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'' '''Note.''' ''
*''The '''Decauville Portable Railway System''' was manufactured and supplied by the French '''Decauville et Compagnie''' company using the 60-cm(600mm) [[Rail_gauge|Rail Gauge]].''
*''Following the First World War, the British used the term 'Decauville' to describe light railways that could be rapidly laid and moved, none of the equipment had anything to do with [[Decauville et Compagnie]]. These were based on the 2ft/610mm Thes railways used ex-War Department 60cm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])stock. These we have termed as a '''[[Light Portable Railway|Light Portable Railway -see separate page]]'''''
'''[[Changa Manga Forest Tramway|'''Changa Manga Forest Tramway''' - see separate page for more information'']]
<br>''This is reported as using the 'Decauville Portable Tramway System' with a gauge of 16-inch(406mm). The gauge appears to be special and not adopted elsewhere as all other examples of the Decauville System are based on the 60-cm(600mm)([[Rail_gauge|Rail Gauge]])''
