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	Narrow gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The larger narrow gauges are the more common; in those parts of the world where the railroads were built to British standards, this meant, most commonly, a gauge of 3 ft 6in (1067 mm), while those built to American standards were normally of 3 ft gauge (914 mm).
		Narrow gauge is thus often used in mountainous terrain, where the savings in heavy civil engineering work can be substantial.
		There is but one narrow gauge railroad still in commercial operation in the United States, the US Gypsum operation in Plaster City, California which uses a number of Alco locomotives obtained from the White Pass after its 1982 closure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narrow_gauge (5996 words)

	Pieter's Narrow Gauge Page
		Narrow gauge predecessor of the Grafton and Upton.
		The narrow gauge Worcester and Shrewsbury RR was opened in July 1873 to haul passengers the 2.7 miles between
		The concept of the railroad is that the primal U.S. two foot gauge Billerica and Bedford was not dismantled after a year of operation, but rather extended into the outskirts of Boston as a commuter line to the countryside (similar to the 3ft gauge Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn).
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Prairie/8799/NarrowGauge/NGPage.html (4130 words)

	Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Conventions
		The Seventh Australian Narrow Gauge Convention was held at the Henry Nowik Lecture Centre on the city campus of Charles Sturt University in Albury, New South Wales (on the Murray River, the border of Victoria) from Friday 25 April to Sunday 27 April 2005.
		The Fifth Australian Narrow Gauge Convention was held in Mitcham (in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne) on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April 2001.
		The Fourth Australian Narrow Gauge Convention – 3 and 4 April 1999 – was held in Brisbane, Queensland and featured an excursion to the Australian Narrow Gauge Museum at Woodford.
	www.users.bigpond.com /nawlins/ngconvoz.htm (381 words)

	Narrow Gauge
		An illustrated history of the Welsh narrow gauge railway from Porthmadog to Blaenau Festiniog, originally constructed to transport slate from the slate quarries to the coast.
		Thomas, Cliff The Narrow Gauge in Britain and Ireland, Atlantic, 2002, pp192.
		Johnson, Peter The Heyday of the Welsh Narrow Gauge, IA, 1997, pp80.
	members.aol.com /gbsteven/narrow_gauge.htm (1424 words)

	The Birth of California's Narrow Gauge Railroads
		In California narrow gauge was used by those in opposition to the Southern Pacific, locally known as the "Octopus".
		By building their own narrow gauge line the farmers were able to half the cost of shipping their wheat to the ships which would carry it "around the horn."
		California's first operating narrow gauge, the Monterey and Salinas Valley, was built with money from farmers in the Salinas area (they sold stock at Grange meetings).
	pw1.netcom.com /~hees/NRRWGauge/main.html (415 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways
		The narrow gauge has much to offer and it would be a shame to leave an area boasting a narrow gauge railway without paying it a visit.
		It is all too easy to dismiss the narrow gauge railways of Britain as insignificant, and perhaps in a sense they are, however each surviving railway represents a fascinating and unique piece of history with a well earned place in our countryside.
		This railway is unique in Britain in that for much of its length it is double track and the narrow gauge locomotives, each a miniature replica of a main line steam engine, flash past each other at speed with their trains.
	www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk (533 words)

	Narrow Gauge - Narrow Gauge Railroad - Narrow Gauge Locomotive
		CLASIG is a group for all interested in the narrow gauge railways found outside Europe and North America - their history, equipment, operation and modeling.
		This is an homepage for the East Broad Top Railroad, the last original narrow gauge railroad east of the Rockies and the oldest surviving narrow gauge in America.
		This 3 foot between the rail narrow gauge is located in the United States and Canada.
	www.railsusa.com /links/Narrow_Gauge (453 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railroads
		The narrow gauge track used by the railroad was 3 feet wide, whereas the standard gauge track was 4 feet 8 1/2 inches wide.
		These narrow gauge railroads hauled vast amounts of Ponderosa and Sugar Pine timber through the rugged terrain of the Divide as well as other parts of El Dorado County.
		Some cities in California, as they became prosperous in the early 1900's, were building railroads and using the narrow gauge, but in the end the wider track won out.
	www.co.el-dorado.ca.us /stories/narrow_gauge.html (839 words)

	Narrow gauge
		Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit built by GANZ factory in 1939.
		Narrow gauge diesel multiple unit built by Đuro Đaković factory.
		Some forty years before, there was rich web of the narrow gauge railroads in Yugoslavia, with numerous locomotives run on it.
	www.angelfire.com /co3/drustvo/Cira/Cira.html (931 words)

