Editing Loading gauge (section)

== Narrow gauge ==
{{Main|Narrow gauge railways}}
Narrow gauge railways generally have a smaller loading gauge than standard gauge ones, and this is a major reason for cost savings rather than the railgauge itself. For example, the [[Lyn locomotive]] of the [[Lynton and Barnstaple Railway]] is {{convert|7|ft|2|in|m}} wide. By comparison, several standard gauge [[New South Wales 73 class locomotive|73 class locomotives]] of the [[New South Wales Government Railways|NSWR]], which are {{convert|9|ft|3|in|m}} wide, have been converted for use on {{RailGauge|610mm}} cane tramways, where there are no narrow bridges, tunnels or track centres to cause trouble. The [[South African Class 6E1, Series 9|6E1]] locomotive of the {{RailGauge|1067mm}} [[South African Railways]] are {{convert|9|ft|6|in|m|1}} wide.

A large numbers of railways using the {{RailGauge|762mm}} gauge used the same rolling stock plans, which were {{convert|7|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}} wide.

=== Great Britain ===

==== Ffestiniog Railway ====
{{Main|Ffestiniog Railway}}
* gauge = {{RailGauge|1ft11.5in|first=met|lk=on}}
* width (brakevan mirrors) = {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Festiniog Railway |volume=2 |first=James |last=Boyd |date=17 October 2002 |page=365 |isbn=0-85361-168-8 }}</ref>
* width (brakevan body) = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m}}
* height = {{convert|5|ft|7.5|in|m}}
* length = (carriage) {{convert|36|ft|0|in|m}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51793858 |title=The Festiniog Railway |newspaper=[[Rockhampton Bulletin]] |location=Qld. |date=17 April 1873 |access-date=3 December 2011 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia }}</ref>

==== Lynton and Barnstaple Railway ====
{{Main|Lynton and Barnstaple Railway}}
[[File:BaldwinLocomotiveLyn.jpg|thumb|[[Builder's photo]] of Lyn]]
* gauge = {{RailGauge|1ft11.5in|first=met}}
* [[Lyn (locomotive)]] over [[Headstock (rolling stock)|headstocks]]
** length = {{convert|23|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
** width = {{convert|7|ft|2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
** height = {{convert|8|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
* Passenger
** length = {{convert|39|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
** width = {{convert|6|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} wide,
** width over steps = {{convert|7|ft|4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
** height = {{convert|8|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

=== Japan, narrow gauge ===
{{Main|Rail transport in Japan}}
[[File:Rolling-Stock-Gauge-in-Japan.svg|thumb|left]]
Translation of legend: 
* Blue: Rural railway vehicle gauge (Rural Railway Construction Rules 1919)  
* Grey: Conventional [[Cape gauge]] (3ft 6in track gauge) railway vehicle limits (Ordinary Railway Structure Rules 1987) 
* Figures in () are previous Cape gauge rolling stock limits (Railway Construction Rules 1900)
* Green: Shinkansen vehicle limits 

The Japanese national network operated by [[Japan Railways Group]] employs narrow gauge {{RailGauge|1067mm}}. The maximum allowed width of the rolling stock is {{convert|3000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} and maximum height is {{convert|4100|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}; however, a number JR lines were constructed as private railways prior to nationalisation in the early 20th century, and feature loading gauges smaller than the standard. These include the [[Chūō Main Line]] west of [[Takao Station (Tokyo)|Takao]], the [[Minobu Line]], and the [[Yosan Main Line]] west of [[Kan'onji Station|Kan'onji]] ({{convert|3900|mm|ftin|abbr=on|disp=or}} height). Nevertheless, advances in [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]] technology have largely eliminated the need for separate rolling stock in these areas.

There are many private railway companies in Japan and the loading gauge is different for each company.<ref name = "Kubota">{{Cite book | author = Hiroshi Kubota | title = Railway Engineering Handbook | pages = 148 | publisher = Grand Prix publishing | isbn = 4-87687-163-9 | date = 13 February 1997 | language = ja}}</ref>
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=== South Africa ===
{{main|Rail transport in South Africa|Transnet Freight Rail|Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa}}
The South African national network employs {{RailGauge|1067mm}} gauge. The maximum width of the [[rolling stock]] is {{convert|3048|mm|ftin|0|abbr=on}} and maximum height is {{convert|3962|mm|ftin|0|abbr=on}},<ref name = "Kubota" /> which is greater than the normal British loading gauge for standard gauge vehicles.

=== New Zealand ===
{{main|Rail transport in New Zealand|KiwiRail}}
The railways use {{RailGauge|1067mm}} gauge. The maximum width of the rolling stock is {{convert|2830|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} and maximum height is {{convert|3815|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title= National Rail System Standard 6 – Engineering Interoperability Standards |url= http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Publications/NRSS%206%20-%20Engineering%20Interoperability%20Standards%20(Issue%204,%20Effective%20Date%2019-04-2013).pdf |publisher= KiwiRail |date= 12 April 2013 |access-date= 6 September 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160124060125/http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Publications/NRSS%206%20-%20Engineering%20Interoperability%20Standards%20(Issue%204,%20Effective%20Date%2019-04-2013).pdf |archive-date= 24 January 2016 }}</ref>

=== Other ===
{{RailGauge|762mm}} gauge for the [[Rail transport in Great Britain|United Kingdom]] and [[Sierra Leone Government Railway|Sierra Leone]]:
* [[Minimum railway curve radius|Minimum radius]]: {{convert|132|ft|m}}
* Width: {{convert|7|ft|0|in|m|2}} (see [[Everard Calthrop]])
* Wagon length (freight): {{convert|25|ft|0|in|2}} over [[Headstock (rolling stock)|headstocks]]
* Wagon length (passenger): {{convert|40|ft|0|in|m|2}} over headstocks
* Tank engine length: {{convert|29|ft|6|in|m|2}} over headstocks