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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. List of track gauges - Wikipedia

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   Padarn Railway (1842–1961), Saundersfoot Railway (1829–1939) 1,245 mm 4 ft 1 in: England Middleton Railway, converted to standard gauge after 1881 United States Hecla and Torch Lake Railroad [86] 1,270 mm 4 ft 2 in: England Surrey Iron Railway: Wales Merthyr Tramroad, Rumney Railway: 1,283 mm 4 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: England Saltburn Cliff Lift ...

4. Minimum-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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   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 railways open to the public using even narrower gauges, such as 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) and 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm).

5. Moors Valley Railway - Wikipedia

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   Built to 10 1 ⁄ 4 inch dimensions. 18 Thor 4-6-2 Black 2005 Privately owned and built. One of the largest, most powerful 7 1 ⁄ 4 inch locomotives built. 19 Athelstan 2-8-0 E.A.R. Lined Red 2005 Privately owned. The design resembles an East African Railways class 24. 20 Emmet 0-4-0T, Lined Red 2005 The railway's 2 ft (610 mm) gauge engine

6. Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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   By 1922, 80 percent of all new coal mines in the United States were being developed using 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (42 inch) gauge trackage, and the American Mining Congress recommended this as a standard gauge for coal mines, using a 42-inch (1,067 mm) wheelbase and automatic couplers [which?] centered 10 inches (254 mm) above the rail.

7. 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.

8. Yeo (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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   Yeo was one of three narrow gauge 2-6-2 T steam locomotives built by Manning Wardle in 1898 for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. The other two locomotives were named Exe and Taw . Yeo , like all the locomotives on the L&B, was named after a local river with a three-letter name, in this case the River Yeo .

9. 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]