If I remember right, there was another "rule" that the track gauge had to be more than half the standard gauge track. Which implies that the VR narrow gauge would not have been suitable for transhiper

Lynn, No problem from my point of view. Although I think it went a lot deeper than our brief look at the subject. Cheers, Michael

I'd like to do a short web article on choosing a gauge for the Narrow Gauge modelling special interest group's web site (www.zelmeroz.com/ngrail). Does any contributor to the recent discussion have a

The National Trust Victoria is having to cull its library and is looking for a new home for a number of its journals. A list has been circulated through Heritage Victoria chat site and includes: 'The

Frank Stamford wrote: After the L&M closed the transporter wagons were sold to a 2ft gauge line and regauged. However they were found to be too unstable on such a narrow gauge and soon taken out

Michael J wrote: I think the Allies mostly used 600mm around Salonika. As for the "Egyptian" campaign, the forces advancing into Turkish territory (Palestine, Syria, etc.) mostly used

Hi all, If I remember my UK railway history correctly after closure one or more of the Leek & Manifold transporter wagons went to the Ashover Light Railway and was converted to 2' gauge. But it very

Hi John, The Kalka Simla line was not so much a hill line as a mountain line by our standards! 102 tunnels, 864 bridges, and 919 curves with a 1:25 ruling gradient, in about 60 miles. It is also

Trevor, I have here a detailed scale plan from athe Octber 1997 issue of Continental Modeller magazine. It shows the front tank at 6'7" wide, the cab at 7'0" wide over the handrail knobs and the rear

By contrast, how wide is the NGG16 at Puffing Billy compared to an NA? Trevor.

Hello all, An interesting discussion. Having a closs look at the article that started it all it seems to me that it was built with a different criteria to the situation in Vic. The locos were big

Mine arrived at Portland, Vic. on Monday. The cover designer has outdone himself this time, it's excellent. Australia Post has

Roderico & All, Harper & McCashney's Buttercup tramway was still substantially intact when Peter Evans led a tour there in about 97 or 98, looking at a map on the CFA website the recent fires have

……….lets not forget that idiot who was doing his best to take over the world in WW II. His name was Adolf Hitler and this clown had visions of a ten foot gauge. As if some of that European stuff

This has been an interesting discussion which brought home to me the complexities of making a decision about gauge. In most railway histories the question has been glossed over as a political decision

A couple of things: - "That an NA could have easily been built to 2ft gauge" - Yes, sort of. The ration between the length of the wheelbase to the track gauge would increase. A 2ft gauge NA would

Metropolitan gauge were I don't know why the Metropolitan Gas Co. chose 2 ft 6 in gauge, but 75 cm gauge (2 ft 5-1/2 in) was by that time well established for public railways. The Royal Saxon State

Bob McKillop wrote: done well this time - mine was received here in Sydney on Monday 5th. > Mine arrived here in the UK this morning! Brian Rumary, England www.rumary.co.uk

Michael's orbit of the Well taken up. By the way ca we assume for the sake of discussion we are talking about 2ft/600mm and 2ft6in/750/760mm. continental becoming the narrow gauge first of Granted.

In taking up the cudgels on behalf of the 2ft gauge, I agree with Michael's assertions regarding the extent of 2ft 6ins gauge railways in the orbit of the British Empire in the late 19th