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Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in), respectively. Railways with similar, less common track gauges, such as 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ) and 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ), are grouped with 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways.
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) and 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ).
The Dampf-Kleinbahn Mühlenstroth (DKBM) is a voluntarily run 600mm narrow gauge steam railway in Gütersloh, Germany.The railway was opened in 1973 to be able to present the corresponding associations collection of vintage narrow gauge railway vehicles to the public.
This is a category for all narrow gauge railways built with a track gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in). Similar gauges are in categories 2 ft ( 610 mm ) , 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ) , and 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm )
The former Austria-Hungary empire boasted a narrow-gauge network thousands of kilometres in length, most of it using Bosnian gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) or 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) gauge, constructed between 1870 and 1920. Landlords, mines, agricultural and forest estates established their own branch lines which, as they united ...
The Bala Lake Railway, which runs on 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in)-gauge preserved rolling stock, is a member of the Great Little Trains of Wales. The railway now has the largest collection of historic narrow-gauge quarry locomotives built specifically for the slate industry in North Wales by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds .
As a result, in 1950 there were 4146 km of PKP narrow-gauge lines, including 1293 km of 600mm gauge and 1127 km of 750mm gauge. [2] [3] There were also 914 km of 1000mm gauge public railways, mostly on ex-German territories. [4] In the 1950s and 1960s, 748 km of 600mm gauge and 275 km of other lines were converted to 750mm. [3]
Royal Arsenal Railway (standard gauge lines, 18 in (457 mm) gauge lines, and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track and 18 in (457 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct) Southport Pier Tramway (converted from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, then converted back to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (operating) 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) Scotland