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Emerson Zooline Railroad's Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo, one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwide

A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam or electric motors).

Overview

Typically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in (127 mm) and under 15 in (381 mm), though both larger and smaller gauges are used.

At gauges of 5 in (127 mm) and less, the track is commonly raised above ground level. Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride the track. The track is often multi-gauged, to accommodate 5 in (127 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2+12 in (64 mm) gauge locomotives.

The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3+12 in (89 mm)/5 in (127 mm) gauge on raised track or as 7+14 in (184 mm)/10+14 in (260 mm) on ground level. Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.[1]

Typically miniature lines are operated by not for profit organisations - often model engineering societies - though some are entirely in private grounds and others operate commercially.

There are many national organisations representing and providing guidance on miniature railway operations including the Australian Association of Live Steamers and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies.

Distinctions between model, miniature, and minimum-gauge railway

This is a Small Locomotive. Thought to be the oldest surviving 10¼" 'Garden Railway' Locomotive in the world. Built in Birmingham, 1900, by Grimshaw for Capt. Holder's Pitmaston Moor Green Railway.

A 'model railway' is one where the gauge is too small for people to ride on the trains. Due to the use of mixed gauge tracks, passengers may ride on a miniature railway which shares the same gauge as, and is pulled by, a large model locomotive on a smaller model gauge, although this is rare.

'Miniature railways' are railways that can be ridden by people and are used for pleasure/as a pastime for their constructors and passengers. In the USA, miniature railways are also known as 'riding railroads' or 'grand scale railroads'. The track gauges recognised as being miniature railways vary by country, but in the UK the maximum gauge is 350 mm (13+2532 in).[2]

A 'minimum-gauge railway', which generally starts at 15 in (381 mm) gauge, is one that was originally conceived as a commercial railway with small gauge track, with a working function as an estate railway, an industrial railway, or a provider of public transport links, such as the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Fairbourne Railway or the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

In the UK, a gauge of 350 mm (13+2532 in) [or above] or crossing a carriageway are the criteria used by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), at which a railway is no longer classed as miniature and is therefore subject to formal regulation: they may be minor railways and/or heritage railways; the concept of minimum gauge is not recognised for the purposes of regulation.

Gauge

There are over 1,000 miniature railways open to the public around the world, not counting private railways, with 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge being by far the most numerous. Many layouts have dual-gauge track combing two, three or even more different gauges.

Miniature railways

Name Gauge Country Location Notes
Burton upon Trent Model Engineering Society. Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

United Kingdom UK Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Raised track: 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[3]
Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Halswell Domain, Christchurch Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers.[4][5][6] Host of 2006 CANMOD International Convention.
West Wiltshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

United Kingdom UK Westbury, Wiltshire Primarily a Model Engineering society with regular open days for the public.
Kapiti Miniature Railway and Model Engineering Society Inc Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Paraparaumu
Maidstone Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Upper Hutt
Nelson Society of Modellers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
6+14 in (159 mm)[7]
7+14 in (184 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Nelson
New Plymouth Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand New Plymouth
Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Clubs Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Tauranga
Wirral Model Engineers Society Mixed gauges:

2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)[8]

United Kingdom UK Royden Park, Wirral
Canberra Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm) Australia Australia Canberra, Australia [9]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 3+12 in (89 mm) Australia Australia Adelaide, Australia [10]
Hamilton Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Minogue Park, Hamilton Founded 1931. At Minogue Park since 1983.[11]
Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Napier
Hutt Valley Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Lower Hutt
Manukau Live Steamers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
New Zealand New Zealand Manukau
Abbeydale miniature railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Sheffield Raised track: triple 3+12 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm) in[12]
Ashton Court Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Bristol Raised track: 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Ground level: dual gauge 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[3]
Barton House Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Wroxham, Norfolk
Bridgend Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Bridgend [13]
Caldecotte Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Caldecotte Miniature Railway has a specially built disabled carriage.[14]
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Canvey Island, Essex Raised track dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Chelmsford City Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Chelmsford Operated by Chelmsford Society of Model Engineers
Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Yealand Redmayne, Lancashire [15]
Crowborough Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK East Sussex [16]
Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Oxford, Oxfordshire [17]
Derwen Fawr Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
United Kingdom UK Swansea, Wales Operated by the Swansea Society of Model Engineers[18]

[19]

Keighley & District Model Engineering Society Marley Railway (KDMES) Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)