	S Scale Model Railroading-Narrow Gauge
		S Scale Narrow Gauge At Train And Trooper - An expanded selection of S scale narrow gauge products including the Railmaster figures and vehicles which are fine for S standard gauge as well.
		Narrow Gauge - codes.070 and.055 in numbers 4, 5, 6 and 8.
		Also sell standard and narrow gauge ties, screw type turnout motors and #2 1/2 and #4 wyes.
	www.trainweb.org /crocon/snarrow.html (1212 words)

	The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association
		The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association aims to encourage the modelling of narrow gauge railways at a scale of or around 7mm to 1 foot (1:43)
		Publication on this web site is not an endorsement from the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association, nor guarantee of availability.
		We publish a magazine called Narrow Lines which is sent to all members six times a year together with a newsletter, Narrow News.
	www.7mmnga.org.uk (240 words)

	Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways
		We are looking for video footage of industrial or state narrow gauge railways (steam footage on the Ponferrada line would be well received) in northern Spain.
		This is to possibly include in a DVD release on the narrow gauge scene in northern Spain.
		Several peat railways are filmed, and the last surviving state narrow gauge line is visited.
	www.ingr.co.uk (707 words)

	The Narrow Gauge Railway Society
		The well produced regular publications issued to all members cover narrow gauge lines at home and overseas, past and present, the current preservation scene, miniature railways, and the development of all forms of steam, diesel or electric motive power.
		On behalf of the Committee of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society it is my privilege to welcome you to the fascinating world of Narrow Gauge Railways.
		Since the formation of our Society in 1951, interest in narrow gauge railways has grown in leaps and bounds, and this has been reflected in the expansion of our membership.
	www.ngrs.demon.co.uk (268 words)

	The Leek and Manifold Light Railway
		An interesting addition to the rolling stock were a pair of transporter wagons (a further three were added later), it was not unusual to carry narrow gauge wagons on standard gauge transporters but the Leek and Manifold is believed to be the only example in Britain of narrow gauge transporters carrying standard gauge wagons.
		When the light railways act was passed in 1896 the construction of minor railways (of whatever gauge) was made much more cost effective by relieving their promoters of the need to observe much of the regulation which covered more ambitious projects.
		In this way the problems of break of gauge were circumvented as most freight was carried in standard gauge wagons throughout.
	www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk /rlyleekandmanifold.html (1214 words)

	Irish Narrow Gauge Railways
		Paul Stevenson has started an email list for modellers of Irish and Manx narrow gauge railways in 15mm to the foot or 1:20.3 scale, on 45mm gauge track.
		Advance to Retreat - Gerard Muldoon recalls the heyday of the narrow gauge line from Ballymena to Parkmore and Retreat and its impact on the locality.
		1 to 20.3 Irish and Manx Narrow gauge
	www.trainweb.org /i3 (844 words)

	Narrow Escape: 7/8 Scale Narrow Gauge Railways in the Garden
		Simply put, Narrow Escape's intention is to offer you something a little off the beaten tracks, an alternative to the mainstream narrow gauge modeling pathways, hence, the name.
		Narrow Escape: 7/8 Scale Narrow Gauge Railways in the Garden
		Narrow Escape's single purpose is to provide you with photos and information to inspire and move you to do it in the dirt!
	www.narrowescape.com (233 words)

	Yugoslav Narrow Gauge
		What really caused the narrow gauge to wither and die was the construction of a brand new standard gauge line from Sarajevo to Ploce (a new port on the Adriatic) completed in 1966 and since electrified.
		The former state of Yugoslavia had a vast network of narrow gauge lines, the majority of which were laid to 76cm.
		As I have found very few references, either published or on the net, about the Yugoslav narrow gauge I have decided to do this website to show something of what is now a bygone age.
	www.penmorfa.com /JZ (634 words)

	Australian Narrow Gauge Web-Exhibition
		This site is dedicated to showcasing some of the finest Narrow Gauge layouts produced by Australian modellers.
		Some of these layouts are personal, home layouts and are rarely seen by the general public; others may be more well known on the exhibition scene, but they all share one thing in common - fine modelling in narrow gauge.
		The most common are On30 and HOn30, but three-foot gauge appears in On3, Sn3, HOn3 and even the challenging Nn3 scale, while large scale is recognized with a couple of 1/32 (or thereabouts) layouts.
	members.optushome.com.au /jdennis/ng_webex.html (319 words)

