2 ft 6 in gauge railways

Track gauge

By transport mode

Tram · Rapid transit
Miniature · Scale model

By size (list)



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) (3 ft)
Metre	1,000 mm	(3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in)
Three foot six inch, Cape, CAP, Kyōki	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
Russian, Five foot	1,520 mm 1,524 mm	(4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in) (5 ft)
Irish	1,600 mm	(5 ft 3 in)
Iberian	1,668 mm	(5 ft 5 ²¹⁄₃₂ in)
Indian	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

The Barbados Railway.

The Chinese Shibanxi Railway.

The Kalka–Shimla Railway is one of three Mountain Railways of India designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Alishan Forest Railway geared Shay locomotive in Taiwan.

The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) rail gauge is similar to 760 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in) Bosnian gauge and 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge. This gauge was promoted by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop to reduce costs.

Installations

Country/territory	Railway
Afghanistan	Kabul–Darulaman Tramway (defunct)
Antigua and Barbuda	80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)^[1]
Australia	Crowes railway line (defunct) Gembrook railway line (Puffing Billy Railway) (operating) Tyers Valley Tramway (defunct) Walhalla Goldfields Railway (operating) Walhalla railway line (defunct) Welshpool Jetty railway line (defunct) Whitfield railway line (defunct)
Bangladesh	Cherra Companyganj State Railways (crossed into Meghalaya, India) (defunct) Jessore-Jhenidah Light Railway (defunct) Kaunia–Dharlla State Railway (converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge) (defunct) Khulna–Bagerhat Railway (defunct)
Barbados	Barbados Railway (converted from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (defunct)
Brazil	Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (operating)
Chile	FC Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas (defunct) FC de Junin (defunct) FC de Antofagasta a Bolivia (crosses into Bolivia) (converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge) (operating)
China	Main article: Narrow gauge railways in China
Cyprus	Cyprus Government Railway (defunct)
Haiti	Main article: History of rail transport in Haiti
India	Main article: Narrow gauge railways in India
Iraq	Main article: Iraqi Republic Railways
Japan	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
Mexico	Zacatlán Railroad^[2] (defunct)
Mozambique	Gaza Railway (operating)
Myanmar	Arakan Light Railway (operational status unknown) Madaya Light Railway (defunct)
Nepal	Nepal Government Railway (defunct) Nepal Railways (crosses into India) (5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) lines also present) (5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) lines converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge) (operating)
Nigeria	Bauchi Light Railway (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge lines also present) (defunct)
North Korea	Changjin Line (operating) Kanggye Line (operating) Paengmu Line (operating) Poch'ŏn Line (operating) Samjiyŏn Line (operating) Sinhŭng Line (operating) Ŭllyul Line (operating) Unsan Line (operating)
Pakistan	Zhob Valley Railway (defunct) Mari Indus Bannu Railway (defunct)
Romania (760mm)	Viseu - Valea Vaserului (operating) Brad - Criscior (operating) Covasna - Comandau (operating) Moldovita - Argel (operating) Abrud - Campeni (operating) Sovata - Campu Cetatii (operating)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts Scenic Railway^[3] (operating)
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Government Railway (defunct)
South Africa	Namaqualand Railway (defunct) Sheba Tramway^[4] (defunct)
Sri Lanka	Kelani Valley Line (5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) lines and dual gauge lines with 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) and 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) track also present) (operating) Sabaragamuwa Railway (defunct) Udupussallawa railway (defunct)
Taiwan	Alishan Forest Railway (operating) Hualien–Taitung Line (converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (operating) Taiwan Sugar Railways (operating)
United Kingdom	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom
United States	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States

References

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World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

Track gauge (list)

Minimum gauge	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15 ³⁄₄ in) 18 in (457 mm) 500 mm (19 ³⁄₄ in)

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) 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 3 ft 6 in/1,067 mm 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge List of narrow tram track gauges

Standard gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in/1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge List of standard gauge tram tracks

Broad gauge	1445 mm gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 ⁷⁄₈ in) 4 ft 10 ⁷⁄₈ in (1,495 mm), Toronto 5 ft/1,524 mm and 1520 mm, Russian gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish 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 List of broad tram track gauges

Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break-of-gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge

Categories	by country by imperial units by metric units by name lists of track gauges

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2 ft 6 in gauge railways

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