United KingdomUK Keighley, West Yorkshire The KDMES trains[20] operate a 1,200 ft (370 m) scenic oval raised level track located at the Marley Activity Centre in Keighley.[21] The railway is open for public rides during the summer, and available for private functions[22] and corporate events.[23]
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) on raised level, and 7+14 in (184 mm) ground level United Kingdom UK Lancashire [24]
Maidstone Model Engineering Society 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent [25]
Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd Mixed Gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Thames Ditton, Surrey [26]
Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Sandiway, Cheshire [27]
North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME) 3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Hertfordshire [28]
Pembrey Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire [29]
Polegate & District Model Engineering Club (PADMEC) Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
United Kingdom UK Polegate, East Sussex Raised track: dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[30]
Ridgeway Park light railway 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Chingford, London
Roxbourne Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Roxbourne Park, Field End Rd, Ruislip HA4 9PB Operated by Harrow and Wembley Society of Model Engineers
Gilling Railway Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Gilling East, Yorkshire Operated by Ryedale Society of Model Engineers Limited.[31]
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 5LL [32]
Staines Society of Model Engineers Mixed gauges:
2+12 in (64 mm)
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
United Kingdom UK Staines Park, Staines, Surrey Raised track.[33][34]
Tonbridge Model Engineering Society 3+12 in (89 mm) United Kingdom UK Kent
Tyneside Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne [35]
Welling and District Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:
3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
 United Kingdom Hall Place, Bexley Opening 2022.[36][37]
La Cañada Valley Railroad 4+34 in (121 mm) United States USA Flintridge, California Located at the home of Disney animator Ollie Johnston. Influenced the design of Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad. Defunct.
Canberra Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Canberra [9]
Hornsby Model Engineers, Galston, NSW 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Galston, New South Wales 5 in (127 mm)[38]
Illawarra Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia North Wollongong The ground level track is 5 in (127 mm). The elevated track is 5 in (127 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm) and 2+12 in (64 mm). There is also a garden gauge track inside the elevated track.[39]
Northern Districts Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Balcatta, Western Australia 2+12 in (64 mm), 3+12 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)
Portarlington Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Victoria 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[40]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Adelaide [41]
Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia West Ryde, New South Wales 5 in / 127 mm and 89 mm / 3+12 in and 64 mm / 2+12 in[42]
Willans Hill Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) Australia Australia Wagga Wagga, NSW Located in Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens.[43] Includes spiral based on Bethungra Spiral.
Petit Train à Vapeur de Forest Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
Belgium Belgium Brussels [44]
Stoomgroep Turnhout 5 in (127 mm) Belgium Belgium Turnhout 5 in (127 mm) ground track[45]
Mini train des marais Mixed gauge:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

France France Saint-Lô [46]
Petit train des Templiers Mixed gauge:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

France France Épinay-sur-Orge Two circuits of 350 meters in 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm). Nine electric locomotives and diesel. Mainly French locomotives. Open some Sundays from March to November.[47]
Anyoji Garden Railway 5 in (127 mm) Japan Japan Toyoura, Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki City 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[48]
Ichikawa Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm) Japan Japan Hakuba, Nagano [49]
Hakuba Mini Train Park 5 in (127 mm) Japan Japan Ichikawa, Chiba, Tokyo [49]
Sakuragi Railway 5 in (127 mm) Japan Japan Kumamoto City, Kumamoto 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Hitoyoshi Live Steam Club 5 in (127 mm) Japan Japan Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Mixed gauges:

3+12 in (89 mm)
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 5 in (127 mm) Netherlands Netherlands The Hague 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) mixed raised oval.[45]
Eastern Bay of Plenty Model Engineering Society Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Whakatane
Havelock North and Live Steamers Associated Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Havelock North, Hastings
Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Anderson Park, Napier 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Palmerston North Model Engineering Club Inc Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Palmerston North
Thames Small Gauge Railway Society Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Thames
Whangarei Model Engineering Club Mixed gauges:

5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)

