Re: Re-Gauging other than to Standard Gauge

["Dean A Stalker" <dstalker@dingoblue.net.au>]

Its a 2' 6" railway, and AFAIK it isn't built on the old alignment. David
Mewes might be able to clarify if he still reads this NG.

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James C <noemail@emailsux.com> wrote in message
news:397aafaa$0$11204$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Does preservation society counts?
>
> Little NG steam train operates near Woodford, Queensland converted(or was
it
> relaid?) part of the Caboolture-Woodford alignment to very small gauge.
>
>
> Cheers
> James
>
>
>
> Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
> 397A8161.C5B4423E@enternet.com.au">news:397A8161.C5B4423E@enternet.com.au...
> > The question about the lines in SE SA a couple of days ago started me
> wondering
> > about all the re-gauging that has happened in the history of Australian
> > Railways, how many have there been which were NOT re-gauging to Standard
> gauge?
> > I could think of the following:
> >
> > SE SA from Narrow to Broad
> > Hamley Bridge - Balaklava - Gladstone from Narrow to Broad
> > Terowie - Peterborough from Narrow to Broad
> > Upper Ferntree Gully - Belgrave from 2'6" to Broad
> > Drysdale - Queenscliff from Broad to Narrow
> > Early Tasmanian route(s) (Was it TMLR Launceston to Deloraine?) from
Broad
> to
> > Narrow
> >
> > There must be others - in central SA perhaps?  There had been talk of QR
> > converting some disused northern NSW lines from Standard to Narrow, but
I
> think
> > this has faded away.
> >
> > Have there ever been any re-gaugings away from Standard Gauge?  I cant
> think of
> > any.
>
>