900 mm gauge railways
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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.
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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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Heussler, Michael. "Florianerbahn" (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "The New Pöstlingberg Railway" (PDF). Linz Linien GmbH. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Rokua, Utajärvi". Vaunut.org. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Borjomi-Bakuriani Railway". Georgian Railway. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "New life for historic Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow gauge railway". Agenda.ge. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "New Athos Cave Railway". metro-novyafon.narod.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ Boye, Henrik (October 21, 2023). "Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company". Tram Travels. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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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)
- 2 foot and 600 mm
- 2 ft 3 in (686 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)
- 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson 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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