List of ridable miniature railways

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Miniature railway ride in West Ryde, Australia in 2007.
Locomotive and train on the fr (Chemin de fer touristique d'Anse) in France.
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 (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 12 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2 12 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 12 in (89 mm) gauge

In the UK

  • Crowborough Miniature Railway, East Sussex, UK [1]
  • Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway, Oxfordshire, Oxford[2]
  • Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire[3]
  • Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, UK[4]
  • Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd, Surrey, UK[5]
  • North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME), Hertfordshire, UK[6]
  • Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD195LL[7]
  • Tonbridge Model Engineering Society, Kent, UK[8]

Elsewhere

  • Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[9]
  • S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[10]

4 34 in (121 mm) gauge

5 in (127 mm) gauge

Miniature railway on Lindenhof hill in Zürich (Switzerland).

In the UK

  • Coventry Model Engineering Society (Running "Ryton Pool Miniature Railway", also 3 12 in (89 mm) gauge) UK
  • Crowborough Miniature Railway UK
  • Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway (raised & ground level), Oxfordshire, Oxford UK[2]
  • Eaton Park Miniature Railway, Norwich, England (two lines, one 3.5 and 5 inch gauge track, one mixed 5 and 7.25 inch gauge)
  • Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire UK[3]
  • Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, UK[4]
  • Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd, UK[5]
  • Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers, Sandiway, Cheshire, UK[11]
  • GEC Model Engineering Society (Running "GEC Miniature Railway", also 3 12 in (89 mm) & 7 14 in (184 mm) gauges) UK
  • Guildford Model Engineering Society[12] UK
  • Hove Park Railway UK[13]
  • North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME)[6] UK
  • Strawberry Line - part of Avon Valley Country Park UK
  • Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton West Yorkshire BD195LL[7] UK
  • Thames Ditton Miniature Railway[5] UK
  • Tonbridge Model Engineering Society[8] UK

Elsewhere

  • Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[9]
  • Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society, Anderson Park, Napier, New Zealand - 3 12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
  • Northern Districts Model Engineering Society, Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia - 2 12 in (64 mm), 3 12 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7 14 in (184 mm)
  • Portarlington Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia; 5 in (127 mm) and 7 14 in (184 mm) [14]
  • S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[15]
  • Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands. - a 3 12 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) mixed raised oval.[16]
  • Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret, Switzerland (dual gauge: 7 14 in/​184 mm and 5 in/​127 mm)[17]
  • Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society, West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia (5 in/​127 mm and 89 mm/​3 12 in and 64 mm/​2 12 in)[18]
  • Willans Hill Miniature Railway, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.[19]

7 14 in (184 mm) gauge

An example of 7 1/4 inch track.

In the UK

Australia

Elsewhere

7 12 in (190.5 mm) gauge

In the USA

Elsewhere

8 14 in (210 mm) gauge

  • Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire UK

9 in (229 mm) gauge

Faversham Miniature Railway in 2007.

9 716 in (240 mm) gauge

9 12 in (241 mm) gauge

10 14 in (260 mm) gauge

Wells and Walsingham Light Railway

12 in (305 mm) gauge

12 14 in (311 mm) gauge

13 38 in (340 mm) gauge

14 in (356 mm) gauge

15 in (381 mm) gauge

In the UK

Bure Valley Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

In the USA

Glenwood, South Park & Pacific engine #13

Elsewhere in the world

One of the fr (Chemin de fer touristique d'Anse) trains in France.

16 in (406 mm) gauge

Two locomotives of the Whiskey River Railway, an attraction at Little Amerricka in Marshall, Wisconsin, are being readied for a day of service on the railway.

16 12 in (419 mm) gauge

18 in (457 mm) gauge

18 12 in (470 mm) gauge

19 in (483 mm) gauge

20 in (508 mm) gauge

21 in (533 mm) gauge

2 ft (610 mm) gauge

2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge

Unknown gauge

See also

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 City of Oxford Society of Model Engineers (COSME) website UK
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  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 NLSME website
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (http://www.spenborough.me.uk/)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Tonbridge Model Engineering Society
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Canberra Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
  10. S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia
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  12. 12.0 12.1 Guildford Model Engineering Society
  13. Hove Park Railway
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  16. 16.0 16.1 "Club tracks".
  17. 17.0 17.1 Swiss Vapeur Parc
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  53. Altona Miniature Railway website
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  62. Carillon Park Railroad website
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  64. Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad website
  65. Golden Gate Live Steamers website
  66. Great Lakes Live Steamers website
  67. 67.0 67.1 Hesston Steam Museum website
  68. Houton Area Live Steamers website
  69. Illinois Live Steamers website
  70. Kitsap Live Steamers website
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  75. Riverside Live Steamers website
  76. Sacramento Valley Live Steamers website
  77. Sagebrush Short Line Railroad website
  78. Shady Dell Pacific, Pacific Northwest Live Steamers website
  79. Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad website
  80. Train Mountain website
  81. Triad Live Steamers, Farmington and Harrisburg website
  82. Wales West Website
  83. White Creek Railroad website
  84. Willow Creek Railroad website
  85. Burnaby Central Railway website
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  87. Paradise Valley Railroad website
  88. Audley End Railway website
  89. Beale Park website
  90. Berkeley Light Railway website
  91. Bickington Steam Railway website
  92. Birchley Miniature Railway website UK
  93. Eastleigh Lakeside Railway website
  94. Savilles Garden Centre
  95. Royal Victoria Railway website
  96. Rudyard Lake Steam Railway website
  97. Stapleford Miniature Railway website
  98. Sutton Hall Railway website
  99. Vanstone Woodland Railway website
  100. Wells Harbour Railway website
  101. City of Wenatchee - Wenatchee Riverfront Railway
  102. website
  103. C&H Railroad website
  104. Emerald Hills Railway website
  105. Folsom Valley Railway website
  106. Ruislip Lido Railway website
  107. Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway website
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  109. Hotham Park Miniature Railway website
  110. Littlehampton Miniature Railway website
  111. Adventure City website
  112. Castle Park website
  113. Combe Martin Wildlife Park website
  114. Evesham Vale Light Railway website
  115. Kirklees Light Railway website
  116. website Longleat
  117. website Markeaton
  118. American Heritage Railroad
  119. http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife/2/2/handouts/02.pdf
  120. Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad website
  121. Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad website
  122. Joshua Tree & Southern website
  123. Laurel Run Railroad website
  124. Paradise and Pacific Railroad website
  125. Phoenix & Holly Railroad
  126. Redwood Valley Railway website
  127. Sonoma Traintown website
  128. Waterman & Western Railroad website
  129. Springbank Express
  130. http://www.srmduluth.org/G16/G16-history.shtml
  131. Balboa Park Miniature Railroad website
  132. Cedar Rock Railroad
  133. Little Florida Coast Line website
  134. AuSable Valley Railroad website
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  138. Smokey Joe Railroad website
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  140. Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad website
  141. Collegeville and Southern Railway website
  142. Heath Park Tramway
  143. Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad website
  144. National Railway Museum website
  145. Venice Miniature Railway
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  148. Brackenridge Eagle
  149. Matsudayama Herb Garden railway info

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