New Zealand New Zealand Whangarei
Ferrocarril de las Delicias[50] 5 in (127 mm) Spain Spain Madrid Located inside Madrid's Railway Museum[51]
Swiss Vapeur Parc 5 in (127 mm) Switzerland Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge: 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm.[52]
Beech Hurst Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Haywards Heath, West Sussex Raised track dual 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[53]
Bushey Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm)
United Kingdom UK Hertfordshire A 5 in (127 mm) gauge miniature railway in Bushey, Herts consisting of 230 ft or 70 m ground level track with various sidings and two bridges. A private railway, but viewing and rides are available by appointment.[54]
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Canvey Island, Essex Raised track dual gauge 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
Copsewood Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Copsewood Sports Ground, Binley, Coventry Also 3+12 in (89 mm) & 7+14 in (184 mm) gauges[55][56]
Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Oxford, Oxfordshire Raised & ground level[17]
Dampf-Bahn-Club Sprockhövel Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
Germany GER Sprockhövel-Haßlinghausen Includes steel bridge with underpass [57]
East Grinstead Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK East Grinstead, West Sussex Portable ground level[1]
Eaton Park Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Norwich Two lines, one 3+12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) gauge track, one mixed 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm) inch gauge
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Lancashire [24]
Maidstone Model Engineering Society 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent [25]
Mount Edgcumbe House Railway 5 in (127 mm)  UK Mount Edgcumbe House, Cremyll, Cornwall [58]
Ribble Valley Live Steamers 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Clitheroe, Lancashire Also 2+12 in (64 mm) & 3+12 in (89 mm) gauges[59]
Ridgeway Park light railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Chingford, London
Riverside Miniature Railway Mixed gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
United Kingdom UK St Neots, Cambridgeshire [60]
Ryton Pools Miniature Railway 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Ryton Pools Country Park Coventry Model Engineering Society. Also 3+12 in (89 mm) gauge.
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 5LL [32]
Wimbourne District Society of Model Engineers 5 in (127 mm) United Kingdom UK Dorset 5 in (127 mm) and a short raised level | 3+12 in (89 mm) and | 2+12 in (64 mm) track
Modelbouwvereniging Hoekse Waard Mixed Gauges:
5 in (127 mm)
7+14 in (184 mm)
Netherlands Netherlands Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland [61]
Altona Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Victoria 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm[62]
Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Victoria 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm[63]
Campbelltown Miniature Passenger Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Victoria
Castledare Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Wilson, Western Australia
Cohunu Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Byford, Western Australia
Diamond Valley Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Eltham Victoria 7+14 in / 184 mm[64]
Canberra Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Canberra [9]
MVRail 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Morphett Vale Railway, Morphett vale, Weatsheaf Rd, South Australia [65]
Penwood Railroad Inc. Australia Australia Jaspers Brush, NSW [66]
Portarlington Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Victoria 5 in (127 mm) and 7+14 in (184 mm)[40]
S.A.S.M.E.E. Park 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Adelaide [41]
Willans Hill Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Australia Australia Wagga Wagga, NSW [43]
Stoomgroep Turnhout vzw 7+14 in (184 mm) Belgium Belgium Turnhout [67]
Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers 7+14 in (184 mm) Canada Canada Hamilton, Ontario [68]
Roundhouse Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Canada Canada Toronto Two locomotives (replica steam with tender and diesel-electric), four passenger cars and one caboose
Nábřeží paromilů dětská železnice 7+14 in (184 mm) Czech Republic Czech Hradec Králové, Bohemia 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm dual gauge[69]
S.M.P.D. Parková dráha Olympia 7+14 in (184 mm) Czech Republic Czech Brno, Moravia 7+14 in (184 mm) + 5 in (127 mm) dual gauge
Finnish Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm) Finland Finland Hyvinkää
Petit train de grenade 7+14 in (184 mm) France France Grenade 7 14 in (184 mm)[70]
Parkbahn Schmiden 7+14 in (184 mm) Germany Germany Fellbach
Hungarian Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm) Hungary Hungary Budapest
John F. Kennedy Arboretum 7+14 in (184 mm) Republic of Ireland Ireland Wexford [71]
Akubi Lightweight Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Japan Japan Previously located in Bentengaoka[72]
Matsudayama Herb Garden 7+14 in (184 mm) Japan Japan Matsuda, Kanagawa Includes 1/6 scale Romancecar (Odakyu 10000 series HiSE) replica[73]
Lankelz Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) Luxembourg Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette, south-eastern Luxembourg [74]
Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark 7+14 in (184 mm) Netherlands Netherlands The Hague A sizeable network in "Zuiderpark", a big city park[45]
Cambridge Model Engineering Society Inc 7+14 in (184 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Cambridge
Kapiti Miniature Railway & Associates 7+14 in (184 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Raumati Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach 5 in / 127 mm and 7+14 in / 184 mm) dual gauge
Keirunga Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Havelock North [75]
Mana Ariki Railway Inc 7+14 in (184 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Taumaranui
Featherston Miniature Fell Society 7+14 in (184 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Featherston, Wairarapa
Pully 7+14 in (184 mm) Switzerland Switzerland [76]
Stainer Liliputbahn AG 7+14 in (184 mm) Switzerland Switzerland Stein am Rhein [77]
Swiss Vapeur Parc 7+14 in (184 mm) Switzerland Switzerland Le Bouveret Dual gauge: 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm[52]
There and Back Light Railway[78] 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK East Midlands This railway is entirely portable and can be set up almost anywhere flat. Can be seen at events across the country and uses a Bagnall steam locomotive on a 450 ft (137.2 m) ground level track.
Acton Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Acton London Transport Museum Depot, London [79]
Alexandra Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Alexandra Park, Hastings
Millerbeck Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Staveley-in-Cartmel, Cumbria Opened in 1985, privately owned, while opened to the public[80]
Barking Park Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Re-opened Easter 2009.[81]
Barnards Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK
Barton House Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wroxham, Norfolk
Beamish Cog Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Beamish Museum, Durham
Beer Heights Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Devon
Bekonscot Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Buckinghamshire [82]
Bentley Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK [83]
Bents Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Warrington 1982–88[84]
Brockwell Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK South London 1951–1961 & 2003–present[85]
