Pioneers
- 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) - 1825 - adopted by George Stephenson because it was already in use and seemed reasonable. In 2012, the Heaviest trains, Longest trains and Fastest trains in the World operate on this gauge.
- 2,140 mm (7 ft 0 1⁄4 in) - 1838 - scientifically determined by I. K. Brunel
- 597 mm (1 ft 11 1⁄2 in) - 1836 - pioneered by Festiniog Railway for mountainous terrain - often equated as 610 mm (2 ft) gauge.
- 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) - 1840s - pioneered in Ireland as a compromise
- 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) - 1853 - pioneered by Lord Dalhousie in India
- 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) - 1870s - pioneered by Carl Pihl in Norway to reduce costs
- 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) - 1887 - pioneered by Everard Calthrop to reduce costs.
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