Arbroath and Forfar Railway
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The Arbroath and Forfar Railway was a railway that connected Forfar with the port town of Arbroath, in Scotland.
James Stirling and Co 2-2-2 locomotive for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway
Friockheim station from an old postcard
Arbroath, looking south; the new joint station is at top right; the A&FR line to Catherine Street and the docks went straight on
Auldbar Stationmaster's House
5 ft 6 in gauge railway
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5 ft 6 in, also known as the Indian gauge, is a broad track gauge, used on Indian, Pakistani, western Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Argentine and Chilean railway systems, and on the BART system in the San
Arbroath and Forfar Railway
…It opened in 1838–1839 and it was successful in making an operating profit, but it was always desperately short of capital. It used the track gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm). When the Aberdeen Railway was authorised in 1845, it leased the Arbroath and Forfar line to form part of its main line connecting Forfar…
Janakpur, a modern Nepalese station on the Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line, interworking with India
Bay Area Rapid Transit tracks, laid to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) with third rail electrification
Dual-gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) track in Argentina