demolished". Derbytelegraph. Derbyshire Live. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  13. "American Heritage Railroad". Americanfarmheritagemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  14. "City Park". City of Iowa City. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  15. "City Park (Iowa City)" (PDF). Uni.edu. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  16. "Eden Springs Park Benton Harbor Michigan Formerly The House of David". Edenspringspark.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. "Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad". Traill.us. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  18. "Hillcrest". Hillcrestreedley.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  19. "Joshua Tree & Southern GSD". Home.easrthlink.net. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  20. "Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad". kcparks.org/places/kansas-city-northern-railroad.
  21. "Reading Society of Model Engineers". Rsme.org. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  22. Sayre, Dave. "McCormick - Stillman Railroad Park". Arizonaandpacificrr.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  23. "Flower Farmer and Phoenix & Holly Railroad - Welcome to the Flower Farmer and Phoenix & Holly Railroad". Flowerfamrer.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  24. "Pint-Sized Pufferbelly". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  25. "Redwood Valley Railway". Redwoodvalleyrailway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  26. "TrainTown Website". Traintown.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  27. "Sullivan Railroad in Horseheads NY - Trains Magazine - Trains News Wire, Railroad News, Railroad Industry News, Web Cams, and Forms".
  28. "waterman & western railroad - Home". Petestrain.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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