Talk:Break-of-gauge

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[edit] Removed from Minor Breaks of Gauge section

Similarly, there are breaks-of-gauge in the more mountainous parts of the British Isles. These include:

[edit] Isle of Man

• Laxey - Snaefell Mountain Railway, 3' 6" (1067 mm); Manx Electric Railway, 3' 0" (914 mm)
• Lhen Coan - Groundle Glen Railway, 2' 0" (610 mm); Manx Electric Railway, 3' 0" (914 mm)
• formerly Douglas, Douglas Corporation Horse Tramway, 3' 0" (914 mm); Falcon Cliff Lift, 5' 0" (1524 mm)

[edit] Wales

• Aberystwyth - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Vale of Rheidol Railway, 1' 11½" (597 mm)
• Blaenau Ffestiniog - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Ffestiniog Railway, 1' 11½" (597 mm)
• Llanberis - Llanberis Lake Railway, 1' 11½" (597 mm); Snowdon Mountain Railway, 2' 7½" (800 mm)
• Minffordd - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Ffestiniog Railway, 1' 11½" (597 mm)
• Porthmadog - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Ffestiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway, both 1' 11½" (597 mm)
• Tywyn - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Talyllyn Railway, 2' 3" (686 mm)
• Welshpool - National Rail, 4' 8½" (1435 mm); Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, 2' 6" (762 mm)

I removed these because I felt that most of the above aren't very interesting: they are simply the junction between a NG railroad and the standard gauge network. A complete list of all breaks-of-gauge would become long and tedious. Something could be done to list particularly notable breaks-of-gauge: where more than two gauges meet, etc.--CodeGeneratR 07:25, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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