2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways

Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of and , respectively. Railways with similar, less common track gauges, such as and , are grouped with 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways.

Overview

Most of these lines are tourist lines, which are often heritage railways or industrial lines, such as the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales and the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado.

World War I trench railways produced the greatest concentration of gauge railways to date. In preparation for World War II, the French Maginot Line and Alpine Line also used gauge railways for supply routes to the fixed border defenses.

Australia has over of gauge sugar cane railway networks in the coastal areas of Queensland, which carry more than 30 million tonnes of sugar cane a year.

Many gauge and gauge railways are used in amusement parks and theme parks worldwide.

Exchange of rolling stock The interchange of rolling stock between these similar track gauges occasionally occurred; for example, the South African Class NG15 2-8-2 locomotives started their career on the gauge. The Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa (now Namibia) were transferred to the 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa and currently some surviving locomotives reside in Wales on the gauge Welsh Highland Railway and the gauge Brecon Mountain Railway.

Railways Country/territory Railway GaugeAlbaniaAngolaMoçâmedes Railway (converted to gauge) (operating) Porto Amboim–Gabela line (defunct)ArgentinaFerrocarril Económico Correntino (defunct) Paseo con Ciencia tramwayThe Very Special Electric Tramway in Valle Hermoso, Argentina (operating) Rainforest Ecological Train (operating) Republic of the Children (operating) Ushuaia Prison RailwayRailways of the Far SouthThe Ushuaia prison railway & the FCAF (rebuilt as the gauge Southern Fuegian Railway) (operating) Various construction, mining, and agricultural railwaysWorld Wide Listing of Two foot, 1' 11 1/2", 600 mm (60cm) & 610mm Railroads (from archive.org)Argentina (defunct)AustraliaAustriaBelarusNarrow-gauge railways in BelarusBelgiumMusicXpress (located in Walibi Belgium) (defunct)Sourbrodt–Elsenborn Camp; 3.2 km (defunct) Stoomcentrum Maldegem (standard-gauge lines also present) (operating)Brazil (operating) (defunct)BruneiBulgariaBurundiPort of Bujumbura railway (defunct)CambodiaPhnom Krom railway (defunct)CanadaAssiniboine Park Railroad (located in Assiniboine Park) (operating) Centreville Train (located in Centreville Amusement Park) (operating) Columbia Cranberries Railway (operational status unknown) Erie Peat Railway; (defunct) Fort George RailwayExploration Place Museum and Science Centreofficial website (located at the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre) (operating) Greater Vancouver Zoo Railway (located in Greater Vancouver Zoo) (operating) Port Elgin and North Shore Railroad; (defunct) Sooke Flowline (aqueduct) construction railway; , (defunct) Wildlife Express (located in BC Wildlife Park) (operating)CameroonWest African Planting Society Victoria (defunct)Central African RepublicZinga–Mongo railway (defunct)ChileChiloé railwayRailways of the Far SouthChiloe Island (defunct) Puente Alto-El Volcán Railway (defunct) Putagán—Colbún railway (defunct)ChinaComorosSociété Comores Bambaoa (defunct)Czech Republic; 15 km (operating) ; 10.6 km (operating) ; 10.5 km (operating) (Zbýšov, Czech Republic) ca 2.7 km (operating) (converted from standard gauge)Democratic Republic of the CongoMayumbe line (converted from gauge) (defunct) Vicicongo line (operational status unknown)Denmark Bunkermuseum Hanstholm museum (MuseumsCenter Hanstholm) railway is preserved. Stenvad Mosebrug (Stenvad Mosebrugscenter), Mosebrugsbanen peat museum railway is preserved. 610 mm – 2-foot gauge. This is the British version of 600 mm (2 feet). Where: It was used during World War I on some of the ammunition ranges and military installations that used British surplus equipment. Although the difference between 600 mm and 610 mm is only 1 centimeter, it is enough to cause uneven wear on the wheels if you mix them. 600 mm – The Field Railway at Hanstholm. During World War II, the Germans built a gigantic network of 600 mm tracks in the dunes at Hanstholm to transport shells to the enormous 38 cm guns. Today: You can actually still ride the "Ammunition Train" on parts of this track at Museumscenter Hanstholm. It is one of the few places where you can experience a military narrow gauge railway in action.EgyptSugar cane railways in Kurna (operating)EritreaPotash Transport Railway (defunct)EstoniaPeat railway in NurmeFalkland IslandsCamber Railway (defunct)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreecePelion