A narrow gauge railway has numerous advantages. Narrow gauge railways usually are less expensive than broader gauge railways. Narrow gauge railways can be used in mountainous terrains. They can also be used as temporary railways.
Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway was created in 1925.
Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway ended in 1977.
Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway was created in 1874.
Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway ended in 1876.
Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew was created in 1984.
Maybe 0.762 to0.61metres
The standard gauge railway line allows for increased capacity for standard gauge railway line through the addition of an extra track on the current line.
Depends on the railroad, but the most common was 33 feet lengths - same as standard gauge.
Frank R. Hollenback has written: 'The Argentine Central, a Colorado narrow-gauge' -- subject(s): Argentine Central Railway Company, Argentine and Grays Peak Railway Company, Georgetown and Grays Peak Railway Company, Narrow gauge railroads 'Pike's Peak by rail' -- subject(s): Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company
Any train track in which the rails are spaced closer together than Standard Gauge, which is 56.5 inches. Common Narrow Gauge widths in North America have been: 15" Gauge 2 foot gauge 30" gauge 36" Gauge (most common in US) 42" Gauge (most common in UK commonwealths)
Not being an engineer but having worked at a narrow-gauge and diesel railway theme park, I know that it was because of the mountain curves that narrow-gauge rails were used in logging to accommodate them because the larger gauge rails could not; "transition curve" sounds like it's a very gradual turn that ever narrows into the required tighter radius.
Charles Cooper has written: 'Narrow gauge for us' -- subject(s): Toronto & Nipissing Railway 'Hamilton's other railway, 1853-2000' -- subject(s): Hamilton and Northwestern Railway, History