Ridable miniature railway
A ridable miniature railway (USA: 'riding railroad' or grand scale railroad) is a ground-level, large scale model railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam engines or electric motors).
Overview
Typically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in (127 mm) and 18 in (457 mm), though both larger and smaller gauges are used.
These large model railroads are most often seen in urban parks or in commercial settings, such as amusement park rides.
The major distinction between a miniature railway and a narrow gauge railway is that miniature lines use models of full-sized prototypes. There are miniature railways that run on gauges as wide as the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge on the defunct Disneyland Viewliner, or as wide as the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge on the operating Wicksteed Park Railway. There are also narrow gauge railways running on extremely narrow track as small as 15 in (381 mm) gauge or less, for example the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, Perrygrove Railway and the Eaton Hall Railway. These are known as minimum gauge railways.
Typically in the UK miniature lines are operated as public heritage railways, though many private lines also exist, especially in the USA.
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+1⁄2 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) gauge locomotives.
In Australia, most 5 inch gauge tracks are at ground level.
Australian societies are generally members of the Australian Association of Live Steamers, Ltd, which arranges Codes of Practice for Operations, Standards and Training, for the operation of miniature railways below 8 inch gauge through their subcommittee the Australian Live Steamers Safety Committee (ALSSC), and Boiler codes for the operation of miniature steam boilers through the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee (AMBSC).
Miniature railways by rail gauge
3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge
- Crowborough Miniature Railway[citation needed]
- Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway, Oxfordshire, Oxford[1]
- Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[2]
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire[3]
- Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone[4]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd[5]
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME)[6]
- S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[7]
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD195LL[8]
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway[5]
- Tonbridge Model Engineering Society[9]
4+3⁄4 in (121 mm) gauge
- La Canada Valley Railroad, Flintridge, California, USA (located at the home of Disney animator Ollie Johnston) (influenced the design of Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad) (defunct)
5 in (127 mm) gauge
- Coventry Model Engineering Society (Running "Ryton Pool Miniature Railway", also 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge) UK
- Crowborough Miniature Railway UK
- Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway (raised & ground level), Oxfordshire, Oxford UK[1]
- Eaton Park Miniature Railway, Norwich, England (two lines, one 3.5 and 5 inch gauge track, one mixed 5 and 7.25 inch gauge)
- Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[2]
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire UK[3]
- Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone UK[4]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd[5]
- GEC Model Engineering Society (Running "GEC Miniature Railway", also 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) & 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauges) UK
- Guildford Model Engineering Society[10] UK
- Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society, Anderson Park, Napier, New Zealand - 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
- Hove Park Railway UK[11]
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME)[6] UK
- Northern Districts Model Engineering Society, Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia - 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm), 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm)
- Portarlington Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia; 5 in (127 mm) and 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) [12]
- S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[13]
- Strawberry Line - part of Avon Valley Country Park UK
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton West Yorkshire BD195LL[8] UK
- Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands. - a 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) mixed raised oval.[14]
- Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret, Switzerland (dual gauge: 7+1⁄4 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm)[15]
- Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society, West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia (5 in / 127 mm and 89 mm / 3+1⁄2 in and 64 mm / 2+1⁄2 in)[16]
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway[5] UK
- Tonbridge Model Engineering Society[9] UK
- Willans Hill Miniature Railway, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.[17]
7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge
- Acton Miniature Railway: Acton London Transport Museum Depot UK[18]
- Altona Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia (5 in / 127 mm and 184mm)[19]
- Barking Park Light Railway UK: Re-opened Easter 2009[20]
- Barnards Miniature Railway UK
- Beer Heights Light Railway, Devon UK
- Bekonscot Light Railway UK[21]
- Bentley Miniature Railway UK[22]
- Bents Miniature Railway, Warrington (1982–88) UK[23]
- Brookside Miniature Railway, Poynton (1988–99) UK[23]
- Campbelltown Miniature Passenger Railway, Victoria, Australia
- Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, Christchurch, host of 2006 CANMOD International Convention
- Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (located at the home of Walt Disney) (influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad) (defunct)