railway (dual-gauge lines with track also present) (operating) (metre-gauge network defunct) Some industrial lines (partially defunct) World War I military railways (defunct)GreenlandCryolite mine, Cryolite quarry Ivigtut, Ivigtut Qoornoq X-press (defunct), QoornoqGuatemalaTranscostero (located in Xetulul) (operating)Hong KongSha Tau Kok Railway (defunct)HungaryAlmamellék Forest Railway Felsőpetény Railway Kemence Forest Museum Railway several other mining and industrial railways, most of them defunctIcelandKorpúlfsstaðir Farm Railway (defunct)India Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (operating) Matheran Hill Railway (operating)IndonesiaSugar mill railways in Java such as Jatiwangi (mill closed), Jatibarang (in use), Pangka (in use), Sragi (in use), Cepiring (mill closed), Soedhono (in use), Tulangan (in use), Panji (rail operation closed), and Gending (rail operation closed) Local tram service in Karawang and Rambipuji, all closed.Isle of ManGroudle Glen Railway (operating) South Barrule quarry, windmill-powered incline (defunct)Italy (defunct) (defunct) (defunct)JapanMusashino-Mura RailwayMusashino-Muraofficial website (located in ) (operating) Steamlocomotive.infoChibaNarita Yume Bokujō Railwayofficial website (located in ) (operating) Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train (private) (operating)LaosDon Det – Don Khon narrow gauge railway (converted to ) (defunct)LatviaLithuaniaWorld War I military railways (converted to gauge – Narrow-gauge railways in Lithuania) (operational status unknown)North MacedoniaSkopjeOhrid line; 167 km (partially converted to standard gauge) Gradsko–Bitola (defunct)MadagascarSugar cane, industrial and military railwaysIndustrial Heritage in Madagascar, 2012 (defunct)MauritiusA network of sugar cane railwaysNarrow Gauge Railway Relics in Mauritius, 2012 (defunct)MexicoAtlamaxac Railroad (converted to and called the Zacatlán Railroad)Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam in Mexico 2012, Part 2 Cazadero and San Pablo Railroad (defunct) Córdoba and Huatusco Railroad (defunct) Hornos Railroad (defunct)Tacubaya Railroad (converted to standard gauge) (defunct)MontenegroPodgorica–Plavnica railway (defunct)MoroccoMozambiqueBeira Railroad Corporation (crosses into Zimbabwe) (converted to gauge) (operating)MyanmarBurma Mines Railway (operating)NamibiaOtavi Mining and Railway Company (converted to gauge) (defunct) Swakopmund–Windhoek line (converted to gauge) (operating)NauruRail transport in Nauru (converted to gauge) (operating)NetherlandsEfteling Steam Train Company (located in Efteling) (operating)New ZealandBlenheim Riverside Railway (operating) Ferrymead Two Foot Railway (located in Ferrymead Heritage Park) (separate standard-gauge railway named Ferrymead Tramway and separate gauge railway named Ferrymead Railway also present) (operating)NorwayÅmdals Verk Gruver; 0.6 km (operating) Gruvemuseet pa Litlabo (operating) Høyanger funicular (operating) Kristiansand Kanonmuseum (operating) Lommedalsbanen; 0.6 km (operating) Sulitjelma Besøksgruve (operating) Stiftelsen Konnerudverket; 0.5 km (operating)PalestinePalestine Military Railway ( lines also present) (defunct)Papua New GuineaPlantation railways constructed during the German Colonial period (defunct)PakistanChanga Manga Forestry RailwayChanga Manga Forest Railway (operating) Dandot Light Railway (operating) Khewra Salt Mines Railway (operating) Gangapur Tram (operating)PhilippinesManila–Dagupan Railway (operated within Manila yards 1907) (defunct)PolandPortugal (operating) (operating)Puerto RicoMona Island Tramway, Mona Island, Mayagüez, Puerto RicoRwandaRégie d’Exploitation et de Développement des Mines (operational status unknown)SomaliaDecauville line between Villabruzzi and the Somalia-Ethiopia border (defunct)South AfricaSouth KoreaEcoLand Resort Forest Train (located in ) (operating)SpainFunicular de Capdella Funicular de Molinos (private) (operating) Tren Minero de Utrillas SudanGezira Light Railway (operating)Tokar–Trinkitat Light Railway (defunct)SwedenSwitzerlandBärschwil gypsum railway (defunct) Tramway Bellavista (defunct) Puschlaver Geisterbahn (operating)Funimag"Die Puschlaver Geisterbahn" Cavaglia Rösslitram (located in Knie's Kinderzoo) (operating) ; 3 km (operating)TaiwanNairobi Express (located in Leofoo Village Theme Park) (operating)TanzaniaSouthern Province Railway (defunct)ThailandSiam Park City Railway (closed)TogoGerman colonial railway (defunct)TurkeyPalamutluk–Balya–Mancılık railway A 600 mm gauge railway for the construction of the standard-gauge Baghdad RailwayUnited Kingdom; ; ; United StatesZimbabweShurugwi Peak Railway610 mm gauge Shurugwi RailwayShurugwi Peak Railway, Zimbabwe (operating)

2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways

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