Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Narrow-gauge railway</span> Railway line with a gauge less than the standard of 1435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

A narrow-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mmstandard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm and 1,067 mm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway</span> From Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion, Wales

The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) is a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool via Castle Caereinion to the village of Llanfair Caereinion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Track gauge</span> Spacing of the rails on a railway track

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many different track gauges exist worldwide, gauge differences often present a barrier to wider operation on railway networks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glyn Valley Tramway</span> Welsh railway in use 1873–1935

The Glyn Valley Tramway was a narrow gauge railway that ran through the Ceiriog Valley in north-east Wales, connecting Chirk with Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire. The gauge of the line was 2 feet 4+14 inches (718 mm) while it was horse-drawn, which was unofficially increased to 2 ft 4+12 in when steam locomotives were introduced. The total length of the line was 8+14 miles (13.3 km), 6+12 miles (10.5 km) of which were worked by passenger trains, the remainder serving a large granite quarry and several minor slate quarries.

Short Line or Shortline can refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Break of gauge</span> Meeting place of different width rail lines

With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, leading to passengers having to change trains and freight requiring transloading or transshipping; this can add delays, costs, and inconvenience to travel on such a route.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station</span> Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction. Transport for Wales Rail operate through services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. The station is a joint station with the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which operates primarily tourist passenger services to Porthmadog throughout most of the year. A feature of the standard gauge service is the availability on trains and buses of the popular "Gwynedd Red Rover" day ticket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">O14</span>

O14 is a set of model railway standards for accurately modelling 2 ft narrow-gauge railways in 1:43.5 using 14 mm (0.551 in) gauge track.

British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries. Some offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run public passenger trains. They are categorized by the primary industry they served.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lakeside Miniature Railway</span>

The 15 in gauge, single track Lakeside Miniature Railway runs along the seaward side of the Marine Lake in Southport, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway</span>

The Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway (TNGR) is a 2 ft narrow-gauge railway running alongside the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. It was built in 1985 when the Dowty Railway Preservation Society needed a new home for its collection of narrow-gauge rolling stock. The rail used on the railway was purchased from the Southend Pier Railway.

Narrow may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways</span> List of quarrying and mining narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom

Some industrial narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man were primarily built to serve quarrying, mining, and similar industries. Some of these narrow-gauge railways offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run public passenger trains. They are listed by the primary industry they served.

Apsheronsky (masculine), Apsheronskaya (feminine), or Apsheronskoye (neuter) may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natal Government Railways Class N locomotives</span> List of locomotives with the same or similar names

The Natal Government Railways Class N locomotives include three different narrow gauge locomotive types, all designated Class N.

McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of following four 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge lines in West Bengal in India. The railways were built and owned by McLeod & Company, which was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd. On 1 July 1967, the Bankura Damodar Railway was merged with South Eastern Railway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bardhaman–Katwa line</span> Railway line in India

The Bardhaman–Katwa line is a 5 ft 6 in broad gauge branch line connecting Bardhaman and Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway. The line was a narrow gauge line, before its gauge conversion began on 2010. The gauge conversion was done in two phases along with electrification and the full broad gauge line was thrown open for public again on 12 January 2018.