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.

The Barbados Railway.

The Chinese Jiayang Coal Railway.

Alishan Forest Railway geared Shay locomotive in Taiwan.

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 tolerances of 762 mm (30.00 in).

Railways

Country/territory	Railway
Afghanistan	Kabul–Darulaman Tramway (defunct)
Antigua and Barbuda	80 km long sugar cane plantation network (defunct)
Australia	Crowes railway line (defunct) Gembrook railway line (Puffing Billy Railway) (operating) Tyers Valley tramway (defunct) Walhalla Goldfields Railway (operating) Walhalla railway line (defunct) 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)
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 (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 (operating)
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Government Railway (defunct)
South Africa	Namaqualand Railway (defunct) Sheba Tramway (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

See also

• Heritage railway
• Large amusement railways
• List of track gauges

External links

• World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads