Numerous industrial narrow-gauge lines were built for peat extraction, clay extraction for brickworks and construction sites. The dominant gauge for industrial lines was , contrary to the gauge used in neighbouring countries.
Nowadays, much of this industrial rail heritage is preserved in museums or in theme parks, such as the Efteling Steam Train Company.
The majority of the Dutch narrow-gauge railways were built as steam tram networks, predominantly with and track gauge.
Tram
Geldersch-Westfaalsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij; Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij; Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij; Stoomtram Walcheren; Tramweg Maatschappij De Graafschap; Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik; Tramweg Onderneming Gouda-Bodegraven;
Narrow-gauge heritage railways
Amsteltrein; , 3,7 km, park railway
Decauville Spoorweg Museum; 1,2 km and running line and , , , , , , , , , and collection, mainly focused on (Decauville) field railways. Eerste Drentse vereniging van Stoomliefhebbers in the peat heritage museum in Barger-Compascuum; 4 km, . Efteling Steam Train Company, , amusement park Gelderse Smalspoor Stichting; , brickworks Industrieel Smalspoor Museum; , a former peat railway Stichting Rijssens Leemspoor; , industrial and park Stichting voorheen RTM; , preserves the heritage of the Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij. Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer; , 4.5 km, part of the Nationaal Smalspoormuseum (National Narrow-gauge Railway Museum)
See also
Ledesma Mill Railway A gauge railway in Argentina.