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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.
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 ...
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 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.
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.
Plans for the railroad's layout included 2,615 feet (797 m) of 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch (184 mm) gauge track with eleven switches, as well as gradients, overpasses, a trestle, and an elevated dirt berm. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The layout would completely surround the house. [ 14 ]
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Hesston Steam Museum is an outdoor museum operated by the La Porte County Historical Steam Society in Hesston, Indiana.It is located at 1201 E 1000 N, La Porte, IN 46350. The museum occupies 155 acres and is the home of four different gauge railroads along with numerous other pieces of steam powered and vintage farm equipme