Track gauge

By transport mode

By size (list)



Minimum
Minimum
Fifteen inch	381 mm	(15 in)

Narrow
600 mm Two foot Two foot three inch	600 mm 610 mm 686 mm	(1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) (2 ft) (2 ft 3 in)
750 mm Bosnian gauge Two foot six inch	750 mm 760 mm 762 mm	(2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (2 ft 5+15⁄16 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+3⁄32 in) (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) (3 ft) (3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
Metre	1,000 mm	(3 ft 3+3⁄8 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+3⁄8 in)

Standard	1,435 mm	(4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Broad
Italian broad gauge Dresden gauge	1,445 mm 1,450 mm	(4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
Leipzig gauge	1,458 mm	(4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
Toronto gauge	1,495 mm	(4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
1520 mm Five foot	1,520 mm 1,524 mm	(4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (5 ft)
Pennsylvania gauge Pennsylvania gauge Five foot three inch	1,581 mm 1,588 mm 1,600 mm	(5 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) (5 ft 3 in)
Baltimore gauge	1,638 mm	(5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Iberian gauge Five foot six inch	1,668 mm 1,676 mm	(5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (5 ft 6 in)
Six foot	1,829 mm	(6 ft)
Brunel	2,140 mm	(7 ft 1⁄4 in)

Change of gauge

By location

TU8 diesel locomotive in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

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 compatible with 760 and 762 mm railways.

Railways

Country/territory	Railway
Algeria	Societe Anonyme des Mines du Zaccar^[1]
Argentina	Central Chubut Railway Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano; stretch of 48 mi (77.2 km)^[2] now probably 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), like the rest of the network La Trochita; 174 mi (280.0 km) Ramal Ferro Industrial Río Turbio [es]
Austria	International Rhine Regulation Railway
Armenia	Yerevan Children's railway
Azerbaijan	Baku Children's railway
Belarus	Children's Railroad (Minsk); Rudensk peat railway, field railway from Dukštas, (Lithuania) to Druja
Bolivia	FC Vinto - Cochabamba - Arani; 42 mi (68 km)^[3] 1914-1948
Chile	Ferrocarril Yungay–Barrancas [es]
Czech Republic	Frýdlant–Heřmanice Railway
Egypt	Egyptian Delta Light Railways, Fayoum Light Railway
Ecuador^[2]	FC El Oro, Southern line FC de Bahia a Chone
Estonia	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Estonia
Finland	Formerly numerous privately owned railways, Jokioinen Railway
France	CF Economiques Forestiers des Landes
Georgia	A children's railway in Mushthaid Park in Tbilisi^[4]
Greece	Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway between Diakopto and Kalavryta in Peloponnese
Germany	Döllnitzbahn GmbH Lößnitzgrundbahn Weißeritztalbahn Zittauer Schmalspurbahn
Indonesia	Used by some sugar mills in Java, such as Banjaratma, Madukismo, Ceper Baru, Colomadu, Tasikmadu, Pakis Baru, and Trangkil. Only Tasikmadu dan Madukismo are still operating. Used in the construction of Atjeh Tram.
Kazakhstan	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Kazakhstan
Latvia	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Latvia
Lithuania	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Lithuania
Morocco	Industrial and mine railways in former Spanish Morocco (all defunct)
Netherlands	Various tram systems (all defunct)
Norway	Nesttun–Os Line; 1894–1935 Sulitjelma Line; 1892–1915, converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), dismantled 1972 Urskog–Høland Line; heritage
Poland	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Poland
Puerto Rico	Tranvía de la Capital a Río Piedras 1880-1900 (defunct)
Russia	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
Spain	FC de Flassa a Palamos, Gerona y Banolas FC de Onda al Grao de Castellon y Villareal-Puerto de Burriana FC de San Feliu de Guixois a Gerona FC Granada a Sierra Nevada FC Valdepenas a Puertollano
Switzerland	International Rhine Regulation Railway Marzilibahn funicular Waldenburgerbahn, 1880–2021; converted to metre-gauge 2021–22
Turkey	Ilıca–Palamutluk railway Samsun–Çarşamba Railway Line
Ukraine	Main article: Narrow-gauge railways in Ukraine
Uzbekistan	A railway in National Park of Uzbekistan in Tashkent

Gallery

Examples and details of 750 mm gauge railways
Measuring by the tape measure
A rail
750 mm gauge railways of Zaplyusye's peat company
Map of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge tramways in the Achterhoek of Gelderland
Standard gauge freight cars on Rollbock, 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
Rollbock track 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
Narrow gauge flat wagons, 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) & Note single buffer, and two chains each with a hook

References

^ Standard steam locomotives
^ ^a ^b Jane's World Railways. 1969–1970.
^ "Bolivia: Ley de 6 de enero de 1910".
^ Children's Railways of the former USSR – Past and Present

v t e Track gauge (list)
Minimum-gauge 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)
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) 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)
Standard gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad 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
List of track gauge articles	List of track gauges List of tram track gauges Miniature railways Minimum-gauge railways Large amusement railways
Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break of gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge
Transport mode	Tram and light rail Rapid transit Miniature Scale model
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References