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World Wide Listing of Two foot, 1" 11 1/2", 600 mm (60cm) & 610mm Railroads

Country Listing F - K Last update 2004/10/1

Every attempt is made to have accurate and complete information. This list will never be 100% complete, as there were so many small railways around the world. If you can add or correct erroneous information please e-mail Bill Kerr. Any help in creating this list will be appreciated.

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Falkland Island

Martin Coombs Railways of the Far South

Falkland Island Express - 2' - military - closed - built in 1915 to help in the construction of the Admiralty wireless station. It ran along the north side of Stanley harbour from the Camber depot at Navy Point for three miles to the new transmitters at Moody Brook.
- Martin Coombs Railways of the Far South

Fernado Po (Island near Madeira)

600mm gauge. 1.5km. Had a rack section 400m long. Opened 1912, closure not known. Reference - Durrant, A.E., A.A. Jorgensen, C.P. Lewis. Steam in Africa, London, 1981, Hamlyn. source - Michael Johnson

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Fiji

The Cane Railway (Tramline) Modelling Special Interest Group Fiji pictures from various photographers

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Finland

General Information

Finnish Narrow Gauge Railways Kari Paananen

Visitors' Guide to Scandanavian [Nordic] Narrow Gauge Railways first section provides introductory notes on the history of narrow gauge railways in the Nordic countries. These are followed by directories of passenger-carrying narrow gauge railways in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland which can be visited today.

Nykarleby Jernväg - 600mm - museum - open - Kovjoki Station, Ångloksvägen 600mm gauge, 2km. Steam. A section of the railway which once, between 1902 and 1916, connected Kovjoki main line station with Nykarleby. The reopened section comprises the 2km from Kovjoki station source
- Nykarleby Jernväg official site

Tankavaaran Kultakylä - 600mm - Tankavaaran Kultakylä Museum The 'Gold village' is an open air museum devoted to the subject of gold prospecting in Lapland. The railway, which opened in 1997 and may be the most northerly passenger-carrying railway in the world, features a traditional narrow gauge steam-outline diesel locomotive. It is not known whether any parts of the locomotive or items of rolling stock are of any historical interest. source

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France

General Information

French policy initially allowed narrow gauge lines in 750mm and metre, however pressure from the Military made metre gauge compulsory in 1888. Later 600mm lines were allowed. source

War Department Light Railways - French military railways After WW1, north eastern France was totally destroyed. Towns were crushed by shell fire, leaving no roads, no railways and no soil on the ground! In 1919, all the military equipment came under control of the French government ("Ministère des régions libérées"). Quickly, this ministry understood that, where there were no roads, light railway equipment could be of great interest to rebuild the "Red Zone" (the fighting zone). So, in Pas de Calais, Somme, Oise, Aisne, Ardennes, Meuse and Moselle, military railways became a part of civilian life from 1920 to 1926 or 1930. source

French Tramway Systems - extensive listings with gauges listed

APPEVA War Department Light Railways APPEVA

Delaitre, Fredrick nice collection of prints

Fresné, Eric Decauville site

Skinner, Graham Heritage Railway Museums and lines - Chemins de fer Touristiques, Narrow Gauge Railways

Chanteraines Railway - 600mm - tourist line - The different sections of the Park are connected by a narrow gauge (0,60 metre) railway, at first only running through the three older sections of the park, from the "Les Mariniers" to "Passage de Verdure" which is located just above the A86, a total distance of 3.1 Kilometres (about 2 miles). When the fourth section of the park was opened in July 1991, the line was extended to reach a new terminus, "Gennevilliers RER", making the total distance of track from "Les Mariniers" 4.5 Km (2.8 miles). From " Gennevilliers RER " there is a connection with line C of the RER (ERMONT-INVALIDES). source
- Chanteraines Railway official site

Chemin de fer de St Eutrope - 60cm - museum - closed - located at Evry in the Essonne Skinner, Graham

Chemin de Fer Froissy Cappy Dompierre - 600mm - agricultural - closed/museum - sugar beet industry?
- War Department Light Railways APPEVA

Chemin de Fer du St. Eutrope - 600mm? - museum - open -The C.F. du St. Eutrope was constructed to run & display the collection of locomotives owned & restored by its founder, Monsieur J. Guillemont. It is supported by a group, the Association of Friends of the C.F. du St. Eutrope.
- War Department Light Railways Chemin de Fer du St. Eutrope

