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). This type of rail was promoted especially in the colonies of the British Empire during the second half of the nineteenth century by Thomas Hall and Everard Calthrop.

Several Bosnian-gauge railways with 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) are found in south-eastern Europe. 760 mm (29.92 in) is well within tolerances of 762 mm (30.00 in).

Installations

Country/territory Railway
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
  • 80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)[1]
Australia
Barbados
Brazil
Chile
China
Curaçao
  • Horse-drawn tram in Willemstad (Curaçao tramway) (The Dutch article states 1000 mm or 762 mm. so what is it?)
Cyprus
Haiti
India
Iraq
Japan
Mexico
  • Zacatlán Railroad[2] (defunct)
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States

See also

References

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