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Padarn Railway
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The Padarn Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in North Wales, built to the unusual gauge of 4 ft. It carried slate seven miles (11 km) from Dinorwic Quarry to Port Dinorwic. The line opened on 3 March 1843, replacing the Dinorwic Railway. It initially used horses, but was converted to steam haulage on 23 November 1848. The railway was formally titled the Dinorwic Quarries Railway or Dinorwic Quarry Railway, but informally "Padarn Railway" was widely used.
The Padarn Railway locomotive shed at Penscoins in 2005
The Padarn Railway locomotive shed at Penscoins in 2005
Locomotive Jenny Lind of the Padarn Railway
Locomotive Jenny Lind of the Padarn Railway
Fire Queen of the Padarn Railway preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
Fire Queen of the Padarn Railway preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
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Narrow-gauge railway
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A narrow-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm and 1,067 mm.
1556 woodcut from De re metallica, showing a narrow-gauge railway in a mine
1556 woodcut from De re metallica, showing a narrow-gauge railway in a mine
An Electric Tilt Train in Queensland. Unlike other states in Australia which use different gauges, Queensland's network is made up of 3 ft 6 in (1,067
An Electric Tilt Train in Queensland. Unlike other states in Australia which use different gauges, Queensland's network is made up of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)-gauge track.
The 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Disneyland Railroad in California
The 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Disneyland Railroad in California
The 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge Ffestiniog Railway in Wales
The 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge Ffestiniog Railway in Wales