British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries.
Power stations were some of the last regular users of industrial steam locomotives in the United Kingdom, although most of these were standard-gauge.
Many construction contractors maintained depots that included narrow-gauge equipment in store and under repair.
While some of these were temporary locations and often unrecorded, others were long term yards with extensive stock and facilities.
During the garden city construction boom, several new towns and cities were built using narrow-gauge railways Temporary and semi-permanent narrow-gauge railways were often used during land reclamation schemes Many reservoirs constructed before the Second World War employed narrow-gauge railways to move equipment and materials.