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2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways

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.

A BL 9.2-inch howitzer with shells lined up on the ground recently delivered from the trench railway in the foreground during World War I.

Overview edit

The Chemins de fer du Calvados' Caen station in France.
A steam outline Schöma diesel locomotive on the Pelion railway in Greece.
The Groudle Glen Railway Sea Lion locomotive c. 1910 on the Isle of Man.
The Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train in Japan.
Beira Railroad Corporation Class F4 No. 38 in Mozambique.
The gasoline engine Crown Prince of the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa (now Namibia). This railcar was able to reach a speed of 137 kilometres (85 mi) per hour.
The Efteling Steam Train Company, located in Efteling in the Netherlands, runs some locomotives that are more than a century old.
Lyd2 locomotive built by 23 August Locomotive Works (FAUR) in Romania.
A Spoornet Class 91-000 on the Avontuur Railway in South Africa.
A locomotive and turntable on the Östra Södermanlands Järnväg in Sweden.

Most of these lines are tourist lines, which are often heritage railways or industrial lines, such as the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales and the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado.

World War I trench railways produced the greatest concentration of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge railways to date. In preparation for World War II, the French Maginot Line and Alpine Line also used 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge railways for supply routes to the fixed border defenses.

Australia has over 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge sugar cane railway networks in the coastal areas of Queensland, which carry more than 30 million tonnes of sugar cane a year.

Many 2 ft (610 mm) gauge and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge railways are used in amusement parks and theme parks worldwide.

Exchange of rolling stock edit

The interchange of rolling stock between these similar track gauges occasionally occurred; for example, the South African Class NG15 2-8-2 locomotives started their career on the 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge. The Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa (now Namibia) were transferred to the 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa and currently some surviving locomotives reside in Wales on the 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge Welsh Highland Railway and the 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) gauge Brecon Mountain Railway.

Railways edit

Country/territoryRailwayGauge
Albania
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Albania
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Angola600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Argentina600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Australia
Main article: Two foot gauge railways in Australia
2 ft (610 mm)
Austria
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Austria
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Belarus600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Belgium2 ft (610 mm)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Brazil600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Brunei
Main article: Transport in Brunei
2 ft (610 mm)
Bulgaria
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Bulgaria
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Burundi600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Cambodia600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Canada2 ft (610 mm)
Cameroon600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Central African Republic600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Chile600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
China
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in China
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Comoros600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Czech Republic600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Democratic Republic of the Congo600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Denmark
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Denmark
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Egypt2 ft (610 mm)
Eritrea600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Estonia600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Falkland Islands2 ft (610 mm)
Fiji
Main article: Rail transport in Fiji
2 ft (610 mm)
Finland
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Finland
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
France
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in France
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Germany
Main article: 600 mm gauge railways in Germany
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Greece600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Greenland600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Guatemala2 ft (610 mm)
Hong Kong2 ft (610 mm)
Hungary600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Iceland600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
India2 ft (610 mm)
Indonesia
  • Sugar mill railways in Java such as Jatiwangi (mill closed), Jatibarang (in use), Pangka (in use), Sragi (in use), Cepiring (mill closed), Soedhono (in use), Tulangan (in use), Panji (rail operation closed), and Gending (rail operation closed)[11]
  • Local tram service in Karawang and Rambipuji, all closed.
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Isle of Man2 ft (610 mm)
Italy600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Japan2 ft (610 mm)
Laos600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Latvia
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Latvia
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Lithuania600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
North Macedonia600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Madagascar
  • Sugar cane, industrial and military railways[16] (defunct)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Mauritius
  • A network of sugar cane railways[17] (defunct)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Mexico2 ft (610 mm)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Montenegro
  • Podgorica - Plavnica railway (defunct)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Morocco
Main article: History of rail transport in Morocco
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Mozambique2 ft (610 mm)
Myanmar2 ft (610 mm)
Namibia600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Nauru2 ft (610 mm)
Netherlands600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
New Zealand2 ft (610 mm)
Norway
  • Åmdals Verk Gruver;[19] 0.6 km (operating)
  • Gruvemuseet pa Litlabo[19] (operating)
  • Høyanger funicular (operating)
  • Kristiansand Kanonmuseum[19] (operating)
  • Lommedalsbanen;[19] 0.6 km (operating)
  • Sulitjelma Besøksgruve[19] (operating)
  • Stiftelsen Konnerudverket;[19] 0.5 km (operating)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Palestine600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Papua New Guinea600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Pakistan2 ft (610 mm)
Philippines
  • Manila–Dagupan Railway (operated within Manila yards c. 1907) (defunct)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Poland
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Poland
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Portugal600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Rwanda600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Somalia600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
South Africa
Main article: Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa
2 ft (610 mm)
South Korea2 ft (610 mm)
Spain600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Sudan2 ft (610 mm)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Sweden
Main article: Narrow gauge railways in Sweden
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Switzerland600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Taiwan2 ft (610 mm)
Tanzania2 ft (610 mm)
Thailand2 ft (610 mm)
Togo600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Turkey600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
United Kingdom
Main article: 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom
2 ft (610 mm);
1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm);
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in);
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
United States
Main article: 2 ft gauge railroads in the United States
2 ft (610 mm)
Zimbabwe2 ft (610 mm)

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