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2. 7 1/4 in gauge railway - Wikipedia

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   Steam locomotive running round its train on the Beer Heights Light Railway, Devon, England The Moors Valley Railway, Dorset, England. A 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge railway is a miniature railway that uses the gauge of 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm). It is mainly used in clubs, amusement parks and as a backyard railway. Locomotives include steam, electric ...

3. Ridable miniature railway - Wikipedia

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   The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm)/ 5 in (127 mm) gauge on raised track or as 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm)/ 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) on ground level. Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.

4. Exmoor Steam Railway - Wikipedia

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   Exmoor Steam Railway builds several new steam locomotives a year, as well as rolling stock and also advise on the setup and expansion of miniature and narrow gauge railways. Exmoor is a member of Britain's Great Little Railways and has supplied locomotives to many other members who operate public miniature and narrow gauge railways.

5. Minimum-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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   There are miniature railways that run on gauges as wide as 2 ft (610 mm), for example the Wicksteed Park Railway. There are also rideable miniature railways running on extremely narrow tracks as small as 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) gauge, for example the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway. Around the world there are also several rideable miniature ...

6. Downs Light Railway - Wikipedia

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   The railway was built and opened in 1925 under the guidance of Geoffrey Hoyland (Headmaster) as a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge railway, for the principal purpose of education. The railway was regauged during the 1930s to the larger gauge of 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in, to allow for new locos to be used on the line. After Hoyland fell ill and retired from ...

7. Category:Miniature railways by size - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Miniature railways by size" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 7 1/4 in gauge railway; T. Ten and a quarter inch gauge

8. Great Cockcrow Railway - Wikipedia

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   This 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge railway originated in 1946 when John Samuel started construction in the garden of his house, 'Greywood', on the Burwood Park estate at Walton-on-Thames. [2] [3] [4] With the help of a group of volunteers the Greywood Central Railway developed until 1962, when a run of 0.75 miles (1.21 km) was possible. [1]

9. Live steam - Wikipedia

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   A propane-fired 1:8 scale live-steam train running on the Finnish Railway Museum's miniature 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) track A live-steam 1:8 train at Malmö, 1987. The live steam hobby is especially popular in the UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.