ðə sˈɪstəm wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli bˈɪlt tə nˈæɹoʊ ɡˈeɪdʒ, haʊˈɛvɚ ðɪs wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd tə stˈændɚd ɡˈeɪdʒ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
The system was initially built to narrow gauge, however this was changed to standard gauge in the 1880s.