- Coate Water Miniature Railway, Swindon UK (Combined 7+1⁄4 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm)
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum, Wales
- Cutteslowe Park Oxfordshire, Oxford UK[1]
- Danson Park, Bexleyheath UK, 1946 to 1948[24]
- Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Victoria, Australia (184mm)[25]
- Dobwalls Forest Railroad, Cornwall UK (closed)
- Dragon Miniature Railway, Marple, Greater Manchester UK[23]
- Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway UK[26]
- East Herts Miniature Railway, Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire UK[27]
- Echills Wood Railway, Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire UK[28]
- Fancott Miniature Railway, Bedfordshire UK[29]
- Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland
- Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway UK[30]
- Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [31]
- Great Cockcrow Railway UK[32]
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, Chester UK[33]
- Guildford Model Engineering Society UK[10]
- Halton Miniature Railway Society, Runcorn, Cheshire UK[34]
- High Legh Railway, High Legh Garden Centre, Cheshire, UK[35]
- Hollycombe Garden Railway, Iron Hill, Liphook, Hampshire, UK [4]
- Hungarian Railway Museum, Budapest, Hungary
- Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club, Chadwell Heath, UK[36]
- Kapiti Miniature Railway & Associates, Raumati Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach, New Zealand (5 in / 127 mm and 7+1⁄4 in / 184 mm) dual gauge)
- Keirunga Park Railway, Havelock North, New Zealand.[37]
- Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[2]
- Lankelz Railway in Esch-sur-Alzette, south-eastern Luxembourg.[38]
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire UK[3]
- Little Orchard Railway, Suffolk UK[39]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd UK[5]
- Mizens Railway, Woking, Surrey UK[40]
- Moors Valley Railway, Dorsetv[41]
- Mortocombe Railway, Chilton, Oxfordshire UK[42]
- MVRail, Morphett Vale Railway, Morphett vale, Weatsheaf Rd, South Australia[43]
- National Railway Museum, York UK
- Ness Islands Railway, Inverness UK
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME) UK[6]
- Parkbahn Schmiden, Fellbach, Germany
- Pinewood Miniature Railway, Wokingham, Berkshire UK[44] (Combined 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) and 5 in (127 mm))
- Plowman's Railroad, Dorset UK
- Portarlington Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia 5 in (127 mm) and 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) [12]
- Pugneys Light Railway, Wakefield UK
- Ridgeway Park light railway, chingford london UK
- Roundhouse Park Miniature Railway, Toronto, Canada
- S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[13]
- Saltwood Miniature Railway UK[45]
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire UK[8]
- Stainer Liliputbahn AG, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland -[46]
- Stoomgroep Turnhout vzw, Turnhout, Belgium [47]
- Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands. - A sizeable network in "Zuiderpark", a big city park[14]
- Strand Miniature Railway, Gillingham, Kent UK[48]
- Swanley New Barn Railway, Kent UK
- Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret, Switzerland (dual gauge: 7+1⁄4 in / 184 mm and 5 in / 127 mm)[15]
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway UK[5]
- Thornes Park Miniature Railway, Wakefield, West Yorkshire UK
- Weston Park Railway, Shropshire UK[49]
- Willans Hill Miniature Railway, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.[17]
- Willen Miniature Railway, Milton Keynes UK
- Willow Wood Railway, Stowupland, Suffolk UK
- Wintringham, North Yorkshire UK (used to transport harvested lavender, logs and passengers)
- Wolds Way Lavender Narrow Gauge Railway UK
7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge
- Adobe Western Railway, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Assiniboine Valley Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Burnaby Central Railway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada[50]
- Carillon Park Railroad, Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio, USA[51][52]
- Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad, Crews Lake Wilderness Park, Shady Hills, Florida, USA[53]
- Golden Gate Live Steamers[54]
- Great Lakes Live Steamers, Royal Oak and Southgate, Michigan, USA[55]
- Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, Indiana, USA[56]
- Illinois Live Steamers, Chicago, Illinois, USA[57]
- Kitsap Live Steamers, Port Orchard, Washington, USA[58]
- Lakes Park & Gulf Railroad, Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers, Florida, USA[59]
- Largo Central Railroad, Largo Central Park, Largo, Florida, USA[60]
- Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Mini train de marais Saint-Lô, France[61]
- Orange County Model Engineers, USA[62]
- Paradise Valley Railway, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada[63]
- Riverside Live Steamers, Riverside, California, USA[64]
- Sacramento Valley Live Steamers, (7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge and 4+1⁄4 in (108 mm) gauge)[65]
- Sagebrush Short Line Railroad, Ridgecrest, California, USA[66]
- Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
- Shady Dell Pacific, Pacific Northwest Live Steamers, Molalla, Oregon, USA[67]
- Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad, Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, Florida, USA[68]
- Train Mountain Railroad, Chiloquin, Oregon, USA[69]
- Triad Live Steamers, Farmington and Harrisburg, North Carolina, USA[70]
- White Creek Railroad, Michigan, USA[71]
- Willow Creek Railroad, Oregon, USA[72]
8+1⁄4 in (210 mm) gauge
- Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire UK
9 in (229 mm) gauge
- Faversham Miniature Railway at Brogdale Farm, Near Faversham, Kent UK
- Torry Hill Park (private miniature railway), Near Frinsted, Kent UK
9+7⁄16 in (240 mm) gauge
- Becker Farm Railroad, Roseland, New Jersey, USA (defunct)
- Key Western Railroad, Florida, USA (defunct)
9+1⁄2 in (241 mm) gauge
- Barking Park Miniature Railway, Barking, Essex (Now Closed) UK.
