2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom

A list of 2 ft (610 mm), 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm), 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in), and 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom.

Track gauge
By transport mode
By size (list)
Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
Narrow
 
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • (1 ft ​11 5⁄8 in)
  • (2 ft)
 
  • 750 mm
  • 760 mm
  • 762 mm
  • (2 ft ​5 1⁄2 in)
  • (2 ft ​5 15⁄16 in)
  • (2 ft 6 in)
 
  • 891 mm
  • 900 mm
  • 914 mm
  • (2 ft ​11 3⁄32 in)
  • (2 ft ​11 7⁄16 in)
  • (3 ft)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft ​3 3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in)
Broad
  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)
 
  • 1,520 mm
  • 1,524 mm
  • (4 ft ​11 7⁄8 in)
  • (5 ft)
 
  • 1,581 mm
  • 1,588 mm
  • 1,600 mm
  • (5 ft ​2 1⁄4 in)
  • (5 ft ​2 1⁄2 in)
  • (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft ​4 1⁄2 in)
 
  • 1,668 mm
  • 1,676 mm
  • (5 ft ​5 21⁄32 in)
  • (5 ft 6 in)
Change of gauge
By location
The private Statfold Barn Railway in England runs railway equipment with three different track gauges.
A South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotive preserved in working condition on the Welsh Highland Railway.

Installations
Country/territory Railway Gauge
England 2 ft (610 mm)
600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Scotland 2 ft (610 mm)
Wales 2 ft (610 mm)
1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm)
1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)

See also

References
  1. Steamlocomotive.info - Kent
  2. Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - official website
  3. Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch
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