Ciments Vicat - 600mm - industry - open? - Lyons, seems to be currently operational, since it crosses the road by a light-controlled crossing. The route appears to be largely in tunnel. Take link if only to read about 1m gauge line that ran through a house source

Le p'tit train de la Haute Somme - 600 mm - tourist line/museum/APPEVA - Picardy, Northern France, not far from Amiens. It is one of the few remaining parts of the 60cm (2'0") railways built during WWI by the British Army in preparation for the Somme offensive. In the 1920s it was acquired by the Sucrerie Centrale du Santerre to carry sugarbeet from the fields to the refinery and bagged sugar from the refinery to Cappy canal port. The line now runs: Froissy - Cappy - Dompierre. From Froissy on the canal de la Somme it runs to Cappy. From Cappy the line climbs to Dompierre, via a zig zag. It is a single line and the train is propelled along the middle road. source
- Le p'tit train de la Haute Somme official site
- War Department Light Railways APPEVA
Maginot Line - 600mm - military - closed - WW2 underground railway delivery military equipment to self contained bunkers. Germany did end run through Belgium to bypass the defences. Can be viewed at various locations as museum sites.
- Design of a typical fortress
- Arnaud Quaranta virtual tour of the Maginot line, some pictures of underground rail
- Bunker Tours - some pictures of underground railway

Marne-Rhine-Canal (between Arzviller and Niederviller) - 600mm - canal towing - closed 1977 - The layout of the canal, running through narrow cuts and even two tunnels is responsible for the long survival of this line. source www.feldbahn.de

Rillé Lake - 60cm - tourist -open - The historical train of Rillé enables you to find the charm of the old departmental railroads which formerly ran in our country. Coaches and engines of time, often single parts were restored by an association of voluntary amateurs. The line curves along the Lake Rillé, beam drink and thickets. source Jean David, secretary of the AECFM , Rillé Tourist train
- Rillé Lake official site

Sables de Nemours - 600mm - ? - closed - source

Tacot des Lacs - 600mm? - museum - open - The Association 1901 du Tacot Des Sablieres de Bourron was formed in the 1950's, by a group of enthusiasts who intended to run a tourist line using their combined collection of locos & rolling stock. The collection on this site is very impressive, a large collection of ex-industrial diesel locomotives is supplemented by a few interesting steam engines.
- Tacot des Lacs official website
- War Department Light Railways Tacot des Lacs

Tramway a Vapeur du Tarn - 60cm - common carrier - closed 1937 -
- Chemin de Fer Touristique du Tarn operates 50 cm museum on part of the old R-O-W
- Hallan, Steven 2000 visit nice photos

Tramway de Pivithiers - 60cm - agricultural/museum - sugar beet line closed 1966 - source
- Industrial Railway Society publication
- Skinner, Graham

Tramway de Realmont - 60cm - common carrier - closed 1937 -
- Chemin de Fer Touristique du Tarn operates 50 cm museum on part of the old R-O-W
- Hallan, Steven 2000 visit nice photos

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Germany

It should be noted that the Deutsche Reichsbahn (Germany State Railways) grouped all their steam locos into classes 01-99, with *all* narrow gauge locos under class "99". So a 99 class loco could include anything from a little 0-4-0 tank, up to a massive 2-10-2T, plus Mallets, Meyers and even Double-Fairlies! Also the Austrian State Railways were part of the DR from 1938 to 1945, with the same classification system. Brian Rumary, England posting on On3 group

Link site in German for 600mm - have not checked all the links to see if I have them

Feldbahn Seite - "Field railway", a site dedicated mainly to the 60cm (roughly equal to our 2') railroad equipment used in construction and in the trenches during WW1. It is in German and English and includes links to many European narrow gauge sites.

