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{{Short description|Railway with a 15 inch track gauge}}
{{Distinguish|Ridable miniature railway}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
[[File:Whiskey River Railway locomotives.jpg|thumb|Two locomotives of the [[Little Amerricka|Whiskey River Railway]], an attraction at Little Amerricka in Marshall, Wisconsin]] 
'''Minimum-gauge railways''' are railways with track gauges smaller than those of [[narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge railways]], primarily designed for light, industrial, or tourist transportation. The most common gauges for minimum-gauge railways include:
* {{RailGauge|15in|lk=on}}<ref name="Heywood, Minimum Gauge Railways" >{{cite book
  |last=Heywood |first=A.P.
  |author-link=Sir Arthur Heywood
  |title=Minimum Gauge Railways 
  |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44341
  |orig-year=1881, Derby: Bemrose
  |year=1974
  |publisher=Turntable Enterprises
  |isbn=0-902844-26-1
  |ref=Heywood, Minimum Gauge Railways
}}</ref>
* {{RailGauge|400mm|lk=on}}<ref name="Puffert186">{{cite book | author1= Douglas J. Puffert | title= Tracks across continents, paths through history: the economic dynamics of standardization in railway gauge | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FzAqtQ2mPJQC&q=500mm+gauge+railway+France+Decauville&pg=PA186 | location= Chicago | publisher= The University of Chicago Press | year= 2009 | page= 186 | isbn= 978-0-226-68509-0 }}</ref>
* {{RailGauge|16in|lk=on}}
* {{RailGauge|18in|lk=on}}
* {{RailGauge|19in|lk=on}}
* {{RailGauge|500mm|lk=on}}
* {{RailGauge|20in|lk=on}}
These railways have been developed for applications such as estate transport, mining, agriculture, and amusement parks, offering an economical and adaptable solution for restricted environments.<ref name="Heywood, Minimum Gauge Railways"/><ref name="Puffert186"/>

==History==
The term was originally conceived by [[Sir Arthur Heywood, 3rd Baronet|Sir Arthur Percival Heywood]], who used it in 1874 to describe the principle behind his [[Duffield Bank Railway]], specifically its {{Track gauge|15in|lk=on}} gauge, distinguishing it from a ''narrow-gauge'' railway. Having previously built a small railway of {{Track gauge|9in}} gauge, he settled on {{Track gauge|15in}} as the minimum that he felt was practical.<ref name="Heywood, Minimum Gauge Railways" /> 

In general, minimum-gauge railways maximize their [[loading gauge]], where the dimension of the equipment is made as large as possible with respect to the track gauge while still providing enough stability to keep it from tipping over. Standard-gauge railways have vehicles that are approximately twice, and in some cases nearly three times, the track gauge in width, but with minimum-gauge railways this can be as much as four times the width of the track as in some of the sugar cane railways of Australia. Minimum-gauge railways allowed for ease of mobility on battlefields, mines, and other restricted environments.

A number of {{Track gauge|18in}} gauge railways were built in Britain to serve ammunition depots and other military facilities, particularly during the First World War.

In [[South Australia]] the Semaphore to [[Fort Glanville Conservation Park]] includes a steam engine service that runs on an {{Track gauge|18in}} track.

In France, [[Decauville]] produced a range of portable track railways running on {{Track gauge|400mm}} and {{Track gauge|500mm}} tracks, most commonly in restricted environments such as [[Mining|underground mine]] railways, parks and farms.<ref name="Puffert186"/>

During World War II, it was proposed to expedite the [[Yunnan–Burma Railway]] using {{Track gauge|400mm}} gauge, since such a small gauge can have the [[Minimum railway curve radius|tightest of curves]] in difficult terrain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49460166 |title=TOY RAILWAY. |newspaper=[[The Northern Standard]] |location=Darwin, NT |date=8 December 1939 |access-date=5 December 2011 |page=15 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Distinction between ridable miniature and minimum-gauge railway==
{{Original research|section|date=May 2020}}
The major distinction between a [[ridable miniature railway|miniature railway]] (US: 'riding railroad' or 'grand scale railroad') and a minimum-gauge railway is that miniature lines use models of full-sized prototypes. There are miniature railways that run on gauges as wide as {{RailGauge|2ft}}, for example the [[Wicksteed Park#Wicksteed Park Railway|Wicksteed Park Railway]]. There are also rideable miniature railways running on extremely narrow tracks as small as {{RailGauge|10.25in}} gauge, for example the [[Rudyard Lake Steam Railway]]. Around the world there are also several rideable miniature railways open to the public using even narrower gauges, such as {{RailGauge|7.25in}} and {{RailGauge|7.5in}}.