Being relaid in 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge, re-opening Easter 2009.[20] - Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent 1942 (Temporary line for Holidays at Home Exhibition) UK
- Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent 1949 to 1962 UK[24]
- Downs Light Railway, Colwall, Near Malvern, Worcestershire UK
- East Ham Miniature Railway, East Ham, London UK, 1945 to 1949
- Hall Leys Park, Matlock, Derbyshire UK
- Lakeshore Railroad, South Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
- Sidcup Miniature Railway, Sidcup, Kent UK, 1945 to 1951
10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge
- Audley End Railway, Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex UK[73]
- Beale Park, Pangbourne, Berkshire UK[74]
- Berkeley Light Railway, Gloucestershire UK[75]
- Bickington Steam Railway, Trago Mills, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon UK[76]
- Birchley Miniature Railway[77]
- Brechin Castle Centre Railway, Haughmuir, Brechin UK
- Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk UK
- Brooklands Pleasure Park, Worthing, Sussex UK
- Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers, Chichester, Sussex UK
- Drayton Manor Park and Zoo, Staffordshire UK
- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway, Hampshire UK[78]
- Egerton Park Sportsground, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Exmouth Express, Exmouth, Devon UK
- Ferry Meadows Miniature Railway, Nene Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire UK
- Happy Mount Park, Bare, Morecombe, Lancashire UK
- Hastings Miniature Railway, Hastings, Sussex UK
- Isle of Mull Railway, Mull, Scotland UK
- Kerr's Miniature Railway, West Links Park, Arbroath UK
- Kirkby Green Light Railway, Sleaford, Lincolnshire (private with open days) UK
- Knebworth Park Miniature Railway, Hertfordshire UK
- Manor Railway, Ingfield Manor, Billingshurst, Sussex UK
- Mortocombe Railway, Chilton, Oxfordshire UK[42]
- Newby Hall Miniature Railway North Yorkshire UK
- Paignton Environmental Park, Paignton, Devon UK
- Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire UK
- Pettit's Animal Adventure Park, Reedham, Norfolk UK
- Poole Park, Poole, Dorset UK
- Radwell Manor Railway, Radwell, Bedfordshire (closed) UK
- Rio Grande Miniature Railway[79] Selby Road, Garforth, Leeds UK
- Royal Victoria Railway, Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire UK[80]
- Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire UK[81]
- Smokey Oak Railway, Woodland Park, Brokerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire UK
- South Downs Light Railway, Pulborough, Sussex UK
- St. Anne's Miniature Railway, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire UK
- Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park, Leicestershire UK (Private but opens mid June and Aug BH each year see[82])
- Sutton Hall Railway, Rochford, Essex UK[83]
- Vanstone Woodland Railway, Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote, Hertfordshire UK[84]
- Watford Miniature Railway, Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire UK
- Wells and Walsingham Light Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk UK
- Wells Harbour Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk UK[85]
- Wenatchee Riverfront Railway, Wenatchee, Washington, USA[86]
- Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway, Lodmoor, Weymouth, Dorset UK
12 in (305 mm) gauge
- Anglesey Model Village, Newborough, UK
- C&H Railroad, USA[87]
- Folsom Valley Railway, Folsom, California, USA[88]
- Poco Loco Railroad, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
- Ruislip Lido Railway, Greater London, UK[89]
- Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway, Missouri, USA[90]
- Zilker Zephyr, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas, USA
12+1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge
- Exbury Gardens Steam Railway, Beaulieu, Hampshire
- Exmoor Steam Railway, Bratton Fleming, Devon (Closed to the public in 2001) UK[91]
- Fairbourne Railway, Gwynedd UK
- Hotham Park Railway, Bognor Regis, West Sussex UK[92]
- Littlehampton Miniature Railway, Littlehampton, West Sussex UK[93]
