Fifteen-inch gauge railway

Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield.^[1] In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "Narrow Gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.

Installations

Country/territory	Railway
Australia	Bush Mill Railway
Austria	Prater Liliputbahn de:Donauparkbahn
France	Chemin de Fer d'Anse
Germany	Dresden Park Railway Killesberg Railway Leipziger Parkeisenbahn
Japan	Shuzenji Romney Railway
New Zealand	Driving Creek Railway
United Kingdom	England Adventure Railway (located in Alton Towers) (defunct - park still operating) Blackpool Zoo miniature railway Blenheim Park Railway Bure Valley Railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Evesham Vale Light Railway Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway Haigh Hall Miniature Railway (closed in 2012, reopened in 2014) Heatherslaw Light Railway International Garden Festival Railway Kirklees Light Railway Lakeside Miniature Railway Lappa Valley Steam Railway Lightwater Express Rio Grande Longleat Railway Markeaton Park Light Railway Paradise Park, Cornwall Perrygrove Railway Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway Sand Hutton Miniature Railway Sherwood Forest Railway The Sherwood Forest Railway is a 15 in gauge light railway running through the old site of the Sherwood Forest Farm Park in Nottinghamshire. Waveney Valley Railway (located in Bressingham Steam and Gardens) (separate standard gauge railway, separate 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway named Nursery Railway, and separate 10 ¹⁄₄ in (260 mm) gauge railway named Garden Railway also present) (operating) Northern Ireland Main article: List of narrow gauge railways in Ireland Scotland Craigtoun Miniature Railway Wales Conwy Valley Railway Museum Fairbourne Railway (converted from 2 ft (610 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) Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway
United States	Arizona Paradise & Pacific Railroad (located in McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park) (separate 7 ¹⁄₂ in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating) California Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad (operating) Redwood Valley Railway (operating) Sonoma TrainTown Railroad (operating) Colorado Tiny Town & Railroad (operating) Illinois American Heritage Railroad (operating) Massachusetts Look Park (operating) Michigan Eden Springs Park (operating) Pennsylvania Little Toot Railroad (located at the Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association) (separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Shay Railroad also present) (operating) Pint-Sized Pufferbelly (separate standard gauge railway named Strasburg Rail Road also present) (operating) Texas Forest Park Miniature Railroad (operating) San Antonio Zoo Eagle (operating) Wisconsin Riverside and Great Northern Railway (operating) Safari Train (located in Milwaukee County Zoo) (operating)

References

↑ Heywood, A.P. (1974) [1881, Derby: Bemrose]. Minimum Gauge Railways. Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-902844-26-1.

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Track gauge (list)
Minimum gauge	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15 ³⁄₄ in) 18 in (457 mm) 500 mm (19 ³⁄₄ in)
Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 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 3 ft 6 in/1,067 mm 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge List of narrow tram track gauges
Standard gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in/1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge List of standard gauge tram tracks
Broad gauge	1445 mm gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 ⁷⁄₈ in) 4 ft 10 ⁷⁄₈ in (1,495 mm), Toronto 5 ft/1,524 mm and 1520 mm, Russian gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 ²¹⁄₃₂ in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 7 ft ¹⁄₄ in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 ¹⁄₈ in), Breitspurbahn List of broad tram track gauges
Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break-of-gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge
Categories	by country by imperial units by metric units by name lists of track gauges

Railways and tramways of 15-inch (381 mm) gauge
United Kingdom	Alton Adventure Railway (defunct) Bellevue Park Railway Blackpool Zoo Railway Blenheim Park Railway Bure Valley Railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Conwy Valley Tramway Combe Martin Wildlife Park Craigtoun Miniature Railway Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Evesham Vale Light Railway Gulliver's Land Gulliver's World Haigh Country Park Railway Heatherslaw Light Railway Kirklees Light Railway Lakeside Railway (Knowsley Safari Park) Lakeside Miniature Railway (Southport) Lappa Valley Steam Railway Lightwater Valley Liverpool Garden Festival Railway Longleat Railway Markeaton Park Light Railway Marwell Zoo Railway Oakwood Park Railway Paradise Park, Cornwall Paultons Park Rio Grande Train Perrygrove Railway Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway Sand Hutton Miniature Railway Sherwood Forest Railway Waveney Valley Railway (Bressingham) West Midland Safari Park Windmill Farm Railway Wotton Light Railway
United States	American Heritage Railroad B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad Gage Park Railroad Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad Joshua Tree & Southern GSD Laurel Run Railroad Little Toot Railroad Look Park Milwaukee County Zoo Safari Railroad Nickel Plate Railroad Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad Paradise and Pacific Railroad Phoenix & Holly Railroad Redwood Valley Railway Riverside and Great Northern Railway Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad Sonoma TrainTown Railroad Tiny Town Railroad Waterman & Western Railroad
Rest of World	Bal Bahran Park Railway (Delhi, India) Bear Creek Park Train (Canada) Bush Mill Railway (Tasmania) Chemin de Fer d'Anse (France) Dalaas Waldbahn (Austria) Donauparkbahn (Austria) Dresdner Parkeisenbahn (Germany) Driving Creek Railway (New Zealand) Killesberg Park Railway (Germany) Parkeisenbahn Auensee (Germany) Prater Liliputbahn (Austria) Pindal Electric Tramway (Canada) Sakuradani Light Railway (Japan) Shuzenji Romney Railway (Japan) Springbank Express (Canada) Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway (New Zealand)
Others	Arlesdale Railway (fictional) Fairbourne Railway (now re-gauged) Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway (temporary exhibition line)

Railway infrastructure
Permanent way (history)	Axe ties Baulk road Breather switch Cant Clip and scotch Datenail Fishplate Ladder track Minimum radius Rail fastening system Rail profile Railroad tie/Sleeper Track ballast Track transition curve
Trackwork and track structures	Balloon loop Classification yard Coaling tower Headshunt Junction Gauntlet track Guide bar Passing loop Track gauge Dual gauge Rail track Tramway track Rail yard Railway electrification system Third rail Overhead lines Railway turntable Roll way Siding Refuge siding Switch Track geometry Track pan Water crane Wye
Signalling and safety	Block post Buffer stop Catch points Defect detector Derail Interlocking Level crossing Loading gauge Railway signal Signalling control Structure gauge Signal bridge Tell-tale Train stop Wayside horn
Buildings	Goods shed Motive power depot Railway platform Railway station Roundhouse Station building Station clock Train shed

Fifteen-inch gauge railway

Installations

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