Feldbahn booklist

Feldbahn Fan.de

German Narrow Gauge Lexicon A good starting point for comprehensive information on preserved narrow gauge railways in Germany.
Its tabular format makes it easy to use, even if you only have a smattering of German at your disposal. Link found on 16mm group

Frankfurter Feldbahnmuseum e.V. (Germany 600mm)

DKFM Museum - railfan's photographs

Heuser, Max Feldbahn site, many photos of 600mm locos

Mandelartz, Marcus in German, found many references to 600mm

Baufirma Diederich - 600mm - ? - closed - Mayen source

Berliner Parkeisenbahn - 600mm - tourist - open -
- Official site
- Railfan photo visit

Carl Brandt - 600mm - ? - closed - Bremen source

Dampf-Kleinbahn Muehlenstroth - 2' - a site in German about a German two-foot gauge line.
- Dampf-Kleinbahn Muehlenstroth

Dampflokomotiv Museum - 600mm - museum - open - operating 600mm line at the museum source
- Dampflokomotiv Museum official site

Feldbahn-Museum Guldental - 600mm - source

Harbott & Hoyer - 600mm - ? - closed - Duisburg-Meiderich source

Muskau Forest Railway - 600mm - industrial - curently tourist line - founded in 1895. This 600 mm (23 5/8") forest railway assisted in the opening of many small factories, coalmines and other businesses in the area between Weisswasser and Muskau. The railway subsequently expanded greatly and made an essential contribution to the industrialisation of the region. After the initial use of horses steam locomotives were employed, along with many wagons, for the transport of coal and wood. The railway however never operated a passenger service. source

Ortelsburger Kleinbahn (Myszyniec in Poland) - 600mm - military/common carrier - closed - built as a German military line in the First World War, south from Spychowo (then named Puppen) to Grabowo (68km) near Ostroleka, with a 42km branch to Kolno and a branch off that running 34km to Nowogrod. There were other short branches. After the war the border between Germany and Poland severed the line and the 16km northern end, from Puppen to Friedrichshof (Rozogi) was operated by the Ostpreussische Kleinbahn AG as the Ortelsburger Kleinbahn, while the southern part of the network, from Myszyniec south to Grabowo, the Kolno branch and the Nowogrod branch (extended by 15km to Lomza) was operated by PKP. The Rozogi - Myszyniec section was not used but remained in place, and when the Germans invaded at the start of WWII the lines became one system again. After the war the whole system was in Poland and operated by PKP. Spychowo - Myszyniec closed in 1962 and the rest of the system in 1973.

Peter Büscher & Sohn - 600mm - ? - closed - Bauunternehmung Münster/Westfalen source

Philipp Holzmann Bau AG - 600mm - ? - closed - Frankfurt/Main source

Porphyrwerk Vatter - 600mm - ? - closed? - Dossenheim source

Richter, Matthias - 600mm - private collector - e-mail - restores small diesel locomotives
- Matthias Richer webpage

Willkommen bei der Stumpfwaldbahn - 600mm - source

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German South-West Africa (now Namibia)

Otavi Mining & Railway Co. - 60 cm - mining - closed - Short & Narrow Rails vol 11 pg 28

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Ghana

Main Mine - Ashanti Goldfields - 600mm? - mining - closed - goldmine
- War Department Light Railways Preserved in Ghana

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Greece

Pilion Railway - 600mm - 1890 - The Pilion railway was built in the period from 1881 until 1903. The part Volos-Lechonia was finished in 1896 and the part Lechonia-Milies in 1903. The railway used several steam engines; among the last ones (the longest surviving) were two of Belgian origin: "Milies", built in Tubize in 1903, and "Jason", built in Haine St-Pierre in 1912. More information about these old engines can be found on the very interesting website of the Greek Association of the Friends of the Railway. Between WWI and WWII the railway played an important role in the economic development of the Pilion region. In the beginning of the 1970's the railway was abandoned foe economic reasons. In 1985, the railway was recognized as a historical monument and preservation work began. source

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Honduras

Honduras North Coast Railroad and Improvement Co - 2' - Bridgton News October 28, 1887. In a recent issue we made mention of a recent visit to Bridgton of Geo. E. Mansfield and S.D. McConnico, President of the Honduras North Coast Railroad and Improvement Co, the latter’s object was to inspect the narrow gauge railroad as to being suitable to a road 115 miles long which the company is to build in the Republic of Honduras, Central American. We have just received a note from Mr. Mansfield stating that the 2-foot gauge had just been adopted, Mrs. McConnico and Mansfield, along with the prominent railroad men of the East and West, had taken the contact to build the same. Work will be commenced on or before May 1, 88 and completed by July 1, 89. source - John Sharpe More Information is required
- Is this the same railroad? In 1888 a projected railroad line from the Caribbean coast to the capital ran out of money when it reached the town of San Pedro Sula; as a result San Pedro Sula grew into the nation's main industrial center and second largest city.