Brookside Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Poynton 1988–99;[84] closed[86] Now running again under new management.
Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Canvey Island, Essex Ground level
Coate Water Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Coate Water Country Park, Swindon Combined 7+14 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm
Conwy Valley Railway Museum Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wales
Cutteslowe Park 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Oxford, Oxfordshire [17]
Danson Park 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Bexleyheath 1946–1948[87]
Dobwalls Forest Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Cornwall Closed
Dragon Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Marple, Greater Manchester [84]
Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK East Sussex [88]
East Herts Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire [89]
Echills Wood Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire [90]
Fancott Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Bedfordshire [91]
Foxfield Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Stoke-on-Trent [92]
Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK [93]
Great Cockcrow Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK [94]
Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Chester [95]
Guildford Model Engineering Society 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Surrey [96]
Halton Miniature Railway Society 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Runcorn, Cheshire [97]
High Legh Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK High Legh Garden Centre, Cheshire [98]
Hollycombe Garden Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Iron Hill, Liphook, Hampshire [99]
Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Chadwell Heath [100]
Leyland Society of Model Engineers 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Lancashire [24]
Little Orchard Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Suffolk [101]
Little Western Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Newquay, Cornwall [102]
Lodge Farm Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Romford
Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Sandiway, Cheshire [27]
Fenn Bell Inn Zoo 7+14 in (184 mm)  UK St. Mary Hoo, Kent [103]
Mizens Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Woking, Surrey [104]
Moors Valley Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Dorset [105]
Mortocombe Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Chilton, Oxfordshire [106]
Museum of Power 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Langford, Essex
National Railway Museum 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK York
Ness Islands Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Inverness, Scotland
North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME) 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK [28]
Parkland Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Hemsby, Norfolk
Pinewood Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wokingham, Berkshire Combined 7+14 in (184 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)[107]
Plowman's Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Dorset
Porterswick Junction Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Hidden Valley Discovery Park, Cornwall [108]
Pugneys Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wakefield [109]
Ridgeway Park light railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Chingford, London
Saltwood Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Kent [110]
Sanday Light Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Braeswick, Sanday, Orkney
Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire [32]
Strand Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Gillingham, Kent [111]
Swanley New Barn Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Kent
The Time Machine (Bosworth Line) 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Funtington, West Sussex po18-9dh
Thornes Park Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Wellington Country Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Berkshire [112][113]
Welsh Highland Heritage Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Porthmadog, Wales
Weston Park Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Shropshire [114]
Willen Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Milton Keynes
Willow Wood Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Stowupland, Suffolk
Woodseaves Miniature Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Shropshire [115][116]
Wolds Way Lavender Narrow Gauge Railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Wintringham, North Yorkshire Used to transport harvested lavender, logs and passengers
Wythall miniature railway 7+14 in (184 mm) United Kingdom UK Worcestershire It has a multigauge track consisting of 7+14 in (184 mm), 5 inch and 3+12 in (89 mm) gauge track.[117]
Carolwood Pacific Railroad 7+14 in (184 mm) United States USA Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California Located at the home of Walt Disney. Influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad. Defunct.
Assiniboine Valley Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm) Canada Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
Burnaby Central Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm) Canada Canada Burnaby, British Columbia [118]
Iron Horse Park Airdrie 7+12 in (190.5 mm) Canada Canada Airdrie, Alberta
Paradise Valley Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm) Canada Canada Powell River, British Columbia [119]
Alaska Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Wasilla, Alaska
Annetta Valley & Western Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Annetta, Texas [120]
Adobe Mountain Desert Park 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Phoenix, Arizona
Carillon Park Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio [121][122]
Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Crews Lake Wilderness Park, Shady Hills, Florida [123]
Grand Concourse Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Shady Hills, Florida [124]
Great Lakes Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Royal Oak and Southgate, Michigan [125]
Hesston Steam Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Hesston, Indiana [126]
Houston Area Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Hockley, Texas [127]
Illinois Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Chicago, Illinois [128]
Kitsap Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Port Orchard, Washington [129]
Lakes Park & Gulf Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers, Florida [130]
Largo Central Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Largo Central Park, Largo, Florida [131]
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Los Angeles, California
North Georgia Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Conyers, Georgia [132]
Orange County Model Engineers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Costa Mesa, California [133]
Riverside Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Riverside, California [134]
Sacramento Valley Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Rancho Cordova, California 7+12 in (190.5 mm) gauge and 4+14 in (108 mm) gauge[135]
Sagebrush Short Line Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Ridgecrest, California [136]
Scottsdale Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona
Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Battle Creek, Michigan
Shady Dell Pacific 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Pacific Northwest Live Steamers, Molalla, Oregon [137]
South Coast Railroad Museum 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Goleta Short Line, Goleta, California [138]
Southern California Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Wilson Park