- Newchapel Railway, Horne, Horley, Surrey UK
13+3⁄8 in (340 mm) gauge
- DierenPark Amersfoort, Netherlands
14 in (356 mm) gauge
- Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, Indiana, USA[56]
- Kiddieland Limited, Kiddieland Amusement Park, Melrose Park, Illinois, USA
15 in (381 mm) gauge
In the UK
- Bellevue Park Railway, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Blackpool Zoo Railway, Lancashire UK
- Blenheim Park Railway, Oxfordshire UK
- Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham, England
- Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, Lincolnshire UK
- Combe Martin Wildlife Park, Devon UK[94]
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales
- Craigtoun Miniature Railway, Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews UK
- Evesham Vale Light Railway, Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire UK[95]
- Fairbourne Railway, Wales (re-gauged)
- Gulliver's Land, Milton Keynes UK
- Gulliver's World, Warrington, Cheshire UK
- Haigh Country Park Railway, Greater Manchester UK
- Heatherslaw Light Railway, Northumberland UK
- Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire UK[96]
- Knowsley Safari Park (The Lakeside Railway), Prescot, Merseyside UK
- Lakeside Miniature Railway, Southport, Merseyside UK
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway, Cornwall UK
- Lightwater Valley Themepark, Ripon, North Yorkshire UK
- Longleat House Railway UK[97]
- Markeaton Park Light Railway, Derby UK[98]
- Marwell Zoo, Colden Common, Hampshire UK
- Oakwood Theme Park, Narberth, Pembrokeshire UK
- Paradise Park, Hayle, Cornwall UK
- Paultons Park, Ower, Romsey, Hampshire UK
- Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Cumbria UK
- Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, Powys UK
- Rhyl Miniature Railway, Clwyd UK
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent UK
- Saltburn Miniature Railway, Cat Nab, Cleveland UK
- Sand Hutton Miniature Railway, Yorkshire (closed) UK
- Sherwood Forest Railway, Nottinghamshire UK
- Waveney Valley Railway, Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk UK
- West Midlands Safari Park, Worcestershire UK
- Windmill Farm Railway, Burscough, Lancashire UK
- Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas, Chard, Somerset UK
In the USA
- American Heritage Railroad, Illinois, USA[99]
- B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad, California, USA
- City Park, Iowa City, USA[100]
- Gage Park Railroad, Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas, USA
- Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad, California, USA[101]
- Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad, Reedley, California, USA[102]
- Joshua Tree & Southern GSD, California, USA[103]
- Laurel Run Railroad, Pennsylvania, USA
- Little Toot Railroad, Illinois, USA
- Look Park, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
- Nickel Plate Railroad, California, USA
- Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Ohio, USA
- Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad, California, USA
- Paradise and Pacific Railroad, Scottsdale Arizona, USA[104]
- Phoenix & Holly Railroad, Oregon, USA[105]
- Redwood Valley Railway, Tilden Regional Park, California, USA[106]
- Riverside and Great Northern Railway, Wisconsin, USA
- Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad, Wyoming, USA
- Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safari Train, Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Sonoma TrainTown Railroad, California, USA[107]
- Tiny Town Railroad, Colorado, USA
- Waterman & Western Railroad, USA[108]
Elsewhere in the world
- Bal Bahran Park Railway, Delhi, India
- Bear Creek Park Train, British Columbia, Canada
- Bush Mill Railway, Port Arthur, Australia
- fr, France
- Dalaas Waldbahn, Austria
- Donauparkbahn, Vienna, Austria
- Dresden Park Railway, Germany
- Driving Creek Railway, New Zealand
- Killesberg Park Railway, Stuttgart, Germany
- Leipziger Parkeisenbahn, Leipzig, Germany
- Prater Liliputbahn, Vienna, Austria
- Sakuradani Light Railway, Japan
- Shuzenji Romney Railway, Japan
- Springbank Express, London, Ontario, Canada[109]
- Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway, New Zealand