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Hungary

Almamellék System (ÁEV 09) - 600mm - 8km narrow gauge, not electrified This is the last "real" 600mm line left in Hungary. It runs from Almamellék to Lukafa and Sasrét. source

Kiralyret - 600 mm - common carrier /toruist - open - line opened in 1890s, converted to 760 mm in early 1980s, now a tourist operation. source David Meller 2004/6

Nagybörzsöny Forestry Railway - 600mm - Originally built in 1907 in three sections where one end of the line was in Slovakia. It was a 600mm (2"0") horse drawn railway using 20-30 horses to draw the wagons uphill. After WWI the border was closed and the line extend towards an existing 760mm (2'6") line. It was relaid to the same gauge and became a steam drawn service. In the 1930s they had 2 internal combustion engine locomotives. Regular passenger traffic started in 1970s as timber traffic declined. At the upper end of the line there are two reversing stations. Luckily when the line was sloced in 1976, the track was not allowed to be removed on environmental grounds. The line is due to reopen as a tourist railway. source
- Nagybörzsöny Forestry Railway

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Iceland

Korpstadir, on the ingvellir road - 600mm - agricultural - closed? - source

India

600mm (60cm) gauge was in use in parts of the subcontinent (a small section in Rangoon, another in western Pakistan / Afghanistan, and in the Pakistan Forestry division of Changa-manga). It was never very widespread in India; examples include the private network used by Coal India's collieries near Nagpur, the works of the engineering firm Larsen and Toubro at Bombay, etc. Locos from Hunslet, Baldwin, etc. were used on this network from around 1910 or earlier, and some were in operation until the early 1970s. A 600mm gauge loco was also used during the Calcutta exhibition 1883 (??). source

IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club, material of interest to enthusiasts of railways in India, they have an extensive links page that probably covers everything for India

East Coast Railways lists current status of railways, neglects to mention gauge when talking about narrow gauge

Prakash, Dilleep Steam locomotives of India railfan personal webpage

Discover India - Railways general information

Hill trains of India

Steam Locomotives in India

Bengal Coal, at Calcutta, had some 2'2" tracks and 4 locomotives that ran on them in the 1880's. source

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 2' - lt in 1881 and is over a hundred years old today. It connects the plains of West Bengal at New Jalpaiguri with the popular hill station of Darjeeling (6812 ft), a distance of about 50 miles. On the way it passes the most breathtaking scenery and climbs to a height of 7400 feet at Ghum (the highest station on IR & the 2nd highest station in the world). source
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (Australia)
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Heritage Foundation (North America)
- Raifan site
- The Darjeeling Toy Train - Zubin Medora's Site
- Hallam, Steven 1995 visit
- Irlam, Michael Darjeeling Railway Site
- Japanese site nice pohtos
- Raby, John railfan site
- Walker, Ken Australian Site
- Mike's Railway History 1935 - Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
- Viraf Mulla photographs
- Asian Railways Page (Kurogane No Michi ) railfan Eiji Nozawa personal webpage on Asian railways, very nice collection of photographs
- Steam Locomotives in India

Kalka-Shimla Railway - 2' - regauged to 30" 1901 - On June 29, 1898, a contract was signed between the secretary of state and the Delhi-Ambala-Kalka railway company for construction and working of a two feet gauge line from Kalka to Shimla. As per the contract, the rail line was to be built without any pecuniary aid or guarantee from the government. The land was, however, provided free of charge. The military authorities were skeptic about the narrower gauge of two feet chosen for Kalka-Shimla Railway. They recommended a standard two feet by six inches gauge for mountain and light strategic railways. The government of India yielded to the military requirements and on November 15, 1901, the contract with DUK was revised and two feet by six inches gauge was adopted for Kalka-Shimla Railway. This meant change of gauge for a portion of the line built in the year 1901. source
- Hilll trainins in India
Matheran Railway - 2' - constructed up the hillside of a pleasure resort in the near vicinity of the city of Bombay. The railway has a total length of 12 miles, and starts from Neral Station, on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway , 132 feet above the sea level, and rises to the Matheran terminus, 2,495 feet. The maximum grade is 1 in 20. source - cache in Google, website not avaialble
- Hill trains in India
- Catskill Archive
- Hallam, Steven
  - Matheran Light Railway museum Darjeeling B Class No 794
  - Dehli Railwaay Museum 1998 visit , Matheran Rail Car No 899 scroll down for info

