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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.
Casey Jr. Circus Train (located in Disneyland) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Disneyland Railroad and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Main Street Vehicles also present; and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley, separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland, and ...
Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges ranging from 2 ft (610 mm) to 6 ft (1,829 mm). As a general rule, southern railroads were built to one or another broad gauge, mostly 5 ft ( 1,524 mm ), while northern railroads that were not standard-gauge tended to be narrow-gauge.
This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially during the late 1800s, with the most popular gauge being 3 ft gauge. [1] [2] Some of the more famous 3 ft gauge railroad networks in the US were based in California, Colorado, and Hawaii. These ...
2 ft (610 mm) Brecon Mountain Railway (operating) Vale of Rheidol Railway (converted from 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) gauge) (operating) 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (603 mm) Blaen y Cwm Quarry (defunct) Cwt y Bugail Quarry (2 ft 2 in (660 mm) gauge lines also present) (defunct) Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (defunct) Ffestiniog Railway (operating)
Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in), respectively. Railways with similar, less common track gauges, such as 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ) and 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ), are grouped with 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways.
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This is a category for all narrow gauge railways built with a track gauge of 2 ft 3 in (686 mm). Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.