# Fifteen-inch–gauge railway

Track gauge :
By transport mode :
Rapid transit
Tram
Miniature
Scale model :
By size (list) :
Change of gauge :
Bogie exchange
Break of gauge
Dual gauge
Conversion
list
Variable gauge :
By location :
North America
South America
Europe
Australia :
Fifteen-inch–gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum-gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a narrow-gauge railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge, he settled on 15 in (381 mm) gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.

## Railways

15-inch–gauge railway installations :
| Name | Country | Location | Notes |
| Bush Mill Railway | Australia | Port Arthur | Closed |
| Donauparkbahn [de] | Austria | Vienna | |
| Prater Liliputbahn | Austria | Vienna | |
| Bear Creek Park Train | Canada | Surrey, British Columbia | |
| Pindal Electric Tramway | Canada | London, Ontario | Formerly in Montreal |
| Springbank Express | Canada | London, Ontario | |
| Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse | France | Anse, Rhône | |
| Dresden Park Railway | Germany | Dresden | |
| Killesberg Park Railway | Germany | Stuttgart | |
| Leipziger Parkeisenbahn | Germany | Leipzig | |
| Difflin Lake Railway | Ireland | | |
| Cygnus wood-land Railway | Japan | Osaka | |
| Sakuradani Light Railway | Japan | Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture | |
| Shuzenji Romney Railway | Japan | Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka | |
| Driving Creek Railway | New Zealand | | |
| Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway | New Zealand | | Closed |
| Adventure Railway | UK | Alton Towers | Defunct, 1982–1992 – park still operating |
| Bellevue Park Railway | UK | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Closed 1950 |
| Blackpool Zoo miniature railway | UK | Lancashire | |
| Blakesley Miniature Railway | UK | Blakesley Hall, Northamptonshire | Opened 1903, closed c.1944 |
| Blenheim Park Railway | UK | Oxfordshire | |
| Brocklands Adventure Park | UK | Cornwall | Closed 2007 |
| Bure Valley Railway | UK | Norfolk | Standard-gauge line closed 1982. 15-inch–gauge line opened 1990. |
| Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | UK | Lincolnshire | |
| Conwy Valley Railway Museum | UK | Betws-y-Coed, North Wales | Short tramway |
| Craigtoun Miniature Railway | UK | Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews | |
| Duffield Bank Railway | UK | | Closed 1916 |
| Eaton Hall Railway | UK | | Closed 1946 |
| Evesham Vale Light Railway | UK | Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire | |
| Fairbourne Railway | UK | Wales | Now converted to 12+1⁄4 in or 311 mm gauge |
| Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway | UK | Battersea Park, London | Closed 1975 |
| Gulliver's Land | UK | Milton Keynes | |
| Gulliver's World | UK | Warrington, Cheshire | |
| Haigh Hall Miniature Railway | UK | Greater Manchester | |
| Heatherslaw Light Railway | UK | Northumberland | |
| International Garden Festival Railway | UK | | 1984 |
| Whistlestop Valley (Formerly Kirklees Light Railway) | UK | Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | |
| Knowsley Safari Park (The Lakeside Railway) | UK | Prescot, Merseyside | |
| Lakeside Miniature Railway | UK | Southport, Merseyside | |
| Lappa Valley Steam Railway | UK | Cornwall | |
| Lightwater Express Rio Grande | UK | Ripon, North Yorkshire | Theme park |
| Longleat Railway | UK | | |
| Markeaton Park Light Railway | UK | Derby | Closed September 2016 |
| Marwell Zoo | UK | Colden Common, Hampshire | |
| Oakwood Theme Park | UK | Narberth, Pembrokeshire | |
| Paradise Park | UK | Hayle, Cornwall | |
| Paultons Park | UK | Ower, Romsey, Hampshire | |
| Perrygrove Railway | UK | | |
| Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | UK | Cumbria | |
| Rhiw Valley Light Railway | UK | Manafon, Powys, Wales | Closed 2022 |
| Rhyl Miniature Railway | UK | Clwyd, Wales | |
| Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway | UK | Kent | |
| Saltburn Miniature Railway | UK | Cat Nab, Cleveland | |
| Sand Hutton Miniature Railway | UK | Yorkshire | Closed 1922 |
| Sherwood Forest Railway | UK | Nottinghamshire | |
| Waveney Valley Railway | UK | Bressingham Steam and Gardens Norfolk | |
| West Midlands Safari Park | UK | Worcestershire | Closed 2014 |
| Windmill Farm Railway | UK | Burscough, Lancashire | |
| Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas | UK | Chard, Somerset | |
| Wotton Light Railway | UK | Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire | |
| American Heritage Railroad | US | Illinois | |
| Amusement Rides | US | City Park, Iowa City | |
| B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad | US | California | |
| Eden Springs Park Railroad) | US | Benton Harbor, Michigan | |
| Gage Park Railroad | US | Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas | |
| Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad | US | California | |
| Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad | US | Reedley, California | |
| Joshua Tree & Southern GSD | US | California | |
| Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad | US | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Laurel Run Railroad | US | Pennsylvania | |
| Little Toot Railroad | US | Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania | |
| Look Park | US | Northampton, Massachusetts | |
| Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio | US | Silver Lake, Ohio | Defunct |
| Miniature Train at Monarch Park | US | Oil City, Pennsylvania | Defunct |
| Nickel Plate Railroad | US | California | |
| Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation | US | Ohio | |
| Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad | US | California | Operating |
| Paradise & Pacific Railroad | US | McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona | Separate 7+1⁄2 in or 190.5 mm railway named Scottsdale Live Steamers also present. Operating. |
| Phoenix & Holly Railroad | US | Oregon | |
| Pint-Sized Pufferbelly | US | Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania | Operating |
| Redwood Valley Railway | US | Tilden Regional Park, California | Operating |
| Riverside and Great Northern Railway | US | Wisconsin | |
| Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad | US | Wyoming | |
| Safari Train | US | Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Operating |
| Sonoma TrainTown Railroad | US | California | Operating |
| Sullivan Railroad | US | Horseheads, New York | |
| Tiny Town Railroad | US | Colorado | |
| Waterman & Western Railroad | US | Illinois | |