900 mm gauge railways

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  Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
Narrow
 
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • 686 mm
  • (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
  • (2 ft)
  • (2 ft 3 in)
 
  • 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
  • 950 mm
  • (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in)
  • (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
  • (3 ft)
  • (3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Four foot 1,219 mm (4 ft)
  Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
  1432 mm 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Broad
 
  • 1,445 mm
  • 1,450 mm
  • (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
  • (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+27⁄32 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)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 1⁄4 in)
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900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) narrow-gauge railways are generally found in Europe. This gauge is mostly used for light urban rail networks, industrial and agricultural railways.

Railways

Country/territory Railway
Australia
Austria
Estonia
  • Vaivara–Viivikonna mine railway (converted to 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge, then converted to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge)
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Guernsey
Iceland
Indonesia
  • Used by Rendeng sugar mill for sugar cane transport
Ireland
Norway
  • Used by the Germans up to 1945, called Feldbahn (field railway), for industrial plants or other temporary uses. In Norway during the WW II the Germans built a 15 km (9.3 mi) railway between the harbour at Årdalstangen and the industrial plant of Øvre Årda. It closed in 1959, by then used only at the iron works. One steam locomotive was lost into the sea, but was found by divers around 1990 and is restored and exhibited at Aardalstangen.
Poland
Portugal
United States

In Sweden, there was an extensive network of railways with 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) track, some of them remain. This close enough to 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) that they are more or less compatible, and some sales of rolling stock between the gauges have taken place.[citation needed]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Dawson, Tegan (12 January 2017). "History of the Yallourn broad gauge railline". Haunted Hills. Retrieved 21 January 2024. There also was a smaller 900mm gauge line that serviced between the mines, stations and briquette factories.
  2. ^ Heussler, Michael. "Florianerbahn" (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The New Pöstlingberg Railway" (PDF). Linz Linien GmbH. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Rokua, Utajärvi". Vaunut.org. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Borjomi-Bakuriani Railway". Georgian Railway. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "New life for historic Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow gauge railway". Agenda.ge. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "New Athos Cave Railway". metro-novyafon.narod.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ Boye, Henrik (October 21, 2023). "Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company". Tram Travels. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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Minimum-gauge
Minimum-gauge railways
  • 15 in (381 mm)
  • 400 mm (15+3⁄4 in)
  • 16 in (406 mm)
  • 18 in (457 mm)
  • 19 in (483 mm)
  • 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in)
  • 20 in (508 mm)
  • 21 in (533 mm)
  • 1 ft 10 in (559 mm)
Narrow gauge
  • 2 foot and 600 mm
  • 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
  • 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)
  • 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
  • 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
  • 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot
  • 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
  • 3 ft (914 mm)
  • 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Italian metre gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
  • 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in),
  • 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in),
  • 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
  • 1,093 mm (3 ft 7 in),
  • 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in),
  • 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
  • 4 ft (1,219 mm)
  • 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm), Middleton Railway
  • 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge
  • 4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,384 mm), Scotch gauge
  • 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm)
  • 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm), almost standard gauge
  • 4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm)
  • 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Standard gauge
  • 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad gauge
  • 1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in)
  • 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
  • 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
  • 4 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1,457 mm)
  • 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
  • 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm), Toronto gauge
  • 5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), Russian gauge.
  • 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in / 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in / 1,588 mm, Pennsylvania gauge
  • 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge
  • 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm), Baltimore gauge
  • 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), Iberian gauge
  • 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge
  • 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge
  • 3,000 mm (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in), Breitspurbahn
  • 8,200 mm (26 ft 10+27⁄32 in), Lärchwandschrägaufzug
  • 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in), Krasnoyarsk ship lift
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