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Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. [1] In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "narrow-gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.
Name | Country | Location | Notes |
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Bush Mill Railway |
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Port Arthur | Closed |
Donauparkbahn |
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Vienna | [2] |
Prater Liliputbahn |
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Vienna | |
Bear Creek Park Train |
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Surrey, British Columbia | [3] |
Pindal Electric Tramway |
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London, Ontario | Formerly in Montreal |
Springbank Express |
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London, Ontario | [4] [5] |
Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse |
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Anse, Rhône | |
Dresden Park Railway |
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Dresden | |
Killesberg Park Railway |
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Stuttgart | |
Leipziger Parkeisenbahn |
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Leipzig | |
Difflin Lake Railway |
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Cygnus wood-land Railway |
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Osaka | [6] |
Sakuradani Light Railway |
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Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture | |
Shuzenji Romney Railway |
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Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka | |
Driving Creek Railway |
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Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway |
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Closed [7] [8] | |
Adventure Railway[ broken anchor] |
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Alton Towers | (defunct, 1982–1992 - park still operating) |
Bellevue Park Railway |
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Belfast, Northern Ireland | Closed 1950 |
Blackpool Zoo miniature railway |
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Lancashire | |
Blakesley Miniature Railway | ![]() |
Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire | Opened 1903, closed c.1944. [9] |
Blenheim Park Railway |
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Oxfordshire | |
Brocklands Adventure Park |
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Cornwall | Closed 2007 |
Bure Valley Railway |
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Norfolk | Standard gauge line closed 1982. 15-inch gauge line opened 1990. |
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway |
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Lincolnshire | |
Conwy Valley Railway Museum |
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Betws-y-Coed, North Wales | (short tramway) |
Craigtoun Miniature Railway |
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Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews | |
Duffield Bank Railway |
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Closed 1916 | |
Eaton Hall Railway |
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Closed 1946 | |
Evesham Vale Light Railway |
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Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire | [10] |
Fairbourne Railway |
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Wales | (now converted to 12+1⁄4 in or 311 mm gauge) |
Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway |
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Battersea Park, London | Closed 1975 |
Gulliver's Land |
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Milton Keynes | |
Gulliver's World |
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Warrington, Cheshire | |
Haigh Hall Miniature Railway |
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Greater Manchester | |
Heatherslaw Light Railway |
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Northumberland | |
International Garden Festival Railway |
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1984 | |
Whistlestop Valley (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway) |
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Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | [11] |
Knowsley Safari Park ( The Lakeside Railway) |
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Prescot, Merseyside | |
Lakeside Miniature Railway |
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Southport, Merseyside | |
Lappa Valley Steam Railway |
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Cornwall | |
Lightwater Express Rio Grande |
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Ripon, North Yorkshire | Theme Park |
Longleat Railway |
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Markeaton Park Light Railway |
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Derby | Closed September 2016 [12] |
Marwell Zoo |
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Colden Common, Hampshire | |
Oakwood Theme Park |
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Narberth, Pembrokeshire | |
Paradise Park |
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Hayle, Cornwall | |
Paultons Park |
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Ower, Romsey, Hampshire | |
Perrygrove Railway |
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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway |
