Table
edit| Date ! | Gauge ! | Axle load ! | Country | Railway | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 1,435 | 2.18 t | UK | L&M | XYZ |
| Wbbey West | 444 | Burren | Abbey | Ballyvaghan | SSS |
| Acres | 387 | Tulla Upper | Feakle | Tulla | HHH |
| Zcres | 253 | Burren | Drumcreehy | Ballyvaghan | KKK |
| Acres | 166 | Ibrickan | Kilmacduane | Kilrush | MMM |
| Addergoole | 114 | Inchiquin | Kilkeedy | Corrofin | AAA |
See: Axle load
- 1830 - Rainhill Trials - 2ton 3cwt axle load (2.18kg/m) (Stephenson's Rocket) - 32 km/h
- 1888 - Sierra Leone Government Railway - 15 kg/m rail and lighter - 5t axle load - 20 km/h
- 1894 - Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway -
- 20 kg/m rail - 12t or heavier at lower speed
- 25kg/m - ??t
- 30kg/m - 14t
- 36kg/m - 17t [1]
- 40 kg/m - ??t ; rail being replaced in 2010
- 1894 - Lokalbahn, Bavaria - 10t initially
- 1904 - Senegal - Mali - 15t axle load
- 1919 - 2-8-2, India - 12t - Class XD
- 1942 - Germany; Kriegslokomotive - 15t axle load - 80 km/h
- So long as the width of the base of the rail, or timber sleepers are in use, lighter rail can be replaced with heavier rail.