2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom

A list of 2 ft (610 mm), 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm), 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), and 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom.

Country/territory	Railway	Gauge
England	Abbey Pumping Station (operating) Abbey Light Railway (defunct) Alan Keef Headquarters (private) (dual gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (operating) Amberley Museum Railway (located at the Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre) (operating) Amerton Railway (operating) Apedale Valley Light Railway (located in Apedale Community Country Park) (operating) Beeches Light Railway (private, closed) Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (operating) Bressingham Steam and Gardens (operating) Bromyard and Linton Light Railway (closed) Brymbo Ironworks Railway (defunct) Burnhope Reservoir railway (defunct) Cadeby Light Railway (defunct) Canada Creek Railway (located in Thorpe Park) (defunct - park still operating) Chessington Railroad (located in Chessington World of Adventures) (separate 12 in (305 mm) gauge railway named Chessington Zoo Railway previously present) (defunct - park still operating) Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway (defunct) Colne Valley Waterworks railway (defunct) Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens (operating) Coventry Colliery (defunct) Creekmoor Light Railway (defunct) Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway (defunct) Devon Railway Centre (separate 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Drusillas Zoo Park Thomas & Friends attraction (defunct) Eclipse Peat Company (defunct) Gartell Light Railway (operating) Golden Valley Light Railway (separate standard gauge railway named Midland Railway – Butterley and separate 5 in (127 mm) and 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge railway named Butterley Miniature Railway also present) (operating) Great Bush Railway (located in Tinkers Park) (operating) Hayling Seaside Railway (operating) Hollycombe Steam Collection (separate standard gauge railway and separate 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Hythe Pier Railway (operating) Kew Bridge Steam Museum (operating) Kempton Steam Railway (operating) Lea Bailey Light Railway (operating) Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (operating) Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (relocated to Ingoldmells, 2009) London Pneumatic Despatch Company (3 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,130 mm) gauge lines also present) (defunct) London Post Office Railway (now a museum) Lydd Ranges (private) (operating) Metropolitan Water Board Railway (defunct) Mine Railway (located in Blists Hill Victorian Town) (UNESCO World Heritage Site status shared with entire Ironbridge Gorge area) (separate standard gauge railway named Inclined Lift and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Trevithick Shed also present) (separate standard gauge railway named Hay Inclined Plane also present as a static exhibit) (operating) North Gloucestershire Railway (operating) North Ings Farm Museum (operating) North Surrey Joint Sewage Board railways (defunct) Nursery Railway (located in Bressingham Steam and Gardens) (separate standard gauge railway, separate 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway named Waveney Valley Railway, and separate 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge railway named Garden Railway also present) (operating) Old Kiln Light Railway (located at the Rural Life Living Museum) (operating) Orient Expedition (located in Legoland Windsor) (separate 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railway named Hill Train also present) (operating) Park Railway (located in Alton Towers) (separate 15 in (381 mm) gauge lines and separate 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway named Adventure Railway previously present) (defunct - park still operating) Penlee Quarry railway (defunct) Polperro Express (located in Drayton Manor Theme Park) (operating) Richmond Light Railway^[1] (private) (operating) South Tynedale Railway (operating) Statfold Barn Railway (private) (standard gauge lines, dual gauge lines with 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge track and 2 ft (610 mm) gauge track, and triple gauge lines also present) (operating) Stevington and Turvey Light Railway (operating) Telford Town Tramway (separate standard gauge railway named Telford Steam Railway also present) (operating) Thomas Land Railway (located in Drayton Manor Theme Park) (operating) Threlkeld Quarry Railway ^[2] (located at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum) (operating) Treasure Island Railway (located in Thorpe Park) (defunct - park still operating) Tunnel Railway (defunct) Volk's Electric Railway (converted to 2 ft 9 in (838 mm) gauge, then converted to 2 ft 8+1⁄2 in (825 mm) gauge) (operating) West Lancashire Light Railway (operating) Westonzoyland Light Railway (located at the Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum of Steam Power & Land Drainage) (operating) Wicksteed Park Railway (located in Wicksteed Park) (operating) Woodhead Tunnel 2 (private) (operating) Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway (located at the Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives) (operating) Yaxham Light Railway (operating)	2 ft (610 mm)
	Honister Slate Mine (private) (operating) Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (converted from 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge) (operating)	600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
	Ashover Light Railway (defunct) Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway (defunct) Launceston Steam Railway (operating) Lincolnshire potato railways (defunct) Lynbarn Railway (located in Milky Way Adventure Park) (operating) Royal Arsenal Railway (standard gauge lines, 18 in (457 mm) gauge lines, and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track and 18 in (457 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct) Southport Pier Tramway (converted from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, then converted back to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (operating)	1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Scotland	Alford Valley Railway (operating) Ardkinglas Railway (defunct) Duchal Moor Railway (defunct) HM Factory, Gretna (crossed into England) (defunct) Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway (operating) Leadhills Tramway^[3] (defunct) Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway (defunct)	2 ft (610 mm)
Wales	Bala Lake Railway (operating) Cedryn Quarry Tramway (defunct) Clogau Gold Mine (operational status unknown) Cowlyd Tramway (defunct) Croesor Tramway (defunct) Deep Navigation Colliery (defunct) Dinorwic Railway (defunct) Eigiau Quarry Tramway (defunct) Eigiau Reservoir Tramway (converted from standard gauge) (defunct) Fairbourne Railway (converted to 15 in (381 mm) gauge, then converted to 12+1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge) (dual gauge lines with 18 in (457 mm) gauge track and 15 in (381 mm) gauge track previously present) (operating) Gleision Colliery (operating) Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway (converted from 3 ft (914 mm) gauge) (defunct) Hendre-Ddu Tramway (defunct) Kerry Tramway (defunct) Margam Park Train (located in Margam Country Park) (operating) Teifi Valley Railway (converted from 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge, then converted from standard gauge) (operating)	2 ft (610 mm)
	Brecon Mountain Railway (operating) Vale of Rheidol Railway (converted from 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge) (operating)	1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
	Blaen y Cwm Quarry (defunct) Cwt y Bugail Quarry (2 ft 2 in (660 mm) gauge lines also present) (defunct) Festiniog and Blaenau Railway (defunct) Ffestiniog Railway (operating) Llanberis Lake Railway (operating) Miners' Tramway (located in Llechwedd Slate Caverns) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Deep Mine Railway also present) (operating) National Slate Museum (operating) North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (defunct) Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge lines and dual gauge lines with 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct) Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway (defunct) Rhiwbach Tramway (defunct) Trefor Quarry railway (defunct) Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (separate 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Welsh Highland Railway (owned by the Ffestiniog Railway) (operating)	1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)

References

[1] Steamlocomotive.info - Kent

[2] Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - official website

[3] Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch

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v t e Track gauge (list)
Minimum-gauge Minimum-gauge railways	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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2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom

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