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Cumbria | |
Rhiw Valley Light Railway |
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Manafon, Powys, Wales | Closed 2022 |
Rhyl Miniature Railway |
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Clwyd, Wales | |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway |
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Kent | |
Saltburn Miniature Railway |
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Cat Nab, Cleveland | |
Sand Hutton Miniature Railway |
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Yorkshire | Closed 1922 |
Sherwood Forest Railway |
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Nottinghamshire | |
Waveney Valley Railway |
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Bressingham Steam and Gardens Norfolk | |
West Midlands Safari Park |
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Worcestershire | Closed 2014 |
Windmill Farm Railway |
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Burscough, Lancashire | |
Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas |
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Chard, Somerset | |
Wotton Light Railway |
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Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire | |
American Heritage Railroad |
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Illinois | [13] |
Amusement Rides |
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City Park, Iowa City | [14] [15] |
B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad |
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California | [ citation needed] |
Eden Springs Park Railroad) |
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Benton Harbor, Michigan | [16] |
Gage Park Railroad |
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Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas | |
Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad |
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California | [17] |
Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad |
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Reedley, California | [18] |
Joshua Tree & Southern GSD |
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California | [19] |
Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad |
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Kansas City, Missouri | [20] |
Laurel Run Railroad |
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Pennsylvania | [21] |
Little Toot Railroad |
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Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania | |
Look Park |
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Northampton, Massachusetts | |
Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio |
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Silver Lake, Ohio | Defunct |
Miniature Train at Monarch Park |
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Oil City, Pennsylvania | Defunct |
Nickel Plate Railroad |
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California | |
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation |
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Ohio | [ citation needed] |
Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad |
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California | (operating) |
Paradise & Pacific Railroad |
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McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona | [22] (separate 7+1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating) |
Phoenix & Holly Railroad |
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Oregon | [23] |
Pint-Sized Pufferbelly |
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Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania | [24] (operating) |
Redwood Valley Railway |
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Tilden Regional Park, California | [25] (operating) |
Riverside and Great Northern Railway |
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Wisconsin | |
Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad |
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Wyoming | |
Safari Train |
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Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | (operating) |
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad |
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California | [26] (operating) |
Sullivan Railroad |
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Horseheads, New York | [27] |
Tiny Town Railroad |
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Colorado | |
Waterman & Western Railroad |
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Illinois | [28] |
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Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. [1] In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "narrow-gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.
Name | Country | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bush Mill Railway |
![]() |
Port Arthur | Closed |
Donauparkbahn |
![]() |
Vienna | [2] |
Prater Liliputbahn |
![]() |
Vienna | |
Bear Creek Park Train |
![]() |
Surrey, British Columbia | [3] |
Pindal Electric Tramway |
![]() |
London, Ontario | Formerly in Montreal |
Springbank Express |
![]() |
London, Ontario | [4] [5] |
Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse |
![]() |
Anse, Rhône | |
Dresden Park Railway |
![]() |
Dresden | |
Killesberg Park Railway |
![]() |
Stuttgart | |
Leipziger Parkeisenbahn |
![]() |
Leipzig | |
Difflin Lake Railway |
![]() |
||
Cygnus wood-land Railway |
![]() |
Osaka | [6] |