Generally minimum-gauge railways have a working function as estate railways, or industrial railways, or providers of public transport links; although most have a distinct function in relation to tourism, and depend upon tourism for the revenue to support their working function.


==Railways==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! style="width: 100pt;" | Gauge
! width="95" |Country
! width="130" |Location
! Notes
|-
| [[Decauville]]
| {{RailGauge|400mm|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France
|
| Discontinued by Decauville
|-
| [[Rufisque tramway]]
| {{RailGauge|400mm|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France
|
|
|-
| See [[Fifteen-inch gauge railway]]
| {{Track gauge|15 in|lk=on}}
| 
| 
|
|-
|[[Prater Liliputbahn]]
|{{Track gauge|15 in|lk=on}}
|{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria
|Prater Park, [[Vienna|Vienna, Austria]]
|
|-
|[[The Valley Railway Adventure ]] (Formerly the Evesham Vale Light Railway))
|{{Track gauge|15 in|lk=on}}
|{{flagicon|UK}} UK
|[[Evesham Country Park, Worcestershire]]
|
|-
|[[Whistlestop Valley]] (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway)
|{{Track gauge|15 in|lk=on}}
|{{flagicon|UK}} UK
|[[Kirklees|Kirklees, West Yorkshire]]
|
|-
|[[Bure Valley Railway ]] 
|{{Track gauge|15 in|lk=on}}
|{{flagicon|UK}} UK
|[[Aylsham to Wroxham, Norfolk]]
|-
| Candy Cane Express
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| Santa's Village Family Entertainment Park, [[Bracebridge, Ontario]]
| Replica diesel locomotive with passenger cars, working as amusement park ride
|-
| [[The Toy Train Depot|Alamogordo/Alameda Park Narrow Gauge Railway]]
| {{RailGauge|16in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[The Toy Train Depot]], [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]]
| 
|-
| Balboa Park Miniature Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Balboa Park (San Diego)]], [[San Diego]], [[California]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srmduluth.org/G16/G16-history.shtml |title=Southeastern Railway Museum |access-date=1 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182637/http://www.srmduluth.org/G16/G16-history.shtml |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/balboa-park-miniature-railroad|title=Balboa Park Miniature Railroad - Balboa Park|website=Balboapark.org|access-date=1 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530102256/http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/balboa-park-miniature-railroad|archive-date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Cedar Rock Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Leander, Texas]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.CedarRockRailroad.com|title=Cedar Rock Railroad|website=Cedarrockrailroad.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Chippewa Valley Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)]], [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
| 
|-
| [[Lakeland, Tennessee|Lakeland Amusement Park]]
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Lakeland, Tennessee]]
| Defunct
|-
| Little Florida Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens|Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens]], [[Sanford, Florida]]
| Closed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralfloridazoo.org/littlfloridarailroadanimalcarousel|title=Littl Florida Railroad & Animal Carousel|website=Centralfloridazoo.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|- id="Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad"
| [[Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Fairview, Michigan]]
| Defunct as of November, 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michiganausablevalleyrailroad.com/|title=Home|website=Michiganausablevalleyrailroad.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Old Smokey Train
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Knoebels Amusement Resort]], [[Elysburg, Pennsylvania]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainweb.org/crownmetalproducts/roster2.html|title=Crown Locomotive Roster (15"-24" Gauge)|website=Trainweb.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Pinconning and Blind River Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Fairview, Michigan]] (1953–1973)
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telmore.com/p&br.html |title=Pinconning & Blind River Railroad}}</ref>
|-
| Pioneer Train
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Knoebels Amusement Resort]], [[Elysburg, Pennsylvania]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25840|title=Railway Preservation News • View topic - Rough and Tumble Engineers. Home Built Shay Railroad Video|website=Rypn.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Salt Mine Express
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| Strataca Salt Mine Adventure, [[Hutchinson, Kansas]], 650 feet underground
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.underkansas.org|title=Home|date=14 May 2013|website=Underkansas.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Schnepf Farms
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
|Schnepf Frams, [[Queen Creek, Arizona|Queen Creek]]. [[Arizona]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizonaandpacificrr.com/spot/schnepf/schnepf.html|title=Schnepf Farms Railroad|first=Dave|last=Sayre|website=Arizonaandpacificrr.com|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Smokey Joe Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Association, [[Federalsburg, Maryland]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.threshermen.org/index.htm|title=Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Assoc., Inc.|website=Threshermen.org|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Travel Town Railroad
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Travel Town Museum]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| 
|-
| Whiskey River Railway
| {{RailGauge|16in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Little Amerricka]], [[Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin|Marshall, Wisconsin]]
| 
|-
| Island Park Railway
| {{RailGauge|16.5in}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=The Miniature Railway|url=http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/Island.html|work=CEC: Closed Canadian Parks|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| [[National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide|National Railway Museum]]
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
| Port Adelaide, South Australia
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/|title=National Railway Museum - Port Adelaide|website=Natrailmuseum.org.au|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Semaphore & Fort Glanville Tourist Railway
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
| [[Semaphore, South Australia|Semaphore]], South Australia
| Operated by the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
