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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 and diesel types. Most are built to an individual design but some are built from kits.
7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in: See 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 (184 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 190.5 mm: 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: See 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 210 mm 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in: See 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (210 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. 229 mm 9 in: See 9 in (229 mm) gauge ridable miniature railways. England
In 2000 the Doncaster Model Engineering Society became the Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Limited. A second loop of 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge (180 mm) track was laid in 2003–04, with a diamond crossing connecting the two. More recent work to the loco shed has seen the installation of a 3-foot (0.91 m) steel door to enable ...
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.
A narrow gauge Hunslet type locomotive built by the members of the society. [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge Black 5, number 5241, built by a local engineer and donated to the society. [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge "Nigel", a Hercules class locomotive [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge "Nefyn", a narrow gauge Reemus class locomotive [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge ...
The Gauge '3' Society represents this aspect of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch gauge railway modelling with both electric and live steam operation. Gauge '3' corresponds to NEM II scale, also known as "Spur II" in Germany. The National 2.5 in Gauge Association continues to support live steam passenger hauling in 2.5-inch gauge using MES tracks.
Ridable, outdoor gauge, named according to the gauge in inches, and scale in inches per foot, for example 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge, 1.5 inch scale. The gauge is 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) in the US and Canada, where the scale sometimes is 1.6 inch for diesel-type models. Private and public (club) tracks exist in many areas.
The Carolwood Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch (184 mm) gauge ridable miniature railroad run by Walt Disney in the backyard of his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.