Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft ( 610 mm ) and 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ), respectively. Railways with similar, less common track gauges, such as 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ) and 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ), are grouped with 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways.
8-556: The 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ) narrow gauge Lynbarn Railway opened in 1995 as a park ride at the Milky Way Adventure Park , a family-based theme park attraction near Clovelly in north Devon , England . It was built and operated by enthusiast volunteers working to revive the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) – a nearby historical line running through Exmoor . Built to
16-897: The 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge. The Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa (now Namibia ) were transferred to the 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa and currently some surviving locomotives reside in Wales on the 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ) gauge Welsh Highland Railway and the 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in ( 603 mm ) gauge Brecon Mountain Railway . 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa Too Many Requests If you report this error to
24-532: The coastal areas of Queensland , which carry more than 30 million tonnes of sugar cane a year. Many 2 ft ( 610 mm ) gauge and 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge railways are used in amusement parks and theme parks worldwide. The interchange of rolling stock between these similar track gauges occasionally occurred; for example, the South African Class NG15 2-8-2 locomotives started their career on
32-530: The greatest concentration of 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge railways to date. In preparation for World War II , the French Maginot Line and Alpine Line also used 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge railways for supply routes to the fixed border defenses. Australia has over 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) of 2 ft ( 610 mm ) gauge sugar cane railway networks in
40-419: The introduction of original restored L&B carriages. There are also a number of service wagons, used for maintaining the track. Motive power was provided by two steam outline diesel locomotives. One of these, Parracombe , was built by Baguley in 1947 for the line at Butlins , Clacton . A scene from that period featured in the closing sequences of a popular TV series Hi-de-Hi! (1979-1987). This loco
48-771: The owners of the Milky Way Adventure Park, who now operate the ride along with the other attractions. The "Lynbarn" uses three coaches that were part of a lot bought by the L&;B and formerly based at Thorpe Park in Surrey . A further four of these coaches were fully rebuilt, and carried passengers at the L&B (Woody Bay) between 2004 and 2013. The coaches were sold in May 2014 to the Statfold Barn Railway as they were surplus to requirements, following
56-475: The same rail gauge – 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 597 mm ) – as the L&B, but with a considerably smaller loading gauge , the ride made significant contributions to the finances, skills and expertise of the L&B and was substantially extended and improved during 2003/2004. So they could concentrate on operating at Woody Bay the L&B sold their share in the Lynbarn operation to
64-711: Was transferred to the Groudle Glen Railway in 2007. 50°58′48″N 4°23′02″W / 50.980°N 4.384°W / 50.980; -4.384 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways Most of these lines are tourist lines, which are often heritage railways or industrial lines, such as the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales and the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado . World War I trench railways produced
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