|-
| Aotea Railway
| {{RailGauge|18in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| [[Aotea Lagoon]], Porirua
| 
|-
| [[Bicton Woodland Railway]] 
| {{Track gauge|18 in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| [[United Kingdom]]
|
|-
| [[Cardiff Corporation Tramways#Heath Park Electric Tramway|Heath Park Tramway]]
| <!-- {{RailGauge|455mm}} --> {{cvt|455|mm|in|frac=16}}<br> {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| Cardiff
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardiffmes.com/|title=Cardiff Model Engineering Society|website=Cardiffmes.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway|Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway]]
|15 in (381 mm)
|{{flagicon|UK}} UK
|Kent, United kingdom
|
|-
| [[Royal Arsenal Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|18 in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| 
|
|-
| [[Sand Hutton Light Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|18 in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK 
| 
|
|-
| [[Steeple Grange Light Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|18 in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| 
|
|-
| Sundown Adventure Land
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| Retford, Nottinghamshire
| {{fact|date=January 2021}}
|-
| Terrific Train
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| New Metroland, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
|- 
|-
| [[William "Billy" Jones#Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad|Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Vasona Park|Oak Meadows Park and Vasona Park]], [[Los Gatos, California]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjwrr.org/|title=Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel — Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel|website=Bjwrr.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Collegeville and Southern Railway
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| 
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.sprynet.com/~kazelg/|title=C&S RY: The Collegeville and Southern Railway|website=Home.sprynet.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fidalgo City and Anacortes Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|18 in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| 
|
|-
| [[Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad]]<ref>[https://dccwiki.com/Meadows_and_Lake_Kathleen_Railroad Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad]</ref><ref>[https://www.pbase.com/fotabug/042707rr ''We Visit the Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad.'']</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd4U7ECw-i0 YouTube video: ''Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad.'']</ref>
| {{Track gauge|18 in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peak.org/~kmr3/M&LKRailroad/|title=This is the official page for the Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad|website=Peak.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Venice Miniature Railway]]
| {{RailGauge|18in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| Venice Beach, California
| 1943–1968<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjwrr.org/vmr.html|title=Media / Gallery|website=Bjwrr.org|date=23 August 2013 |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Travel Town Museum#Miniature train excursions|Griffith Park & Southern Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|18.5in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Griffith Park]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| 
|-
| [[Swanton Pacific Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|19in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Swanton Pacific Ranch]], [[Swanton, California]]
| 
|-
| [[Southern Fuegian Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|500 mm|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina
| 
|
|-
|[[Geriatriezentrum Am Wienerwald Feldbahn|Geriatriezentrum am Wienerwald Feldbahn]]
| {{Track gauge|500 mm}}
| {{flagicon|Austria}} Austria
| 
|
|-
| [[Chemin de Fer Touristique du Tarn]] 
| {{Track gauge|500 mm}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France
| 
|
|-
| [[Jardin d'Acclimatation railway]]
| {{Track gauge|500 mm}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France 
|
|
|-
| [[Petit train d'Artouste]]
| {{Track gauge|500 mm}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France
|
|
|-
| [[List of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina|Ledesma Mill Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|20in}}
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina
| [[Province of Jujuy]]
| Partially 20 in<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=h__OoZEv_AQC&dq=Ledesma+Mill+Railway&pg=PA256 Ledesma]</ref> 
|-
| [[Stanley Park Miniature Railway]]
| {{RailGauge|20in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| [[Stanley Park]], [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]
|
|-
| [[North Bay Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|20in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]]
|
|-
| [[Shipley Glen Tramway]]
| {{Track gauge|20 in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| 
|
|- 
| [[Woburn Safari Park]]
| {{Track gauge|20 in}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK 
|
|
|-
| [[Coronado Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|20in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Chase Creek (Arizona)|Chase Creek]]
| 
|-
| [[Story Land#Rides|Huff Puff and Whistle Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|20in}} 
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Story Land]], [[Glen, New Hampshire]]
|
|-
| [[Krasnoyarsk Child Railway]]
| {{Track gauge|20in}}
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia
| Central Park, [[Krasnoyarsk]]<ref>[https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/russia.html Railways in Russia]</ref><ref>[http://www.rzd-expo.ru/new_link/children_railway/Krasnoyarskaya%20detskaya%20jeleznaya%20doroga/ in Russian]</ref>
| 
|-
| [[Pleasure Beach Express]]
| {{RailGauge|21in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| [[Blackpool, Lancashire]]
| 
|-
| Little Puffer Miniature Steam Train 
| {{RailGauge|22in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[San Francisco Zoo]], [[San Francisco, California]]
| <ref>[https://www.sfzoo.org/historic-sites-little-puffer-miniature-steam-train/ Little Puffer]</ref>
|-
| Orient Express
| {{RailGauge|22.75in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Lakeside Amusement Park]], [[Denver, Colorado]]
| <ref>[http://www.reporterherald.com/columnists/colorado-railroads/ci_21384823/trip-into-history-lakeside-amusement-park-train Reporter-Herald A trip into history on the Lakeside Amusement Park train]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQQsWfQaHa8 Orient Express]</ref>
|-
|}

