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Originally Posted by steam for ever
In England, we know that 2 foot gauge was not king as it was Wales, as space was less restricted. Instead, 4 foot gauge was used on quite a large scale in many parts of the country. Some private systems and light railways had this gauge. Although 2 foot gauge is the outright king in Wales, the Padarn railway (on which the Llanberis lake railway runs on the trackbed of part of the line) was one.
Despite the widescale use of the gauge, there is no steam line running with gauge in the Uk today.
The Penryn castle museum has the only exhibit of a 4ft gauge loco and train.
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There may not be any steam 4ft gauge lines in the UK today, but there is an electric (and passenger) one !
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