What is Narrow-gauge railway?
[[File:No 9 At Devil's Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The ''No. 9 - Prince of Wales'' [[locomotive]] that is used on the [[Vale of Rheidol Railway|Vale of Rheidol]] narrow-gauge railway in [[Wales]].]] A '''narrow-gauge railway''' (also called a '''narrow-gauge railroad''' in the [[United States]]) is a [[rail transport|railway]] with a [[rail gauge|track gauge]] that is narrower than the usual 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 [[inch|in]]). Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 [[millimetre|mm]] (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) wide. In some countries around the world, including [[Japan]], [[Indonesia]], [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Taiwan]] and some states of [[Australia]], a narrow-gauge is the standard railway gauge. [[Category:Narrow gauge railways| ]]