2 ft 6 in gauge railways

2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauge of 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). That gauge was particularly promoted by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop during the second half of the nineteenth century, especially in colonies of the British Empire.

Several Bosnian-gauge railways with 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) are found in south-eastern Europe. 760 mm (29.92 in) is well within engineering tolerance of 762 mm (30.0 in).

Railways

Country/territory	Railway
Afghanistan	Kabul–Darulaman Tramway (defunct)
Antigua and Barbuda	80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)^[1]
Australia	Crowes railway line (defunct) Gembrook railway line (Puffing Billy Railway) (operating) Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway (defunct) Tyers Valley tramway (defunct) Walhalla railway line (defunct) (Walhalla Goldfields Railway operates on a section of the track) Welshpool Jetty railway line (defunct) Whitfield railway line (defunct)
Barbados	Barbados Railway (converted from 3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm gauge) (defunct)
Brazil	Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (operating)
Chile	FC Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas (defunct) FC de Junin (defunct) FC de Antofagasta a Bolivia (crosses into Bolivia) (converted to 1,000 mm or 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in metre gauge) (operating)
China	Main article: Narrow gauge railways in China
Curaçao	Horse-drawn tram in Willemstad (Curaçao tramway [nl])
Cyprus	Cyprus Government Railway (defunct)
Haiti	Main article: History of rail transport in Haiti
India	Kalka–Shimla Railway (operating) Kangra Valley Railway (operating)
Iraq	Main article: Iraqi Republic Railways
Japan	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
Mexico	Zacatlán Railroad^[2] (defunct)
Mozambique	Gaza Railway (operating)
Myanmar	Arakan Light Railway (operational status unknown) Madaya Light Railway (defunct)
Nepal	Janakpur and Kurtha (converted to 1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in gauge in 2022)
Nigeria	Bauchi Light Railway (3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm gauge lines also present) (defunct)
North Korea	Changjin Line (operating) Kanggye Line (operating) Paengmu Line (operating) Poch'ŏn Line (operating) Samjiyŏn Line (operating) Sinhŭng Line (operating) Ŭllyul Line (operating) Unsan Line (operating)
Pakistan	Bannu–Tank Branch Line (opened 1913, closed 1995) Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line (opened 1913, closed 1995) Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway (opened 1924, converted to 5 ft 6 in or 1,676 mm 1956, closed 2005) Zhob Valley Railway (opened 1929, closed 1986)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts Scenic Railway^[3] (operating)
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Government Railway (defunct)
South Africa	Namaqualand Railway (defunct) Sheba Tramway^[4] (defunct)
South Korea	Suin Line (closed and later rebuilt to 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge)
Sri Lanka	Kelani Valley Line (converted to 1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in gauge in 1992)
Taiwan	Alishan Forest Railway (operating) Hualien–Taitung Line (converted to 3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm gauge) (operating) Taiwan Sugar Railways (operating)
United Kingdom	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom
United States	Main article: 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States

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World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

[1] Railways in Antigua & Barbuda

[2] Preserved Narrow Gauge Steam in Mexico 2012, Part 2

[3] St. Kitts Scenic Railway - official website

[4] Railway History Group - Bulletin No. 118 July 2013 - The Sheba Railway

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Minimum gauge	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15+3⁄4 in) 16 in (406 mm) 18 in (457 mm) 19 in (483 mm) 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) 20 in (508 mm) 21 in (533 mm) 1 ft 10 in (559 mm)
Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 mm 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) 3 ft (914 mm) 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in), 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in), 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1,093 mm (3 ft 7 in), 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in), 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) 4 ft (1,219 mm) 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm), Middleton Railway 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,384 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm), almost standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm) 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Standard gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad gauge	1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in) 4 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1,457 mm) 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm), Toronto gauge 5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), Russian gauge. 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in / 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in / 1,588 mm, Pennsylvania gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm), Baltimore gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in), De Arend 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in), Breitspurbahn 8,200 mm (26 ft 10+27⁄32 in), Lärchwandschrägaufzug 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in), Krasnoyarsk ship lift
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