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Numerous industrial narrow-gauge lines were built for peat extraction, clay extraction for
* Geldersch-Westfaalsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij;
* Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij;
* Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij;
* Stoomtram Walcheren;
* Tramweg Maatschappij De Graafschap;
* Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik;
* Tramweg Onderneming Gouda-Bodegraven;
* Amsteltrein; , 3,7 km, park railway
* Algemene Informatie Materieel van het Decauville Spoorweg Museum
* Eerste Drentse vereniging van Stoomliefhebbers in the peat heritage museum in
brickworks
A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a quarry for ...
and construction sites. The dominant gauge for industrial lines was , contrary to the gauge used in neighbouring countries.
Nowadays, much of this industrial rail heritage is preserved in museums or in theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
s, such as the Efteling Steam Train Company
The Efteling Steam Train Company ( nl, Efteling Stoomtrein Maatschappij) is a narrow gauge passenger railway line at the Efteling theme park, in the Netherlands.
History
The line was constructed in 1968 using Second-hand Cockerill rails in a ...
.
The majority of the Dutch narrow-gauge railways were built as steam tram networks, predominantly with and track gauge
In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many ...
.
Tram
* Geldersch-Westfaalsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij;
* Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij;
* Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij;
* Stoomtram Walcheren;
* Tramweg Maatschappij De Graafschap;
* Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik;
* Tramweg Onderneming Gouda-Bodegraven;
Narrow-gauge heritage railways
* Amsteltrein; , 3,7 km, park railway
* Decauville Spoorweg Museum
Decauville () was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to s ...
; 1,2 km and running line and , , , , , , , , , and collection, mainly focused on (Decauville
Decauville () was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to stee ...
) field railways.* Eerste Drentse vereniging van Stoomliefhebbers in the peat heritage museum in
Barger-Compascuum
Barger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. , an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region.
Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Ger ...
; 4 km, .
* Efteling Steam Train Company
The Efteling Steam Train Company ( nl, Efteling Stoomtrein Maatschappij) is a narrow gauge passenger railway line at the Efteling theme park, in the Netherlands.
History
The line was constructed in 1968 using Second-hand Cockerill rails in a ...
, , amusement park
* Gelderse Smalspoor Stichting; , brickworks
A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a quarry for ...
* Industrieel Smalspoor Museum; , a former peat railway
* Stichting Rijssens Leemspoor; , industrial and park
* Stichting voorheen RTM; , preserves the heritage of the Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij.
* Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer; , 4.5 km, part of the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum (National Narrow-gauge Railway Museum)
See also
* Ledesma Mill Railway A gauge railway in Argentina.References