== Large amusement railways ==
{{main|2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways|2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom|2 ft gauge railroads in the United States|2 ft 6 in gauge railways|3 ft gauge railways|Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! style="width: 100pt;" | Gauge
! width="95" |Country
! width="130" |Location
! Notes
|-
| [[Park Railway Maltanka]]
| {{RailGauge|600 mm|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland 
| [[Poznań]]
| Śródka Roundabout - New Zoo, {{convert|2.4|mi|km}}, 4 stops 
|-
| [[Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja]]
| {{RailGauge|600 mm|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland 
| [[Wenecja, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Wenecja]]
| [[Wenecja, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Wenecja]] - [[Biskupin]], ~{{convert|8|mi|km}}, 5 stops
|-
|Assiniboine Park R.R.
|{{RailGauge|24in}}
|{{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
|[[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assiniboinepark.ca/park/things-to-do/summer-activities|title=Spring, Summer, Fall Activities &#124; Assiniboine Park Conservancy|website=www.assiniboinepark.ca}}</ref>
|-
| Centreville Train
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| [[Centreville Amusement Park]], [[Toronto]], Canada
| One replica steam locomotive with tender, five passenger cars
|-
| Greater Vancouver Zoo Railway
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| [[Greater Vancouver Zoo]], [[Aldergrove, British Columbia]]
| Has two stations, stops only at one station
|-
| Riverview Park Railway
| {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada 
| [[Riverview Park & Zoo]], [[Peterborough, Ontario]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peterboroughutilities.ca/Park_and_Zoo/Features_and_Attractions.htm|title=Riverview Park Features and Attractions|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Wildlife Express
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada
| [[British Columbia Wildlife Park|BC Wildlife Park]], [[Kamloops]], [[British Columbia]]
| 
|-
| [[Alton Towers#Other notable past rides|Park Railway]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-04|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Alton Towers#Other notable past rides|reason= The anchor (Other notable past rides) [[Special:Diff/1227179454|has been deleted]].}}
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| [[Alton Towers|Alton Towers Park]]
|  Defunct<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://altontowersmemories.net/page8.htm|title=Alton Towers Memories - Park Railway}}</ref> 1953–1996 
|-
| [[Wicksteed Park#Wicksteed Park Railway|Wicksteed Park Railway]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|UK}} UK
| [[Wicksteed Park]], [[Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]]
| 
|-
| Bayou Le Zoo Choo Choo
| {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US 
| [[Alexandria Zoological Park]], [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thealexandriazoo.com/Amenities.html|title=Amenities - Alexandria Zoo|website=Thealexandriazoo.com|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Casey Jr. Circus Train]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Disneyland]], [[Anaheim, California]]
| 
|-
| [[Century Flyer]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| Conway Human Development Center, [[Conway, Arkansas]]
|
|-
| C.P. Huntington No. 3
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Pullen Park]], [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| <ref>{{cite web| url = https://localwiki.org/raleigh/Pullen_Park| title = Pullen Park - Raleigh| date = May 2, 2014| quote = 'C.P. Huntington C.P. #3' is the miniature train that operates at Pullen Park.|access-date = October 7, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Emerson Zooline Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Saint Louis Zoo]], [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
| 
|-
| Forest Park Miniature Railroad
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Forest Park Miniature Railroad|url=http://www.fpmt.us/|access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gatorland#Gatorland Express|Gatorland Express]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Gatorland]], [[Orlando, Florida]]
