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.
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Railways
edit| Name | Country | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Mill Railway |  Australia
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Port Arthur | Closed |
| Donauparkbahn |  Austria
|
Vienna | [2] |
| Prater Liliputbahn | Austria
|
Vienna | |
| Bear Creek Park Train |  Canada
|
Surrey, British Columbia | [3] |
| Pindal Electric Tramway | Canada
|
London, Ontario | Formerly in Montreal |
| Springbank Express | Canada
|
London, Ontario | [4][5] |
| Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse |  France
|
Anse, Rhône | |
| Dresden Park Railway |  Germany
|
Dresden | |
| Killesberg Park Railway | Germany
|
Stuttgart | |
| Leipziger Parkeisenbahn | Germany
|
Leipzig | |
| Difflin Lake Railway |  Ireland
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| Cygnus wood-land Railway |  Japan
|
Osaka | [6] |
| Sakuradani Light Railway | Japan
|
Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture | |
| Shuzenji Romney Railway | Japan
|
Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka | |
| Driving Creek Railway |  New Zealand
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| Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway | New Zealand
|
Closed[7][8] | |
| Adventure Railway[broken anchor] |  UK
|
Alton Towers | (defunct, 1982–1992 - park still operating) |
| Bellevue Park Railway | UK
|
Belfast, Northern Ireland | Closed 1950 |
| Blackpool Zoo miniature railway | UK
|
Lancashire | |
| Blakesley Miniature Railway | UK
|
Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire | Opened 1903, closed c.1944.[9] |
| Blenheim Park Railway | UK
|
Oxfordshire | |
| Brocklands Adventure Park | UK
|
Cornwall | Closed 2007 |
| Bure Valley Railway | UK
|
Norfolk | Standard gauge line closed 1982. 15-inch gauge line opened 1990. |
| Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | UK
|
Lincolnshire | |
| Conwy Valley Railway Museum | UK
|
Betws-y-Coed, North Wales | (short tramway) |
| Craigtoun Miniature Railway | UK
|
Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews | |
| Duffield Bank Railway | UK
|
Closed 1916 | |
| Eaton Hall Railway | UK
|
Closed 1946 | |
| Evesham Vale Light Railway | UK
|
Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire | [10] |
| Fairbourne Railway | UK
|
Wales | (now converted to 12+1⁄4 in or 311 mm gauge) |
| Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway | UK
|
Battersea Park, London | Closed 1975 |
| Gulliver's Land | UK
|
Milton Keynes | |
| Gulliver's World | UK
|
Warrington, Cheshire | |
| Haigh Hall Miniature Railway | UK
|
Greater Manchester | |
| Heatherslaw Light Railway | UK
|
Northumberland | |
| International Garden Festival Railway | UK
|
1984 | |
| Whistlestop Valley (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway) | UK
|
Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | [11] |
| Knowsley Safari Park (The Lakeside Railway) | UK
|
Prescot, Merseyside | |
| Lakeside Miniature Railway | UK
|
Southport, Merseyside | |
| Lappa Valley Steam Railway | UK
|
Cornwall | |
| Lightwater Express Rio Grande | UK
|
Ripon, North Yorkshire | Theme Park |
| Longleat Railway | UK
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| Markeaton Park Light Railway | UK
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Derby | Closed September 2016[12] |
| Marwell Zoo | UK
|
Colden Common, Hampshire | |
| Oakwood Theme Park | UK
|
Narberth, Pembrokeshire | |
| Paradise Park | UK
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Hayle, Cornwall | |
| Paultons Park | UK
|
Ower, Romsey, Hampshire | |
| Perrygrove Railway | UK
|
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| Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | UK
|
Cumbria | |
| Rhiw Valley Light Railway | UK
|
Manafon, Powys, Wales | Closed 2022 |
| Rhyl Miniature Railway | UK
|
Clwyd, Wales | |
| Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway | UK
|
Kent | |
| Saltburn Miniature Railway | UK
|
Cat Nab, Cleveland | |
| Sand Hutton Miniature Railway | UK
|
Yorkshire | Closed 1922 |
| Sherwood Forest Railway | UK
|
Nottinghamshire | |
| Waveney Valley Railway | UK
|
Bressingham Steam and Gardens Norfolk | |
| West Midlands Safari Park | UK
|
Worcestershire | Closed 2014 |
| Windmill Farm Railway | UK
|
Burscough, Lancashire | |
| Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas | UK
|
Chard, Somerset | |
| Wotton Light Railway | UK
|
Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire | |
| American Heritage Railroad |  US
|
Illinois | [13] |
