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  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)

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  • 600 mm
  • Two foot
  • Two foot three inch
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • 686 mm
  • (1 ft 11+58 in)
  • (2 ft)
  • (2 ft 3 in)
 
  • 750 mm
  • Bosnian gauge
  • Two foot six inch
  • 750 mm
  • 760 mm
  • 762 mm
  • (2 ft 5+12 in)
  • (2 ft 5+1516 in)
  • (2 ft 6 in)
 
  • Swedish three foot
  • 900 mm
  • Three foot
  • Italian metre
  • 891 mm
  • 900 mm
  • 914 mm
  • 950 mm
  • (2 ft 11+332 in)
  • (2 ft 11+716 in)
  • (3 ft)
  • (3 ft1+1332 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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+38 in)

  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Broad
 
  • Italian broad gauge
  • Dresden gauge
  • 1,445 mm
  • 1,450 mm
  • (4 ft 8+78 in)
  • (4 ft 9+332 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+1332 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+78 in)
 
  • 1520 mm
  • Five foot
  • 1,520 mm
  • 1,524 mm
  • (4 ft 11+2732 in)
  • (5 ft)
 
  • Pennsylvania gauge
  • Pennsylvania gauge
  • Five foot three inch
  • 1,581 mm
  • 1,588 mm
  • 1,600 mm
  • (5 ft 2+14 in)
  • (5 ft 2+12 in)
  • (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft 4+12 in)
 
  • Iberian gauge
  • Five foot six inch
  • 1,668 mm
  • 1,676 mm
  • (5 ft 5+2132 in)
  • (5 ft 6 in)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 14 in)
  Breitspurbahn 3,000 mm (9 ft 1018 in)
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2 ft gauge railways in Australia

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of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in Australia. 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways Heritage railway Narrow-gauge railways in Australia Railways on the...

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2 ft 6 in gauge railways

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2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies...

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2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways

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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...

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5 ft 3 in gauge railways

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Railways with a track gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) fall within the category of broad gauge railways. As of 2022[update], they were extant in Australia...

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3 ft 6 in gauge railways

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Railways with a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use 3 ft...

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3 ft gauge railways

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Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central...

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Rail gauge in Australia

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Bay Railway Company opened the first railway in Australia in 1854, as a 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge line, and the South Australian Railways used...

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2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan

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A list of 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan. Anbō Forest Railway [jp] (operational status unknown) DisneySea Electric Railway (located in Tokyo DisneySea)...

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List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways

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standard gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain). Narrow gauge railways in Britain used various gauges. 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) was...

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4 ft 6 in gauge railway

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The 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) track gauge, also called the Scotch gauge, was adopted by early 19th century railways mainly in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland...

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5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways

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Railways with a railway track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) first appeared in the United Kingdom and the United States. This gauge became commonly known as...

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Rail transport in Australia

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the Australian heavy railways network route-kilometres are electrified. Except for a small number of private railways, most of the Australian railway network...

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4 ft 8 in gauge railways

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ftin gauge railways are railways with a track gauge of 4 ft 8 in / 1,422 mm. This gauge is 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) less than 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard...

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2 ft gauge railroads in the United States

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list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Trains portal Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States Heritage railway Large amusement...

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Track gauge in Ireland

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track gauge adopted by the mainline railways in Ireland is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). This unusually broad track gauge is otherwise found only in Australia (where...

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Track gauge in Europe

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railways in Europe use the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). Some countries use broad gauge, of which there are three types. Narrow gauges are...

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Dual gauge

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Railways successfully adopted dual-gauge turnouts. In Western Australia, 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) of double-track dual-gauge extends...

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2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom

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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. Trains...

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750 mm gauge railways

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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...

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Break of gauge

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With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run...

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2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom

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Railway in Wales. Trains portal British narrow-gauge railways Heritage railway 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads...

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Track gauge in the United States

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gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges...

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5 ft 6 in gauge railway

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operates on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and narrow gauge railways have been converted to broad gauge. Small stretches of the...

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