British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways

Many of the cement works and their associated chalk pits had narrow gauge railways, particularly those in the South East of England.

2 ft 8+1⁄2 in (825 mm) after 1866 In Britain large deposits of Kaolinite (commonly known as "china clay") were found in Cornwall.

Many of the quarries had internal tramways and feeder lines connecting them to transhipment points on local railways, rivers, roads or coastal ports.

Many National Coal Board (NCB) mines used railways both underground and in the stock yards above ground.

There were also many short lines at private mines, particularly in south Wales and the Forest of Dean regions.