| 
|-
| [[Grand Sierra Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Knott's Berry Farm]], [[Buena Park, California]]
|
|-
| Hermann Park Railroad
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Hermann Park]], [[Houston, Texas]]
| {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=In}} of track, three stops
|-
| Kennedy Express
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Kennedy Park (Hayward, California)]], [[Hayward, California]]
| 
|-
| Oregon Pacific Railroad
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Oaks Amusement Park]], Portland, Oregon
| <ref>{{cite web| url = http://trainpages.blogspot.com/2014/05/farewell-is-not-forever-part-4-oaks.html| title = Farewell is not Forever - Part 4: Oaks Amusement Park| author = Robert D. West| date = May 2, 2014| quote = This train replaced a Miniature Train & Railroad Company G-16 that was installed in 1956. The G-16 ran on 16" gauge track, and resembled a diesel locomotive, painted in the colors of the Union Pacific Railroad. The track is dual-gauge: 16" for the former train and 24" for the current one. The train operates on a 2,600 foot oval-shaped loop that encircles the picnic areas.| access-date = July 30, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| San Antonio Zoo Eagle
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Brackenridge Park]], [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sazoo-aq.org/general/zootrain.html|title=San Antonio Zoo Eagle|website=Sazoo-aq.org|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Tauber Family Railroad
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Detroit Zoo]], [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]], [[Michigan]]
| Donated by ''[[The Detroit News]]'' about 1931 and also supported by [[Chrysler Motors]], zoo patrons and fares<ref>{{cite web|url=http://detroitzoo.org/visit/zoo-attractions/tauber-family-railroad|title=Tauber Family Railroad - Detroit Zoo|website=Detroitzoo.org|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Turtle Back Junction
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Turtle Back Zoo]], [[West Orange, New Jersey]]
| Two C.P. Huntington Trains<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://turtlebackzoo.com/|title=Essex County Turtle Back Zoo|website=Turtle Back Zoo|language=en|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>
|-
| [[Van Saun County Park|Van Saun Park Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Paramus, New Jersey]]
| Three [[Allan Herschell]] S-24 {{Track gauge|2ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] Iron Horse trains
|-
| Zoo Train
| {{RailGauge|2ft}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Santa Barbara Zoo]], [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| 
|-
| Zoofari Express
| {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Museum of Life and Science]], [[Durham, North Carolina]]
| 
|-
| BuJu Line
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| Burke Junction, [[Cameron Park, California]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burkejunction.com/burke-junction-train.php|title=BuJu Line – official website|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground#Fort Wilderness Railroad|Fort Wilderness Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Walt Disney World]], [[Bay Lake, Florida]]
| Defunct
|-
| [[Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Disneyland]], [[Anaheim, California]]
| Defunct
|-
| [[Omaha Zoo Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium]], [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| 
|-
| [[Viewliner Train of Tomorrow]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Disneyland]], [[Anaheim, California]]
| Defunct
|-
| [[Washington Park and Zoo Railway|Washington Park & Zoo Railway]]
| {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US
| [[Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)]], [[Portland, Oregon]]
|
|-
| [[Disneyland Railroad (Paris)]]
| | {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|France}} France
| [[Disneyland Park (Paris)]], [[Paris]]
|
|-
| [[Disneyland Railroad]]
| {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}}
| {{flagicon|US}} US