	Narrow Gauge Downunder Rail Magazine
		Narrow Gauge Downunder was launched in 1996 at the
		It is a magazine devoted entirely to narrow gauge railways and
		gauge fan, all of which are authored by some of Australia's best
	www.narrowgaugedownunder.com (60 words)

	Narrow Gauge Inn at the Southern Gate to Yosemite National Park
		Narrow Gauge Inn at the Southern Gate to Yosemite National Park
	www.narrowgaugeinn.com (11 words)

	Narrow Gauge & Industrial
		We offer specialist publications about narrow gauge and industrial railways, concentrating on the United Kingdom, but also covering Europe and Overseas subjects.
		Our magazine 'NARROW GAUGE and INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY MODELLING' is the UK's premier journal covering this topic.
		Full details of our books, together with pre-publication offers, are made in our magazine, by subscribing you get advanced notice of just what pulbications are currently available and what is going out of print.
	www.narrowgaugeandindustrial.com (220 words)

	Narrow Gauge From Off The Beaten Path
		of 5 narrow gauge diesel locomotives on a barge, being returned from Colombia to White Pass and Yukon.
		Sunken narrow gauge train in Lake Washington, Seattle and
		Lehman big trains before LGB G Gauge (K gauge) 1969 ad.
	narrowmind.railfan.net (557 words)

	SLIM RAILS - Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge
		Mar/Apr 1997 -- Nevada County Narrow Gauge #7 (CandC #4, one of the original 8 bought.) Though it's gone through a few changes at this point of it's life (steel cab, new boiler, 41" instead of original 44" wheels) the running gear is still the same.
		A side note is that this is quite possibly the largest narrow gauge steam engine built for a California Railroad.
		Van Austin in the Salt Lake City area has finished his 7 1/2 inch gauge X-1 diesel "Little Giant" for his outdoor rideable railroad.
	www.urbaneagle.com /slim/spng.html (942 words)

	Narrow Gauge Heaven: information on UK and worldwide narrow gauge railways
		If you know of a good narrow gauge related site, please email me.
		At last a magazine dedicated to prototype narrow gauge railways.
		A 2' gauge railway in the foot hills of the Tallarook ranges, in central Victoria.
	www.narrow-gauge.co.uk /links (261 words)

	Narrow Gauge
		We are lucky to have two operational narrow gauge layouts in this section of the club, ‘Upton Dale’ 009 and ‘Dingle’ 00n3 and one under construction, 'Castlefinn' 00n3.
		Need a reference for Irish Narrow Gauge Railways and somewhere to download a ‘true’ Gaelic font?
		All are 4mm to the foot scale but have completely different characters despite there being a difference of only 3mm in their gauge.
	www.chestermodelrailwayclub.com /narrow_gauge.htm (1183 words)

	Riding The Narrow Gauge
		The largest narrow gauge Shay ever built, from the famed Westside Lumber Company is featured.
		Large narrow gauge steam power tackles the Cumbres Pass.
		They have made an amusement park centered on the narrow gauge railroad.
	www.narrowgauge.net /page2.htm (325 words)

	Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette - A Magazine For Model Railroaders
		The Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette is packed with how-to articles and features of interest to model railroaders.
		Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette - A Magazine For Model Railroaders
		High quality photographs accompany feature articles of model railroad layouts each month.
	www.ngslgazette.com (64 words)

	NORTHEAST NARROW GAUGE - Model Train Kits
		Click on a product to find kits for model boats, remote control models, model boats, model kits, boat, boat kits, boats, sailboats, train, train kits, trains, maine boats, g gauge, g scale, g scale trains, o scale, scale trains, maine crafts, made in maine, lobsterboats, sloops, windjammers, and more...
		These first trains were 1/2" = 1' models of Maine two footers which ran on "O" gauge track.
		NNG has manufactured kits of large scale trains since 1982.
	www.nemodel.com /nng/index.shtml (274 words)

	Narrow Gauge on the Net
		arrow Gauge on the Net is material posted to be helpful to persons interested in old narrow gauge railroads built by both successful and would-be tycoons.
		Well, here it is. Click here to go to our new Narrow Gauge Maps page.
		hotos from Colorado Narrow Gauge Country; Cimarron, Sargeants, and Pitkin.
	www.narrowgauge.net (382 words)

	Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
		Situated in Irchester Country Park, Northamptonshire, the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is home to a collection of working steam and diesel locomotives.
		Support the museum by joining The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Trust.
		The museum is owned by The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Trust – Reg Charity No 290673
	www.ingrt.freeuk.com (206 words)

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