Template:Narrow gauge (table)
The Gauge Commission of 1845 chose the Stephenson gauge rather than the broader Brunel gauge, but didn't concern itself with gauges narrow than Stephenson's. As a result, narrow gauge (NG) lines, of which the Festiniog Railway was a pioneer, adopted a dog's breakfast of gauges. FR was not affected by the 1846 Act, being incorporated and opened before it came into force. That is why the FR was able to have a passenger service in 1865.
Other UK railway gauges are as follows:
| Railway | Region | Gauge ft.in. | Gauge mm | Earliest Year |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | UK Kent | 15⅛ inches | (0384 mm) | 1927 | AA [1] |
| Talyllyn Railway | Wales | 27 inches | (0686 mm) | 1866 | CC [2] |
| Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Wales | 30 inches | (0762 mm) | 1903 | FF [3] |
| Isle of Man Railway | I of Man | 36 inches | (0914 mm) | 1873 | JJ [4] |
| Glasgow Subway | Scotland | 48 inches | (1220 mm) | 1896 | MM [5] |
| London Transport | UK London | 56⅜ inches | (1432 mm but 1435 mm on ballasted flat bottom track) |
1863 | PP |
| Network Rail | UK | 56½ inches | (1435 mm) | 1830 | RR |
| Northern Ireland Railways D&DR 5ft 2in UR 6ft 2in D&KR 4ft 8½in |
NI | 63 inches | (1600 mm) | 1843 1846 1857 |
SS [6] Converted to Irish Gauge. |
| Broad Gauge | UK GWR | 84¼ inches | (2140 mm) | 1838 | TT [7] |
| Vale of Rheidol Railway | Wales | 23¾ inches | (0603 mm) | 1902 | UU [8] |
| Corris Railway | Wales | 27 inches | (0686 mm) | 1859 | VV [9] |
| Welsh Highland Railway | Wales | 23½ inches | (0597 mm) | 1923 | WW [10] |
| Croesor Tramway | Wales | 24 inches | (0610 mm) | 1864 | XX [11] Horse drawn |
| Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Wales | 22¾ inches | (578 mm) | 1798 | XA [12] |
| Snowdon Mountain Railway | Wales | 31½ inches | (0800 mm) | 1896 | XD [13] Abt rack. |
| Snaefell Mountain Railway | I of Man | 42 inches | (1067 mm) | 1895 | XG [14] Fell "rack". |
| Bala Lake Railway | Wales | 24 inches | (0610 mm) | 1972 | XJ [15] |
| Brecon Mountain Railway | Wales | 23¾ inches | (0603 mm) | 1980 | XK [16] |
| Fairbourne Railway | Wales | 12¼ inches | (0311 mm) | 1980 | XL [17] |
| Llanberis Lake Railway | Wales | 23¾ inches | (0603 mm) | 1971 | XM [18] |
| Festiniog Railway | Wales | 23½ inches | (0597 mm) | 1836 | XP [19] |
| Manx Electric Railway | I of Man | 36 inches | (0915 mm) | 1893 | XQ [20] |
| Padarn Railway | 48 inches | 1843 | XR [21] |
References[edit]
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talyllyn_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welshpool_and_Llanfair_Light_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Ireland
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_of_Rheidol_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corris_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Highland_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croesor_Tramway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrhyn_Quarry_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowdon_Mountain_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Lake_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_Mountain_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbourne_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanberis_Lake_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffestiniog_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_Electric_Railway
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padarn_Railway