2 ft 6 in gauge railways explained

gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of . This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies of the British Empire during the second half of the nineteenth century by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop.

Several Bosnian-gauge railways with are found in south-eastern Europe. is well within tolerances of .

Railways

Country/territory	Railway
Afghanistan	Kabul–Darulaman Tramway (defunct)
Antigua and Barbuda	80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)^[1]
Australia	Crowes railway line (defunct) Gembrook railway line (Puffing Billy Railway) (operating) Tyers Valley tramway (defunct) Walhalla Goldfields Railway (operating) Walhalla railway line (defunct) Welshpool Jetty railway line (defunct) Whitfield railway line (defunct)
Barbados	Barbados Railway (converted from gauge) (defunct)
Brazil	Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (operating)
Chile	FC Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas (defunct) FC de Junin (defunct) FC de Antofagasta a Bolivia (crosses into Bolivia) (converted to) (operating)
China	See main article: Narrow gauge railways in China.
Curaçao	Horse-drawn tram in Willemstad
Cyprus	Cyprus Government Railway (defunct)
Haiti	See main article: History of rail transport in Haiti.
India	Kalka–Shimla Railway (operating) Kangra Valley Railway (operating)
Iraq	See main article: Iraqi Republic Railways.
Japan	See main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan.
Mexico	Zacatlán Railroad^[2] (defunct)
Mozambique	Gaza Railway (operating)
Myanmar	Arakan Light Railway (operational status unknown) Madaya Light Railway (defunct)
Nepal	Janakpur and Kurtha (converted to gauge in 2022)
Nigeria	Bauchi Light Railway (gauge lines also present) (defunct)
North Korea	Changjin Line (operating) Kanggye Line (operating) Paengmu Line (operating) Poch'ŏn Line (operating) Samjiyŏn Line (operating) Sinhŭng Line (operating) Ŭllyul Line (operating) Unsan Line (operating)
Pakistan	Bannu–Tank Branch Line (opened 1913, closed 1995) Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line (opened 1913, closed 1995) Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway (opened 1924, converted to 1956, closed 2005) Zhob Valley Railway (opened 1929, closed 1986)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts Scenic Railway^[3] (operating)
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Government Railway (defunct)
South Africa	Namaqualand Railway (defunct) Sheba Tramway^[4] (defunct)
South Korea	Suin Line (closed and later rebuilt to)
Sri Lanka	Kelani Valley Line (converted to gauge in 1992)
Taiwan	Alishan Forest Railway (operating) Hualien–Taitung Line (converted to gauge) (operating) Taiwan Sugar Railways (operating)
United Kingdom	See main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom.
United States	See main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States.

See also

• Heritage railway
• Large amusement railways
• List of track gauges

External links

• World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

Notes and References

1. http://sinfin.net/railways/world/antigua.html Railways in Antigua & Barbuda
2. http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/mexico06.htm Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam in Mexico 2012, Part 2
3. http://www.stkittsscenicrailway.com/ St. Kitts Scenic Railway - official website
4. http://www.2fpt.com/css/SA%20Steam%20News/2013/Railway%20History%20Group/RHG%20Bulletin%20No%20118.pdf Railway History Group - Bulletin No. 118 July 2013 - The Sheba Railway