Torrance, California

Adjacent to Wilson Park
Torrey Pacific Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Del Mar, California Private/defunct; owner died
Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, Florida [139]
Train Mountain Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Chiloquin, Oregon [140]
Triad Live Steamers 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Farmington and Harrisburg, North Carolina [141]
Wales West Light Railway 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Silverhill, Alabama [142]
White Creek Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA Michigan [143]
Willow Creek Railroad 7+12 in (190.5 mm) United States USA at Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon [144]
Holly Tree Railway 7+34 in (197 mm) United Kingdom UK at the Holly Tree PH, Leytonstone, London [145]
Bankside Miniature Railway 8+14 in (210 mm) United Kingdom UK Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire [146]
Faversham Miniature Railway 9 in (229 mm) United Kingdom UK Brogdale Farm, near Faversham, Kent
Torry Hill Park 9 in (229 mm) United Kingdom UK Near Frinsted, Kent Private miniature railway
Becker Farm Railroad 9+716 in (240 mm) United States USA Roseland, New Jersey Defunct
Key Western Railroad 9+716 in (240 mm) United States USA Florida Defunct
Barking Park Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK Barking, Essex Being relaid in 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge, scheduled to reopen Easter 2009[81]
Danson Park 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK Bexleyheath, Kent 1942 (temporary line for Holidays at Home exhibition); 1949–1962[87]
Downs Light Railway 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK Colwall, Near Malvern, Worcestershire
East Ham Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK East Ham, London 1945–1949
Hall Leys Park 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK Matlock, Derbyshire
Lakeshore Railroad 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK South Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Sidcup Miniature Railway 9+12 in (241 mm) United Kingdom UK Sidcup, Kent 1945–1951
Ferrocarril Piedra Baya 10+14 in (260 mm) Argentina Argentina Province of San Luis [147]
Highfields Pioneer Village Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) Australia Australia Highfields, QLD, 4352. [148]
Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Inc 10+14 in (260 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Palmerston North, Manawatu
Masterton Miniature Train Society 10+14 in (260 mm) New Zealand New Zealand Masterton, Wairarapa
Audley End Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex [149]
Beale Park 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Pangbourne, Berkshire [150]
Berkeley Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Gloucestershire [151]
Bickington Steam Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Trago Mills, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon [152]
Brechin Castle Centre Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Haughmuir, Brechin, Scotland Defunct[153]
Bressingham Garden Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Norfolk [154]
Brooklands Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Brooklands Pleasure Park, Worthing, Sussex Closed September 2018[155][156]
Watford Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire [157]
Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Chichester, Sussex
Drayton Manor Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire Closed
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Hampshire [158]
Melton Mowbray Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Wilton Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [159][160]
Exmouth Express 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Exmouth, Devon
Ferry Meadows Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Nene Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Happy Mount Park 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire
Hastings Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Hastings, Sussex
Isle of Mull Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Mull, Scotland
Kerr's Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK West Links Park, Arbroath, Scotland 1935–2020.[161]
Kirkby Green Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Sleaford, Lincolnshire Private with open days
Knebworth Park Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Hertfordshire
Ropley Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Mid-Hants Railway, Hampshire Opened 2015[162]
Manor Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Ingfield Manor, Billingshurst, Sussex
Mortocombe Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Chilton, Oxfordshire [106]
Newby Hall Miniature Railway North Yorkshire 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK
Paignton Zoo 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Paignton, Devon 1940–2021.[163]
Paradise Wildlife Park 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
Pettit's Animal Adventure Park 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Reedham, Norfolk
Poole Park Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Poole Park, Poole, Dorset 1949–2016,[164] reopened 2017[165]
