Narrow gauge steam trams in Holland. The roadside steam tram in Holland generally fulfilled the same function as the rural light railway in Britain and Ireland. There used to be a time when literally hundreds of miles of tramway track stretched out through the flat Dutch landscape, often within the tree line on the verge of a secondary road.

The majority of the Dutch narrow-gauge railways were built as steam tram networks, predominantly with 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track gauge. [ 1 ] Tram

Amongst the most well-known narrow-gauge lines in Britain are the Ffestiniog, the oldest independent railway company in the world, the Talyllyn, the world's first preserved railway of any gauge, and the Welshpool & Llanfair in Wales; and the Lynton & Barnstaple in England.

Extensive narrow-gauge railway networks exist in Spain, Central Europe and Southeastern Europe. Some two dozen lines were built in 760 mm (2 ft 515⁄16 in) gauge, [citation needed] a few in 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge. Two tram networks were built with the …

The introduction of the steam tramway locomotive in the late 19th Century revolutionised public transport (in Europe) since this type of propulsion replaced the somewhat slow and cumbersome horse-drawn trams that previously carried people around towns and cities.

A Short Guide to British Tramways for Tramway Modelling. The following lists give basic information on British and Irish tramways, including main towns/cities served, track gauge and opening and closing dates.

The ASVi at Thuin is basically a tram museum but it has now restored its metre gauge steam tram locomotive and plan to run it on selected days. Check the timetable on their website for more information - see http://www.asvi.be/index/index.htm and look for the orange and red days in the 2019 version (12th June 2019).

Artists impression of a Burrell narrow gauge steam tram loco dating from 1885. (LTHL collection). Dick, Kerr & Company was formed as an offshoot of W. B. Dick & Company of Kilmarnock in 1883 by combining the railway and tramway activities of the company under the control of John Kerr.

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).

The historic narrow-gauge steam railways belonging to the Dutch "Museumstroombahn" run between the old Zuidersee stations of Hoorn and Medemblik, pulling in their train lovingly restored passenger and goods wagons.