Narrow gauge railways

The Alishan Forest Railway (阿里山森林鐵路) is an 86 km network of narrow gauge (762 mm) railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The narrow gauge lines were originally constructed by the Japanese Colonial Government in 1912 to facilitate the logging of cypress and Taiwania wood, however today the line caters mostly to tourists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alishan Forest Railway"

The Ashover Light Railway was a 1'11½" (60cm.) gauge railway in Derbyshire, England that connected Clay Cross and Ashover. It was built by the Clay Cross Company to transport minerals such as limestone, fluor-spar, barytes and gritstone to its works at Clay Cross and for transportation around the country by the LMS. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashover Light Railway"

The Bala Lake Railway ( Welsh Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid) is a preserved railway at Bala Lake, north Wales for a distance of 4½ miles using 2ft (610mm) gauge rolling stock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bala Lake Railway"

The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the communes of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren. The railway was opened in the year 1891, and since 1910 winter operation has also been possible. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren"

The Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB, pro. beh-oh-beh) is a narrow-gauge mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. It runs between Interlaken and Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald via a junction at Zweilütschinen. It was opened in the year 1890 and electrified in 1914. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berner Oberland Bahn"

The Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad was an 8.8 mile (14.2 km) narrow gauge (3 ft) passenger-carrying railroad in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. It was chartered May 5, 1874, opened July 29, 1875, and abandoned January 27, 1940. A ferry connection from the railroad's southern terminus at East Boston connected to Rowe's Wharf in the city of Boston proper, with a connection to the Atlantic Avenue Elevated (from 1901 to 1938). The railroad followed the coastline north-eastwards through the resort of Revere Beach to the far terminus at Lynn. A branch split to a loop through Winthrop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad"

The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is located near Wormshill in Kent, just South of Sittingbourne. It is a 2-foot gauge railway that is half a mile in length. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway"

The Bridgton and Saco River Railroad was a two foot gauge railroad that operated in the vicinty of Bridgton and Harrison, Maine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridgton and Saco River Railroad"

The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brienz Rothorn Bahn"

The Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bure Valley Railway"

The Čierny Hron Railway (in Slovak: Čiernohronská železnica) is a narrow gauge railway in central Slovakia, built as an industrial railway for logging operations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Čierny Hron Railway"

The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly translated as "Railway around the Etna") is a narrow-gauge regional railway line in Sicily. It was constructed from 1889 to 1895. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circumetnea"

Circumvesuviana is a narrow-gauge railway connecting cities near Naples, Italy. Its tracks encicle Mt. Vesuvius, hence the name. Of interest to tourists is the route from the main train station in Naples to the ruins at Pompeii, which takes about 40 minutes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circumvesuviana"

Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15" (0.38 m) railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway"

The Corcovado Rack Railway is a mountain railway line in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The line runs from Cosme Velho to the summit of the Corcovado mountain at an altitude of 710m (2330ft). The summit is known for its statue of Christ the Redeemer and its views over the city and beaches of Rio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corcovado Rack Railway"

The Corris Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge 2'3" (686mm) preserved railway line along the Dulas Valley on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Wales. For most of its existence it ran from Machynlleth north to Corris and on to Aberllefenni. Branches served the slate quarries at Corris Uchaf, Foel Grochan at Aberllefenni, the isolated quarries around Ratgoed and quarries along the length of the Dulas valley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corris Railway"

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a 60 cm narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal in India, run by the Indian Railways. ...more on Wikipedia about "Darjeeling Himalayan Railway"

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is a horse-drawn tramway located in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. The route runs along the seafront promenade for a distance of 1.6 miles (~2.8 km), from a southern terminus at Victoria Pier to a northern terminus at Derby Castle, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway. The route consists of 3-foot (914.4 mm) gauge track, is double-tracked throughout, and is not segregated from other road traffic. There are over 20 horses which are used to pull these, each one shares a tram with another horse ...more on Wikipedia about "Douglas Bay Horse Tramway"

The Drachenfels Railway or Drachenfelsbahn is a mountain railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Konigswinter to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289m (948ft). ...more on Wikipedia about "Drachenfels Railway"

The Fairbourne Railway is a privately-owned narrow gauge preserved railway in North Wales. It runs for 2½ miles from the village of Fairbourne (near the Fairbourne standard-gauge station) to the end of a peninsula, where there is a connection with a foot ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth. The track is laid to a gauge of 12¼ inches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairbourne Railway"

The Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa is a local railway line in Canton Ticino in Switzerland. It is 12 km long and has a 1000 mm gauge. It is the last working line of a network of three suburban lines and four urban tramways of Lugano, and there are projects to extend the line into Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ferrovia Lugano-Ponte Tresa"

The Ffestiniog Railway (in Welsh Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in Snowdonia in northwest Wales. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ffestiniog Railway"

The Groudle Glen Railway is a true narrow gauge railway, built in the late Victorian era due to increasing demand for transportation down Groudle Glen brought on by the introduction of the Manx Electric Railway. The headland was developed, with a zoo being created and the railway being built. The line runs from the upper part of the glen, Lhen Coan, to the Zoo at Sea Lion Rocks. The line opened on May 23rd, 1896 and started with one engine, called 'Sea Lion', and three coaches. The engine was built by W G. Bagnall Ltd. of Castle Engine Works, Stafford. The line became so popular that a further engine, The Polar Bear, and additional coach stock was purchased. ...more on Wikipedia about "Groudle Glen Railway"

The Harbor Springs Railway was a narrow gauge railway of 30 in (762 mm) gauge built from Harbor Springs, Michigan on Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. It was nicknamed the Hemlock Central because of the great numbers of hemlock trees growing in the area. The railway was chartered by Ephraim Shay, the inventor of the Shay locomotive, on 1902-02-02. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harbor Springs Railway"

Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry together provide a transport link between the English port city of Southampton and the Hampshire village of Hythe on the opposite side of Southampton Water. This link is heavily used by commuters and shoppers from Hythe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry" Go crack a http://www.shortopedia.com!

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