Three foot six inch gauge railways in the United Kingdom

One of the first railways using 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track was the Little Eaton Gangway in England, constructed as a horse-drawn wagonway in 1795. Other 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge wagonways in England and Wales were also built in the early 19th century. Also during this time, numerous tram networks were built in 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge (see table below).

Track gauge
By transport mode
By size (list)
Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)
Narrow
 
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • (1 ft ​11 5⁄8 in)
  • (2 ft)
 
  • 750 mm
  • 760 mm
  • 762 mm
  • (2 ft ​5 1⁄2 in)
  • (2 ft ​5 15⁄16 in)
  • (2 ft 6 in)
 
  • 891 mm
  • 900 mm
  • 914 mm
  • (2 ft ​11 3⁄32 in)
  • (2 ft ​11 7⁄16 in)
  • (3 ft)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft ​3 3⁄8 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft ​8 1⁄2 in)
Broad
  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)
 
  • 1,520 mm
  • 1,524 mm
  • (4 ft ​11 7⁄8 in)
  • (5 ft)
 
  • 1,581 mm
  • 1,588 mm
  • 1,600 mm
  • (5 ft ​2 1⁄4 in)
  • (5 ft ​2 1⁄2 in)
  • (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft ​4 1⁄2 in)
 
  • 1,668 mm
  • 1,676 mm
  • (5 ft ​5 21⁄32 in)
  • (5 ft 6 in)
Change of gauge
By location
The Little Eaton Gangway in 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons.
Model of a Darlington Corporation Light Railways tramcar at the National Tramway Museum.
The Southport Pier Tramway.
The Great Orme Tramway, a street-running funicular.
Horse-drawn slate wagon used on the Nantlle Railway, now preserved at the Welsh Slate Museum.

Railways
Country/territory Railway
England

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham

East Sussex

Essex

Gloucestershire

Greater Manchester

Herefordshire

Kent

Lancashire

Merseyside

  • Southport Pier Tramway (converted to 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge, then converted back to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) (defunct)

Norfolk

North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Somerset

South Yorkshire

Shropshire

Staffordshire

Suffolk

West Midlands

West Sussex

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Scotland
Wales

See also

References
  1. Silkstone Waggonway, South Yorkshire: Survey Report (PDF). 1. Yorkshire Archaeological Trust. August 2012.
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