16 in (406 mm) gauge
- Alamogordo/Alameda Park Narrow Gauge Railway, The Toy Train Depot, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA (operating)
- Balboa Park Miniature Railroad, Balboa Park (San Diego), San Diego, California, USA[110][111] (operating)
- Cedar Rock Railroad, Leander, Texas, USA[112] (operating)
- Lakeland Amusement Park, Lakeland, Tennessee, USA (defunct)
- Little Amerricka, Marshall, Wisconsin, USA (operating)
- Little Florida Coast Line, Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Sanford, Florida, USA[113] (operating)
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad, Fairview, Michigan, USA[114] (operating)
- Old Smokey Train, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA[115] (operating)
- Pioneer Train, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA[116] (operating)
- Travel Town Railroad, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA (operating)
16+1⁄2 in (419 mm) gauge
- Island Park Railway, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada[117]
18 in (457 mm) gauge
- Aotea Railway, Aotea Lagoon, Porirua, New Zealand
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadows Park and Vasona Park, Los Gatos, California, USA[118]
- Collegeville and Southern Railway, USA[119]
- Heath Park Tramway, Cardiff, UK[120]
- Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad, USA[121]
- National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[122]
- Semaphore & Fort Glanville Tourist Railway, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia (operated by the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide)
- Sundown Adventure Land, Retford, Nottinghamshire, UK
- Terrific Train, New Metroland, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK
- Venice Miniature Railway, Venice Beach, California, USA (1943–1968)[123]
18+1⁄2 in (470 mm) gauge
19 in (483 mm) gauge
20 in (508 mm) gauge
- Coronado Railroad
- North Bay Railway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK
21 in (533 mm) gauge
- Pleasure Beach Express, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
2 ft (610 mm) gauge
- Emerson Zooline Railroad, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Forest Park Miniature Railroad, Fort Worth, Texas, USA[124]
- Kennedy Park (Hayward, California), Hayward, California, USA
- San Antonio Zoo Eagle, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, USA[125]
- Wicksteed Park Railway, Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK
- Zoo Train, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California, USA
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge
- Disneyland Viewliner, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA (defunct)
- Fort Wilderness Railroad, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA (defunct)
- Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA (defunct)
Unknown gauge
- Matsudayama Herb Garden, Matsuda, Kanagawa, Japan - includes 1/6 scale Romancecar (Odakyu 10000 series HiSE) replica[126]
See also
- Backyard railroad
- Bassett-Lowke
- British industrial narrow gauge railways
- Children's railway
- Garden railway
- Gauge 1
- List of British railway museums
- Model railway scales
- Rail transport modelling
- Rail transport modelling scales
- Train ride
- War Department Light Railways
References
- ^ a b c City of Oxford Society of Model Engineers (COSME) website UK
- ^ a b c Canberra Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
- ^ a b c website Cite error: The named reference "Leyland" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Maidstone Model Engineering Society
- ^ a b c d e f Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd Website Cite error: The named reference "MDSME" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c NLSME website
- ^ S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia
- ^ a b c (http://www.spenborough.me.uk/)
- ^ a b Tonbridge Model Engineering Society
- ^ a b Guildford Model Engineering Society
- ^ Hove Park Railway
- ^ a b "Portarlington Miniature Railway". Flickr. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b SA Society of Model & Experimental Engineers (S.A.S.M.E.E.) unofficial home page, located in S.A.S.M.E.E. Park
- ^ a b "Club tracks".
