Fifteen-inch gauge railway

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

Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield.^[1] In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "Narrow Gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.

Installations

Country/territory	Railway
Australia	Bush Mill Railway
Austria	Prater Liliputbahn de:Donauparkbahn
France	Chemin de Fer d'Anse
Germany	Dresden Park Railway Killesberg Railway Leipziger Parkeisenbahn
Japan	Shuzenji Romney Railway
New Zealand	Driving Creek Railway
United Kingdom	England Adventure Railway (located in Alton Towers) (defunct - park still operating) Blackpool Zoo miniature railway Blenheim Park Railway Bure Valley Railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Evesham Vale Light Railway Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway Haigh Hall Country Park, Wigan (closed in 2012, reopened in 2014) Heatherslaw Light Railway International Garden Festival Kirklees Light Railway Lakeside Miniature Railway Lappa Valley Steam Railway Markeaton Park Light Railway Paradise Park, Cornwall Park Railway (located in Alton Towers) (2 ft or 610 mm gauge lines also present) (defunct - park still operating) Perrygrove Railway Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway Sand Hutton Miniature Railway Sherwood Forest Railway Waveney Valley Railway (located in Bressingham Steam and Gardens) (separate standard gauge railway, separate 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway named Nursery Railway, and separate 10 ¹⁄₄ in (260 mm) gauge railway named Garden Railway also present) (operating) Northern Ireland Main article: List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland Scotland Craigtoun Miniature Railway Wales Conwy Valley Railway Museum Fairbourne Railway (converted from 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, then converted to 12 ¹⁄₄ in (311 mm) gauge) (dual gauge lines with 18 in (457 mm) gauge track and 15 in (381 mm) gauge track previously present) (operating) Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway
United States	Arizona Paradise & Pacific Railroad (located in McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park) (separate 7 ¹⁄₂ in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating) California Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad (operating) Redwood Valley Railway (operating) Sonoma TrainTown Railroad (operating) Colorado Tiny Town & Railroad (operating) Massachusetts Look Park (operating) Michigan Eden Springs Park (operating) Pennsylvania Little Toot Railroad (located at the Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association) (separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Shay Railroad also present) (operating) Pint-Sized Pufferbelly (separate standard gauge railway named Strasburg Rail Road also present) (operating) Texas Forest Park Miniature Railroad (operating) San Antonio Zoo Eagle (operating) Wisconsin Riverside and Great Northern Railway (operating) Safari Train (located in Milwaukee County Zoo) (operating)

References

↑ Heywood, A.P. (1974) [1881, Derby: Bemrose]. Minimum Gauge Railways. Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-902844-26-1.

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

Railways and tramways of 15-inch (381 mm) gauge

United Kingdom	Alton Adventure Railway (defunct) Bellevue Park Railway Blackpool Zoo Railway Blenheim Park Railway Bure Valley Railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Conwy Valley Tramway Combe Martin Wildlife Park Craigtoun Miniature Railway Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Evesham Vale Light Railway Gulliver's Land Gulliver's World Haigh Country Park Railway Heatherslaw Light Railway Kirklees Light Railway Lakeside Railway (Knowsley Safari Park) Lakeside Miniature Railway (Southport) Lappa Valley Steam Railway Lightwater Valley Liverpool Garden Festival Railway Longleat House Railway Markeaton Park Light Railway Marwell Zoo Railway Oakwood Park Railway Paradise Park, Cornwall Paultons Park Rio Grande Train Perrygrove Railway Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway Sand Hutton Miniature Railway Sherwood Forest Railway Waveney Valley Railway (Bressingham) West Midland Safari Park Windmill Farm Railway Wotton Light Railway

United States	American Heritage Railroad B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad Gage Park Railroad Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad Joshua Tree & Southern GSD Laurel Run Railroad Little Toot Railroad Look Park Milwaukee County Zoo Safari Railroad Nickel Plate Railroad Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad Paradise and Pacific Railroad Phoenix & Holly Railroad Redwood Valley Railway Riverside and Great Northern Railway Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad Sonoma Traintown Tiny Town Railroad Waterman & Western Railroad

Rest of World	Bal Bahran Park Railway (Delhi, India) Bear Creek Park Train (Canada) Bush Mill Railway (Tasmania) Chemin de Fer d'Anse (France) Dalaas Waldbahn (Austria) Donauparkbahn (Austria) Dresdner Parkeisenbahn (Germany) Driving Creek Railway (New Zealand) Killesberg Park Railway (Germany) Parkeisenbahn Auensee (Germany) Prater Liliputbahn (Austria) Pindal Electric Tramway (Canada) Sakuradani Light Railway (Japan) Shuzenji Romney Railway (Japan) Springbank Express (Canada) Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway (New Zealand)

Others	Arlesdale Railway (fictional) Fairbourne Railway (now re-gauged) Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway (temporary exhibition line)

Railway infrastructure

Permanent way	Permanent way (history) Permanent way (current) Railroad tie/Sleeper Rail fastening system Track ballast Rail profile Fishplate Breather switch Datenail Axe ties Ladder track Baulk road Cant Minimum radius Track transition curve Clip and scotch

Trackwork and track structures	Junction Wye Railroad switch Gauntlet track Railway electrification system Third rail Overhead lines Guide bar Track gauge Track geometry Railway turntable Water crane Track pan Rail track Tramway track Classification yard Rail yard Siding Passing loop Balloon loop Headshunt Refuge siding Dual gauge Roll way

Signalling and safety	Derail Railway signalling Signalling control Wayside horn Railway signal Interlocking Level crossing Buffer stop Catch points Loading gauge Structure gauge Block post Train stop Signal bridge

Buildings	Railway station Station building Railway station layout Station clock Train shed Goods shed Motive power depot Roundhouse Railway platform

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Fifteen-inch gauge railway

Installations

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References