Sakuradani Light Railway |
![]() |
Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture | |
Shuzenji Romney Railway |
![]() |
Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka | |
Driving Creek Railway |
![]() |
||
Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway |
![]() |
Closed [7] [8] | |
Adventure Railway[ broken anchor] |
![]() |
Alton Towers | (defunct, 1982–1992 - park still operating) |
Bellevue Park Railway |
![]() |
Belfast, Northern Ireland | Closed 1950 |
Blackpool Zoo miniature railway |
![]() |
Lancashire | |
Blakesley Miniature Railway | ![]() |
Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire | Opened 1903, closed c.1944. [9] |
Blenheim Park Railway |
![]() |
Oxfordshire | |
Brocklands Adventure Park |
![]() |
Cornwall | Closed 2007 |
Bure Valley Railway |
![]() |
Norfolk | Standard gauge line closed 1982. 15-inch gauge line opened 1990. |
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway |
![]() |
Lincolnshire | |
Conwy Valley Railway Museum |
![]() |
Betws-y-Coed, North Wales | (short tramway) |
Craigtoun Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews | |
Duffield Bank Railway |
![]() |
Closed 1916 | |
Eaton Hall Railway |
![]() |
Closed 1946 | |
Evesham Vale Light Railway |
![]() |
Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire | [10] |
Fairbourne Railway |
![]() |
Wales | (now converted to 12+1⁄4 in or 311 mm gauge) |
Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway |
![]() |
Battersea Park, London | Closed 1975 |
Gulliver's Land |
![]() |
Milton Keynes | |
Gulliver's World |
![]() |
Warrington, Cheshire | |
Haigh Hall Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Greater Manchester | |
Heatherslaw Light Railway |
![]() |
Northumberland | |
International Garden Festival Railway |
![]() |
1984 | |
Whistlestop Valley (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway) |
![]() |
Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | [11] |
Knowsley Safari Park ( The Lakeside Railway) |
![]() |
Prescot, Merseyside | |
Lakeside Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Southport, Merseyside | |
Lappa Valley Steam Railway |
![]() |
Cornwall | |
Lightwater Express Rio Grande |
![]() |
Ripon, North Yorkshire | Theme Park |
Longleat Railway |
![]() |
||
Markeaton Park Light Railway |
![]() |
Derby | Closed September 2016 [12] |
Marwell Zoo |
![]() |
Colden Common, Hampshire | |
Oakwood Theme Park |
![]() |
Narberth, Pembrokeshire | |
Paradise Park |
![]() |
Hayle, Cornwall | |
Paultons Park |
![]() |
Ower, Romsey, Hampshire | |
Perrygrove Railway |
![]() |
||
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway |
![]() |
Cumbria | |
Rhiw Valley Light Railway |
![]() |
Manafon, Powys, Wales | Closed 2022 |
Rhyl Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Clwyd, Wales | |
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway |
![]() |
Kent | |
Saltburn Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Cat Nab, Cleveland | |
Sand Hutton Miniature Railway |
![]() |
Yorkshire | Closed 1922 |
Sherwood Forest Railway |
![]() |
Nottinghamshire | |
Waveney Valley Railway |
![]() |
Bressingham Steam and Gardens Norfolk | |
West Midlands Safari Park |
![]() |
Worcestershire | Closed 2014 |
Windmill Farm Railway |
![]() |
Burscough, Lancashire | |
Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas |
![]() |
Chard, Somerset | |
Wotton Light Railway |
![]() |
Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire | |
American Heritage Railroad |
![]() |
Illinois | [13] |
Amusement Rides |
![]() |
City Park, Iowa City | [14] [15] |
B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad |
![]() |
California | [ citation needed] |
Eden Springs Park Railroad) |
![]() |
Benton Harbor, Michigan | [16] |
Gage Park Railroad |
![]() |
Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas | |
Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad |
![]() |
California | [17] |
Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad |
![]() |
Reedley, California | [18] |
Joshua Tree & Southern GSD |
![]() |
California | [19] |
Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad |
![]() |
Kansas City, Missouri | [20] |
Laurel Run Railroad |
![]() |
Pennsylvania | [21] |
Little Toot Railroad |
![]() |
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania | |
Look Park |
![]() |
Northampton, Massachusetts | |
Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio |
![]() |
Silver Lake, Ohio | Defunct |
Miniature Train at Monarch Park |
![]() |
Oil City, Pennsylvania | Defunct |
Nickel Plate Railroad |
![]() |
California | |
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation |
![]() |
Ohio | [ citation needed] |
Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad |
![]() |
California | (operating) |
Paradise & Pacific Railroad |
![]() |
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona | [22] (separate 7+1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present) (operating) |
Phoenix & Holly Railroad |
![]() |
Oregon | [23] |
Pint-Sized Pufferbelly |
![]() |
Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania | [24] (operating) |
Redwood Valley Railway |
![]() |
Tilden Regional Park, California | [25] (operating) |
Riverside and Great Northern Railway |
![]() |
Wisconsin | |
Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad |
![]() |
Wyoming | |
Safari Train |
![]() |
Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | (operating) |
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad |
![]() |
California | [26] (operating) |
Sullivan Railroad |
![]() |
Horseheads, New York | [27] |
Tiny Town Railroad |
![]() |
Colorado | |
Waterman & Western Railroad |
![]() |
Illinois | [28] |