- ^ a b Swiss Vapeur Parc
- ^ Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society Co-op Ltd website
- ^ a b WAGGA WAGGA Society of Model Engineers, official website. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Altona Miniature Railway website
- ^ a b website Cite error: The named reference "barkingk" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Bekonscot Light Railway website
- ^ Bentley Miniature Railway website
- ^ a b c "About DMR". Dragon Miniature Railway. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b 1949 to 1962
- ^ Diamond Valley Miniature Railway website
- ^ Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway
- ^ East Herts Miniature Railway website
- ^ Echills Wood Railway website
- ^ Fancott Miniature Railway website
- ^ Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway website
- ^ Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers website
- ^ Great Cockcrow Railway website
- ^ [2]
- ^ Halton Miniature Railway Society
- ^ High Legh Railway
- ^ http://www.iwemrc.org.uk/714_gauge.asp
- ^ Keirunga Park Railway website
- ^ "Welcome to Esch-sur-Alzette", Luxembourg National Tourist Office. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Little Orchard Railway website
- ^ Mizens Railway website
- ^ Moors Valley Railway website
- ^ a b Mortocombe Railway website
- ^ http://www.mvrail.org.au
- ^ Pinewood Miniature Railway
- ^ Saltwood Miniature Railway (External website link)
- ^ (http://home.datacomm.ch/slb/index.html)
- ^ (http://www.stoomgroep.be/)
- ^ Strand Miniature Railway
- ^ Weston Park Railway website
- ^ Burnaby Central Railway website
- ^ Carillon Park Railroad website
- ^ Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society website
- ^ Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad website
- ^ Golden Gate Live Steamers website
- ^ Great Lakes Live Steamers website
- ^ a b Hesston Steam Museum website
- ^ Illinois Live Steamers website
- ^ Kitsap Live Steamers website
- ^ Railroad Museum of South Florida Train Village website
- ^ City of Largo, Florida: Train Weekend
- ^ http://minitraindesmarais.free.fr/sommaire.htm
- ^ Orange County Model Engineers website
- ^ Paradise Valley Railroad website
- ^ Riverside Live Steamers website
- ^ Sacramento Valley Live Steamers website
- ^ Sagebrush Short Line Railroad website
- ^ Shady Dell Pacific, Pacific Northwest Live Steamers website
- ^ Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad website
- ^ Train Mountain website
- ^ Triad Live Steamers, Farmington and Harrisburg website
- ^ White Creek Railroad website
- ^ Willow Creek Railroad website
- ^ Audley End Railway website
- ^ Beale Park website
- ^ Berkeley Light Railway website
- ^ Bickington Steam Railway website
- ^ Birchley Miniature Railway website UK
- ^ Eastleigh Lakeside Railway website
- ^ Savilles Garden Centre
- ^ Royal Victoria Railway website
- ^ Rudyard Lake Steam Railway website
- ^ Stapleford Miniature Railway website
- ^ Sutton Hall Railway website
- ^ Vanstone Woodland Railway website
- ^ Wells Harbour Railway website
- ^ City of Wenatchee - Wenatchee Riverfront Railway
- ^ C&H Railroad website
- ^ Folsom Valley Railway website
- ^ Ruislip Lido Railway website
- ^ Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway website
- ^ [3]
- ^ Hotham Park Railway website
- ^ Littlehampton Miniature Railway website
- ^ Combe Martin Wildlife Park website
- ^ Evesham Vale Light Railway website
- ^ Kirklees Light Railway website
- ^ website Longleat
- ^ website Markeaton
- ^ American Heritage Railroad
- ^ http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife/2/2/handouts/02.pdf
- ^ Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad website
- ^ Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad website
- ^ Joshua Tree & Southern website
- ^ Paradise and Pacific Railroad website
- ^ Phoenix & Holly Railroad
- ^ www.redwoodvalleyrailway.com Redwood Valley Railway website
- ^ Sonoma Traintown website
- ^ Waterman & Western Railroad website
- ^ Springbank Express
- ^ http://www.srmduluth.org/G16/G16-history.shtml
- ^ Balboa Park Miniature Railroad website
- ^ Cedar Rock Railroad
- ^ Little Florida Coast Line website
- ^ AuSable Valley Railroad website
- ^ Crown Metal Products Locomotive Roster
- ^ Railway Preservation News
- ^ "The Miniature Railway". CEC: Closed Canadian Parks. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad website
- ^ Collegeville and Southern Railway website
- ^ Heath Park Tramway
- ^ Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad website
- ^ National Railway Museum website
- ^ Venice Miniature Railway
- ^ "Forest Park Miniature Railroad". Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Brackenridge Eagle
- ^ Matsudayama Herb Garden railway info
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ridable miniature railways.
- Grand Scales Quarterly the US magazine of grand scale railroading
- Miniature Railway World
- Live Steam Tracks
- Britains Great Little Railways
- City of Oxford Society of Model Engineers
- 7¼ Inch Gauge Society