| Amusement Rides | US
|
City Park, Iowa City | [14][15] |
| B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad | US
|
California | [citation needed] |
| Eden Springs Park Railroad) | US
|
Benton Harbor, Michigan | [16] |
| Gage Park Railroad | US
|
Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas | |
| Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad | US
|
California | [17] |
| Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad | US
|
Reedley, California | [18] |
| Joshua Tree & Southern GSD | US
|
California | [19] |
| Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad | US
|
Kansas City, Missouri | [20] |
| Laurel Run Railroad | US
|
Pennsylvania | [21] |
| Little Toot Railroad | US
|
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania | |
| Look Park | US
|
Northampton, Massachusetts | |
| Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio | US
|
Silver Lake, Ohio | Defunct |
| Miniature Train at Monarch Park | US
|
Oil City, Pennsylvania | Defunct |
| Nickel Plate Railroad | US
|
California | |
| Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation | US
|
Ohio | [citation needed] |
| Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad | US
|
California | (operating) |
| Paradise & Pacific Railroad | US
|
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona | [22] (separate 7+1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating) |
| Phoenix & Holly Railroad | US
|
Oregon | [23] |
| Pint-Sized Pufferbelly | US
|
Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania | [24] (operating) |
| Redwood Valley Railway | US
|
Tilden Regional Park, California | [25] (operating) |
| Riverside and Great Northern Railway | US
|
Wisconsin | |
| Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad | US
|
Wyoming | |
| Safari Train | US
|
Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | (operating) |
| Sonoma TrainTown Railroad | US
|
California | [26] (operating) |
| Sullivan Railroad | US
|
Horseheads, New York | [27] |
| Tiny Town Railroad | US
|
Colorado | |
| Waterman & Western Railroad | US
|
Illinois | [28] |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ Heywood, A.P. (1974) [1881, Derby: Bemrose]. Minimum Gauge Railways. Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-902844-26-1.
- ^ Donaupark
- ^ Bear Creek Park
- ^ "CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Springbank Park". Cec.chebucto.org. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Going again
- ^ "シグナス森林鉄道". Nose Electric Railway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Tripadvisor
- ^ End of the line
- ^ "The Blakesley Miniature Railway". The SMJ Society. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Home". Evlr.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Home". Kirklesslightrailway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Sadness as last remnants of Markeaton Park Railway to be demolished". Derbytelegraph. Derbyshire Live. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "American Heritage Railroad". Americanfarmheritagemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "City Park". City of Iowa City. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "City Park (Iowa City)" (PDF). Uni.edu. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Eden Springs Park Benton Harbor Michigan Formerly The House of David". Edenspringspark.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad". Traill.us. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Hillcrest". Hillcrestreedley.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Joshua Tree & Southern GSD". Home.easrthlink.net. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad". kcparks.org/places/kansas-city-northern-railroad.
- ^ "Reading Society of Model Engineers". Rsme.org. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Sayre, Dave. "McCormick - Stillman Railroad Park". Arizonaandpacificrr.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Flower Farmer and Phoenix & Holly Railroad - Welcome to the Flower Farmer and Phoenix & Holly Railroad". Flowerfamrer.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Pint-Sized Pufferbelly". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Redwood Valley Railway". Redwoodvalleyrailway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "TrainTown Website". Traintown.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Sullivan Railroad in Horseheads NY - Trains Magazine - Trains News Wire, Railroad News, Railroad Industry News, Web Cams, and Forms".
- ^ "waterman & western railroad - Home". Petestrain.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.