Re: Rail gauge

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@ozemail.com.au>]

"Ken Wlliams" <knwilliams@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> Sorry to intrude with such a simple question but I need to know the
> different rail gauges used around Australia.
>
> Thanks, in advance

I presume "used" means the present and past tense.  What was the gauge for
what is considered Australia's first railway, the convict powered one in
Tasmania?  (I say this because there were apparently some tramways in
Newcastle carrying coal to shipping wharves which may pre-date this line).
See http://www.convictstation.com/history.html

Little known, but also in Tasmania, wasn't the Launceston and Deloraine
built to Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in)?  Interestingly, this gauge was also used
in NZ between Christchurch and Ferrymead.

In the ACT there was a narrow gauge goods line of 3ft 6in linking the
Yarralumla Brickworks, Old Parliament House and Kingston Powerhouse.

In NSW here's some oddballs  -  Katoomba Scenic 1194 mm.
Goondah-Burrinjuck 610 mm

Plus the Silverton Tramway and Tarrawingee Line near Broken Hill at 3ft 6 in
or 1067 mm.
The Mittagong-Joadja line was 610mm also.
Not forgetting Zig Zag which was re-gauged to 610 mm.
QR came over the border at Wallangarra, and also at Tweed Heads with its
narrow gauge.

Don't forget the Mexican invasion of the Irish gauge across the Murray.

regards

David Bennetts




Regards

David Bennetts