Mysore Iron & Steel Works - 2' - industrial - closed -
- Narrow Gauge Supply Inc. (take drawing link) Baldwin class NH/4 2-8-2 built 1948 USA. The Mysore Iron & Steel Works ordered and purchased the first example of this class, their #10, BLW 364349, built 1942. (See the main page for the #10 photos).

Scindia State Railway - 2' - source
- Narrow Gauge Supply Inc. (take drawing link) class NH/4 2-8-2 built 1948 Baldwin USA. This is a railway in central India that originated in the 1890's as a prince's toy. The railway was expanded to serve the princely state of Scindia
- Glyn's Trains mentions it was also known as Gwalior

Telco's Jamshedpur facilities, A 610mm gauge has been reported from 1957 but this may actually have been 600mm. source
- Indian Railways Fanclub

Tipong Colliery - 610 mm - industrial - open - 2km
- Seiler, Bernd railfan website, good photos

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling: The only 610 mm gauge line left. Steam services still run, timetabled ones as well as special 'excursion' runs which are announced from time to time and may cover sections that are not normally served by steam. The specials often have vintage coach cars attached (also, sometimes, the rare DHR dining car). The DHR has about a dozen steam locos left, and as they break down they are being cannibalized for parts for the remaining ones. Parts are always being switched among the locos in use. At least three 'B' class locos (perhaps more) are in non-working condition and are used just for parts. See the section on preserved locos for some information on the locations of some other ex-DHR locos. Indian Railways Fanclub

New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling, Neral Matheran, and the Gwalior branch lines, which include Gwalior - Sheopur Kalan, Gwalior - Shivpuri, and Gwalior - Bhind. (The Gwalior lines in the past also included the Ujjain-Agar line.) The Howrah-Amta and Howrah-Sheakhala NG lines were shut down a while back, and are now being rebuilt as broad gauge. Indian Railways Fanclub

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Indonesia

Visit Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive study of Sugar Cane Railways in Java

Jatiwangi - 600mm - mill closed - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Jatibarang - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Pangka - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Sragi - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Cepiring - mill closed
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Soedhono - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Tulangan - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Gending - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation
Panji - 600mm - sugar cane rlwy - source
- Rob Dickinson's Steam in Java for comprehensive information about Sugar Cane operation

JAVAN SUGAR MILL RAILWAYS, 600mm & 700mm gauge

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Iraq

Andrew Grantham's railroad page about Iraq, no two foot information, but if there was any this would probably be a good starting point.

Turkish Railways Enthusiast Site - Baghdad Railway (not 600mm, but some used in construction)

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Ireland | Northern Ireland | Republic of Ireland | for other UK sites go here

General Information

Three foot was the narrow gauge of choice in Ireland, following links are for narrow gauge information in general

UK & Irish Heritage Railways A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland

Motive Power Review - UK Narrow Gauge Steam - roster listings of locomotives for each railroad prepared by Gavin Hamilton

Irish Steam Preservation Society Limited - does not appear to have any 2' equipment

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - history of Irish railways, no two foot

Irish Railwayana - Brief history of all railway companies in Ireland with details of surviving signs, locomotive plates, etc, any information on narrow gauge is mainly 3 foot.