Radwell Manor Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Radwell, Bedfordshire Closed
Rio Grande Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Selby Road, Garforth, Leeds, UK [166]
Royal Victoria Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire [167]
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire [168]
Smokey Oak Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Woodland Park, Brokerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire
South Downs Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Pulborough, Sussex
Southsea Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Southsea, Hampshire Closed 1989[169]
St. Anne's Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire
Stapleford Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Stapleford Park, Leicestershire Private but opens mid-June and August each year[170]
Sutton Hall Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Rochford, Essex [171]
Vanstone Woodland Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote, Hertfordshire [172]
Wat Tyler Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Basildon [173]
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Smallest gauge used on a minimum gauge railway authorised by a Light Railway Order.[174]
Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Lodmoor, Weymouth, Dorset[citation needed]
Wells Harbour Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United Kingdom UK Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk Closed September 2021,[175][176]
Wenatchee Riverfront Railway 10+14 in (260 mm) United States USA Wenatchee, Washington [177]
Ruislip Lido Railway 12 in (305 mm) United Kingdom UK Greater London [178]
Argyle & Eastern Railroad at The Toy Train Barn 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Argyle, Wisconsin
Atchison & Western Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Atchison Rail Museum, Atchison, Kansas [179]
C&H Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Tecumseh, Kansas [180]
Casey's Silver Streak at Estes Park Ride-A-Kart 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Estes Park, Colorado
Central Park (San Mateo) Mini Train 12 in (305 mm) United States USA San Mateo, California [181][182][183][184][185]
Emerald Hills Railway 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Emerald Hills, California [186]
Fairview Line at Fair Oaks 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Gadsden, Alabama Private
Folsom Valley Railway 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Folsom, California [187]
Little Falls Railroad and Doll Museum 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Sparta, Wisconsin Private
Midway Shortline Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum, Farmington, Utah
Northview and Frisco Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Northview, Missouri Private
Rails of Fun 12 in (305 mm) United States USA St. Louis, Missouri Portable amusement business for events
Rothwell Park Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Moberly, Missouri Club/members only
Poco Loco Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA LaPorte, Indiana
Sierra Rainier Railroad 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Orting, Washington Defunct/closed. Private. Very few records exist.
Sonora Short Line Railway 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Tuolumne, California Defunct/closed. Private. Very few records exist.
Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Missouri [188]
Washington Stage Theater 12 in (305 mm) United States USA La Porte, Indiana Private
Watson Steam Train & Depot 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Missouri Valley, IA
Zilker Zephyr 12 in (305 mm) United States USA Zilker Park, Austin, Texas Damaged by storms and without a current operator; subject of lawsuits[189]
Exbury Gardens Steam Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Beaulieu, Hampshire
Exmoor Steam Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Bratton Fleming, Devon Closed to the public in 2001[190]
Fairbourne Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Gwynedd, Wales Originally 15 in gauge
Hotham Park Miniature Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Bognor Regis, West Sussex [191]
Littlehampton Miniature Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Littlehampton, West Sussex [192]
Newchapel, Horne & Burstow Grand Junction Railway 12+14 in (311 mm) United Kingdom UK Horne, Horley, Surrey
Midland Beach Railway Company 12+58 in (321 mm) United States USA Midland Beach, Staten Island, New York Defunct
Zoo Train, DierenPark Amersfoort 13+38 in (340 mm) Netherlands Netherlands
Adventure City Express Train 14 in (356 mm) United States USA Adventure City, Anaheim, California [193]
Hesston Steam Museum 14 in (356 mm) United States USA Hesston, Indiana [126]
Kiddieland Limited 14 in (356 mm) United States USA Kiddieland Amusement Park, Melrose Park, Illinois Defunct
Riverside Express 14 in (356 mm) United States USA Castle Park, Riverside, California [194]

Fifteen-inch railways

Minimum-gauge railways

Large amusement railways

See also

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