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900 mm gauge railways

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Track gauge
By transport mode
By size (list)
Graphic list of track gauges
  Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
  Narrow
  600 mm 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Two foot 610 mm (2 ft)
Two foot three inch 686 mm (2 ft 3 in)
  750 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Bosnian gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)
Two foot six inch 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
  Swedish three foot 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in)
900 mm 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
Three foot 914 mm (3 ft)
Italian metre 950 mm (3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Four foot 1,219 mm (4 ft)
  Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
  1432 mm 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
  Broad
  Italian broad gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Dresden gauge 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
  1520 mm 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Five foot 1,524 mm (5 ft)
  Pennsylvania gauge 1,581 mm (5 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Pennsylvania gauge 1,588 mm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Five foot three inch 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
  Iberian gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Five foot six inch 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 1⁄4 in)
  Breitspurbahn 3,000 mm (9 ft 101⁄8 in)
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900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) narrow-gauge railways are generally found in Europe. This gauge is mostly used for light urban rail networks, industrial and agricultural railways.

Railways

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Country/territory Railway
Australia
Austria
Estonia
  • Vaivara–Viivikonna mine railway (converted to 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge, then converted to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge)
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Denmark See Narrow-gauge railways in Denmark
Guernsey
Iceland
Indonesia
  • Used by Rendeng sugar mill for sugar cane transport
Ireland
Norway
  • Used by the Germans up to 1945, called Feldbahn (field railway), for industrial plants or other temporary uses. In Norway during the WW II the Germans built a 15 km (9.3 mi) railway between the harbour at Årdalstangen and the industrial plant of Øvre Årda. It closed in 1959, by then used only at the iron works. One steam locomotive was lost into the sea, but was found by divers around 1990 and is restored and exhibited at Aardalstangen.
Poland
Portugal
United States

In Sweden, there was an extensive network of railways with 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) track, some of them remain. This close enough to 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) that they are more or less compatible, and some sales of rolling stock between the gauges have taken place.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dawson, Tegan (12 January 2017). "History of the Yallourn broad gauge railline". Haunted Hills. Retrieved 21 January 2024. There also was a smaller 900mm gauge line that serviced between the mines, stations and briquette factories.
  2. ^ Heussler, Michael. "Florianerbahn" (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The New Pöstlingberg Railway" (PDF). Linz Linien GmbH. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Rokua, Utajärvi". Vaunut.org. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Borjomi-Bakuriani Railway". Georgian Railway. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "New life for historic Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow gauge railway". Agenda.ge. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "New Athos Cave Railway". metro-novyafon.narod.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ Boye, Henrik (October 21, 2023). "Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company". Tram Travels. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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