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2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies of the British Empire during the second half of the nineteenth century by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop .
2 ft 6 in: See 2 ft 6 in gauge railways: 765 mm 3 ft 6 in: DR Congo: Matadi–Kinshasa Railway, converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1925–1931. [70] Denmark: See Narrow-gauge railways in Denmark: 775 mm: 2 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: England: Jee's Hartshill Granite Quarry [71] Germany Bombergbahn , a funicular a funicular in Bad Pyrmont: 785 mm 2 ft 6 ...
Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 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 ...
Two foot three inch: 686 mm (2 ft 3 in) 750 mm: 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Bosnian gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 13 ⁄ 32 in) Metre: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ...
A South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotive preserved in working condition on the Welsh Highland Railway. A list of 2 ft ( 610 mm ), 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ), 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ), and 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ) narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom .
762 mm (2 ft 6 in) original 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) line. Welsh Highland Railway: 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) 45 m (148 ft) Bernina Railway: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 40 m (131 ft) Welsh Highland Railway: 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) on original line at Beddgelert: Victorian Narrow Gauge: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
The first railway was actually built to standard gauge (the Semarang–Solo–Yogyakarta corridor), but later lines were built to cape-gauge size owing to economic feasibility. The remainder of standard gauge lines were regauged by Japanese army during World War II to 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) gauge, with parts using standard gauge sleepers.
If the difference between the two gauges is large enough – for example between 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) – three-rail dual-gauge is possible, but if not – for example between 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge – four rails must be used. Dual-gauge rail lines ...