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List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways

List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways

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In railway terminology, track gauge indicates the distance between the inside edges of the running rails. Standard gauge is defined as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), and narrow gauge as any gauge less than that distance.

An illustration of 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) track, in comparison with some other gauges used in Great Britain

In Britain, standard gauge is used for all main line routes and the majority of urban light rail. Narrow gauge railways were constructed mainly where there was a need for tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails, as they could be less costly to build, equip and operate than standard gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain).[1]

Narrow gauge railways in Britain used various gauges. 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) was relatively uncommon; in his book Railway Adventure, L. T. C. Rolt states that apart from the Talyllyn, the only public railways to use the gauge were the Corris and Campbeltown and Machrihanish railways.[2][lower-alpha 1] However there were several private railways, including mine and quarry railways, which used the gauge.

List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways

This list, whilst incomplete, details all railways that are believed to have used 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) gauge at some point during their existence.

United Kingdom

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Similar gauges

Railways of 700 mm (2 ft 3+9⁄16 in) gauge are known in Latvia and Romania and several Cuban sugar cane railways.[19]

Other British railways of similar, but not identical, gauge were:

See also

Notes

  1. The Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway was also a public railway. Whether Rolt was unaware of this line, or chose to ignore it is unknown.

References

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    Spooner, Charles Easton (1879). Narrow Gauge Railways. p. 71.
  2. [2]
    Rolt, L. T. C. (1998). Railway Adventure. Sutton Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 0-330-02783-2.
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    Nigel S.C. Macmillan (1970). The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway. David & Charles: Newton Abbot.
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    "Macrihanish Online". 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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    Whitehouse, Patrick & Snell, John (1984). Narrow gauge railways of the British Isles. David & Charles. ISBN 0715301969.
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    Keith Turner (2002). Cliff Railways of the British Isles. The Oakwood Press. p. 119.
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    Boyd, James I. C. (1988). The Tal-y-llyn Railway. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 165. ISBN 0-906867-46-0.
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    Voice, David (2007). Hospital Tramways and Railways (3rd ed.). Adam Gordon. p. 43. ISBN 978 1 874422 67 9.
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    "GVT revival will be 2ft 3in gauge track". The Railway Magazine. December 2022. p. 70.
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    Dart, Maurice (2005). Cornwall Narrow Gauge including the Camborne & Redruth tramway. Middleton Press. ISBN 190447456X.
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    Colliery closed 1968. "The Huncoat Trails". Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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    Bate, J.H.L. (2001). The Chronicles of Pendre Sidings. RailRomances. pp. 158, 160. ISBN 1-900622-05-X.
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    Potter, D. (1990). The Talyllyn Railway. David St John Thomas. p. 202. ISBN 0-946537-50-X.
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    Drummond, Ian (2015). Rails Along The Fathew. Holne Publishings. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-9563317-8-6.
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    James I. C. Boyd (1952). Narrow Gauge Rails in Mid-Wales: A Historical Survey of the Narrow Gauge Railways in Mid-Wales. Oakwood Press.
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    Peter Johnson (2011). An Illustrated History of the Great Western Narrow Gauge. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-86093-636-7.
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    Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2003). Branch Line to the Derwent Valley, including the Foss Islands Branch. Midhurst: Middleton Press. plate 24. ISBN 1-904474-06-3.
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    Muhlstein, Julie (19 May 2015). "Bumblebee Special, a train from Everett's past, could roll again". HeraldNet.
  19. [19]
    "Sugar Cane Railways in Cuba, 2003" (PDF).
  20. [20]
    "Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in England". Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  21. [21]
    "Century of mining ends at Welbeck Colliery". BBC News. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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