Northern Ireland

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Republic of Ireland

CSE Gowla Farm Co - 2' - Galway Ireland - Gowla Farm was not a peat works, but harvested grass for for making livestock feeds. The cage type bogie wagons were emptied by the use of a hydraulically operated platform source - archive Ireland

Glenties Turf Co-Op Society Ltd - 2' - bog - operating - Donegal

Guinness Brewery - 1' 10" - Dublin - The Guinness Brewery was rightly famous for its use of the narrow gauge Spence locomotives which piggy backed into 5ft 3ins converter bogies to shunt on the Irish standard gauge sidings. The narrow gauge system was initially laid in the 1870s, and the Spence steam locos, designed by the brewery engineer Samuel Geoghegan, were built around the turn of the century. Ceased operation 1975. source - archive Ireland

Guiness Brewery Tramways by Paul Ellison Industrial Railway Record

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum loco #13

Midland Irish Peat - 2' - Lansdale Yard Rathowen Westmeath - two peat works approximately 2 miles from each other, working separate bogs. The railway at Lansdale Yard, has a picturesque run of about a mile, alongside fields before reaching the bog. source - current Ireland

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Israel

Palestine Electric Corporation - Naharayim Hydro Electic Power Station - construction - 1928 source

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Italy

Narrow Gauge Railways of Italy

Auronzo di Cadore - 600mm - mining - closed source (link on page does not work)

Belluno - Bribano - Agordo - Cencenighe - 600mm - military - closed - During the WWI, from 1915 to italian retreat, IV Army, built a light railroad, on the side of the road, from Bribano-Sedico station, on Montebelluna-Belluno railroad. This line was circa 30Km length. Was operated by steam and animal traction. source

Castellavazzo quaries and cement factory - 600mm - industrial - closed? - Cole and Pascoli quarries used 600mm line source

Cervia salt works - 600mm - industrial - open? - source

Deutschnofen/Nova Ponente - 600mm - mining - closed - source digilander.libero.it/maurobottegal/Deutschnofen.htm

Feltre-Fastro - 600mm -military -closed - light railway, used after war. It was used jus the '60 for a mill placed where now there is a Coop store. source

Feltre and Primolano - 600 mm - ? - closed - Built between Feltre and Primolano railways stations to Schener canyon (Cismon valley between Fonzaso and Primiero walley). Primolano station was connected to this light railway by an aerial tramway system. source
Light Railways of 2^A and 3^A italian army http://digilander.libero.it/ferroviemilitari/sommario.htm

Margherita di Savoia saltern (Puglia reg.) - 600mm - industrial - open? - source

Sant'Antioco of Ferrovie Meridionali Sarde - 600mm - mining - closed - southwestern Sardinia island source

Cave del Predil - 600mm - mining - closed - source

Prettau / Predoi - 600mm - mining - closed/museum - source

San Bartolomeo in Bosco (Ferrara) - 600mm - private/tourist - open - located in the "Centro di documentazione della Civiltà Contadina del Ferrarese" (Farmer Culture Center) near S.Bartolomeo in Bosco, 15 Km south of Ferrara. All material is recupered by the od garden railway of Terme di Bacedasco, Piacenza province, closed in 1990.
- Mauro Bottegal Narrow Gauge Railroad pages

Sella Chianzutan - 600mm - quarry - closed source

Sondel Electric Company - 600mm - industrial - closed decauville railways for the hydro-electric plants on the Alps (600mm) source

Vicenza - 600m - display - equipment owned by nursery, The train was used, just '60 years to transport clay from the pits around Villaverla, to the brickyard, placed in Villaverla. source

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J | Japan |

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Japan

Mayer, Oliver Steam Railways in Japan - general information

Asian Railways Page (Kurogane No Michi ) railfan Eiji Nozawa personal webpage on Asian railways, very nice collection of photographs

Light Railway History in Japan

Narita Yume Bokujo Ranch - 610mm - tourist line, near the New Tokyo (Narita) international airport source
- Narita Yume Bokujo Ranch official site - in Japanese
- Raby, J railfan site
- Asian Railways page good coverage

Tateyama Sabo's Service Railway - 610 mm - construction? - open
- Tateyama Sabo's Service Railway

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K | N Korea | S Korea |

Kenya (formerly British East Africa until 1963/12 )

Nairobi Railway Museum general information about railways of Kenya

Port of Mombasa - 2' - trolley - closed - The first operational railway in East Africa was a two foot gauge trolley line in the port of Mombasa operated by hand propelled wagons, the original route being supplemented with track recovered from the abortive Central African Railway which had reached a mere 11 kms inland from Mombasa Island. source : Nairobi Railway Museum

Korea | N Korea | S Korea |

North Korea

South Korea

Asian Railways Page (Kurogane No Michi ) railfan Eiji Nozawa personal webpage on Asian railways, very nice collection of photographs, no two foot pictures posted yet

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