750 mm gauge railways























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Graphic list of track gauges
Minimum
 
Fifteen inch
 381 mm
 (15 in)


Narrow
 
600 mm,
Two foot
 597 mm
600 mm
603 mm
610 mm
 (1 ft ​11 1⁄2 in)
(1 ft ​11 5⁄8 in)
(1 ft ​11 3⁄4 in)
(2 ft)
 
750 mm,
Bosnian,
Two foot six inch,
800 mm
 750 mm
760 mm
762 mm
800 mm
 (2 ft ​5 1⁄2 in)
(2 ft ​5 15⁄16 in)
(2 ft 6 in)
(2 ft ​7 1⁄2 in)
 
Swedish three foot,
900 mm,
Three foot
 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)
 
Four foot six inch
 1,372 mm
 (4 ft 6 in)
 
Standard
 1,435 mm
 (4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in)


Broad
 
1520 mm,
Five foot
 1,520 mm
1,524 mm
 (4 ft ​11 27⁄32 in)
(5 ft)
 
Five foot three inch
 1,600 mm
 (5 ft 3 in)
 
Iberian
 1,668 mm
 (5 ft ​5 21⁄32 in)
 
Five foot six inch
 1,676 mm
 (5 ft 6 in)
 
Six foot
 1,829 mm
 (6 ft)
 
Brunel
 2,140 mm
 (7 ft ​1⁄4 in)


Change of gauge

Break-of-gauge · Dual gauge ·
Conversion (list) · Bogie exchange · Variable gauge

By location

North America · South America · Europe · Australia


World map, rail gauge by region

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Locomotive 99 1746 of the Weisseritz Valley Railway in Germany





TU8 diesel locomotive in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia


750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge railways are very similar to 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) and 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge. 750 mm gauge rolling stock is almost compatible with 760 and 762 mm railways.




Contents






  • 1 Installations


  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Installations



























































































































Country/territory
 Railway

Algeria
  • Societe Anonyme des Mines du Zaccar[1]

Argentina

  • Central Chubut Railway


  • Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano; stretch of 48 mi (77.2 km)[2] now probably 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in), like the rest of the network


  • La Trochita; 174 mi (280.0 km)


  • Ramal Ferro Industrial Río Turbio [es]

Austria
  • International Rhine Regulation Railway

Armenia
  • Yerevan Children's railway

Belarus

  • Children's Railroad (Minsk); Rudensk peat railway, field railway from Dukštas, (Lithuania) to Druja

Chile

  • Ferrocarril Yungay–Barrancas [es]

Czech Republic
  • Frýdlant–Heřmanice Railway

Egypt

  • Egyptian Delta Light Railways, Fayoum Light Railway

Ecuador[2]

  • FC El Oro, Southern line

  • FC de Bahia a Chone

Estonia
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Estonia

Finland
  • Formerly numerous privately owned railways, Jokioinen Railway

France
  • CF Economiques Forestiers des Landes

Georgia
  • A children's railway in Mushthaid Park in Tbilisi[3]

Greece

  • Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway between Diakopto and Kalavryta in Peloponnese

Germany


  • Döllnitzbahn GmbH

  • Lößnitzgrundbahn

  • Weißeritztalbahn

  • Zittauer Schmalspurbahn

Indonesia

  • Used by sugar mills in Java: Bandjaratma, Ceper, Colomadu, Tasikmadu, Pakis Baru, Bitung Randu, Cileungsi, Jonggol, Gedong Tengeng, Cariu, Bojongmangu, Balekambang, Leuwiliang and Trangkil;
    only Tasikmadu dan Tenjo in use

  • Formerly used in Aceh.

Kazakhstan
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Kazakhstan

Latvia
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Latvia

Lithuania
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Lithuania

Morocco
  • Industrial and mine railways in former Spanish Morocco (all defunct)

Netherlands

  • Various tram systems (all defunct)

Norway


  • Nesttun–Os Line; 1894–1935


  • Sulitjelma Line; 1892–1915, converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), dismantled 1972


  • Urskog–Høland Line; heritage

Poland
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Poland

Russia
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Russia

Spain

  • FC de Flassa a Palamos, Gerona y Banolas

  • FC de Onda al Grao de Castellon y Villareal-Puerto de Burriana

  • FC de San Feliu de Guixois a Gerona

  • FC Granada a Sierra Nevada

  • FC Valdepenas a Puertollano

Switzerland

  • International Rhine Regulation Railway

  • Marzilibahn funicular

  • Waldenburgerbahn

Turkey
  • Samsun–Çarşamba Railway Line

Ukraine
Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Ukraine

Uzbekistan
  • A railway in National Park of Uzbekistan in Tashkent


Gallery






  • Measuring by the tape measure







  • A rail







  • 750 mm gauge railways of Zaplyusye's peat company







  • Map of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge tramways in the Achterhoek of Gelderland







  • Standard gauge freight cars on Rollbock, 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge







  • Rollbock track 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge






See also



  • List of track gauges


References





  1. ^ Standard steam locomotives


  2. ^ ab Jane's World Railways. 1969–1970..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Children's Railways of the former USSR – Past and Present










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