The Butterley Gangroad, which was engineered by Benjamin Outram, was modernised in the 1840s and turned into a narrow gauge railway.

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One way to get to the famous stones was the narrow-gauge railway line that runs from Bushmills.

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The facilities were serviced by a narrow-gauge railway.

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Even the gauge of the railway is controversial a narrow-gauge one to the south that would link seamlessly with China's network is the obvious option, and the one that people working on the project say is being adopted.

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In London, the world's first narrow gauge steam engine, Princess, was unveiled after being restored by craftsmen on the Ffestiniog Railway, where she was used 150 years ago.

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