| [[Disneyland]], [[Anaheim, California]]
| The two original locomotives are 5:8-scale models of a full-size standard gauge locomotive.<ref name="Broggie2014p112">{{Harvnb|Broggie|2014|p=112}}.</ref><ref name="Broggie2014p220">{{Harvnb|Broggie|2014|p=220}}.</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Trains}}
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*[[Children's railway]]
*[[Decauville]]
*[[Feldbahn]]
*[[Heritage railway]]
*[[Industrial railway]]
*[[Light railway]]
*[[List of British heritage and private railways]]
*[[List of British private narrow-gauge railways]]
*[[List of track gauges#Minimum and ridable miniature railways|List of track gauges]]
*[[Narrow gauge railway]]
*[[Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]
*[[Rail transport modelling scales]]
*[[Ridable miniature railway]]
*[[Trench railways|Trench railway]]
*[[British narrow-gauge railways#Visitor attractions|Museum visitor attractions]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{Commons category|Minimum gauge railways}}
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
*{{Cite book|last=Broggie|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Broggie|year=2014|title=Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom|edition=4th|publisher=[[The Donning Company|The Donning Company Publishers]]|isbn=978-1-57864-914-3}}
* {{Cite book
  |title=The Duffield Bank and Eaton Railways
  |last=Clayton |first=H.
  |year=1968
  |publisher=Oakwood Press
  |isbn=0-85361-034-7
}}
* {{Cite book
  |title=Minimum Gauge Railways
  |last=Heywood |first=Arthur Percival
  |author-link=Sir Arthur Heywood, 3rd Baronet
  |orig-year=1898
  |edition=3rd
  |publisher=Turntable Publications
  |year=1974
  |isbn=0-902844-26-1
  |ref={{harvid|Heywood|1898}}
}}
* {{Cite book
  |title=Narrow Gauge Railways: England and the Fifteen Inch 
  |last=Household |first=Humphrey
  |publisher=Sutton Publishing
  |year=1989
  |isbn=0862995752
  }}
* {{Cite book
  |title=Fifteen Inch Gauge Railways
  |last1=Mosley |first1=David
  |last2=van Zeller |first2=Peter
  |publisher=[[David & Charles]] |location=Newton Abbot
  |year=1986
  |isbn=0-7153-8694-8
}}
* {{Cite book
  |title=Sir Arthur Heywood and the Fifteen Inch Gauge Railway
  |last=Smithers |first=Mark
  |year=1995
  |publisher=Plateway Press
  |isbn=1-871980-22-4
}}

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[[Category:Lists of track gauges]]
[[Category:Minimum-gauge railways| ]]
[[Category:Track gauges by size]]
[[Category:Sir Arthur Heywood]]