Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks

I have personally seen a few on narrow gauge railways outside of the US:

China's only narrow gauge mainline, the Kunming-Hekou line which connects southwestern China to Vietnam also has a few runaway tracks. I have photographed one on the 3% grade at Yulin Mountain (which was manned around the clock similar to Saluda in the steam era), and another on the steep grade through Yiliang Gorge.

The Eritrea Railways (95cm or 37in gauge) has a long and well maintained runaway track at Arbaroba station, which is a small station and watering stop on a 3.3% grade. The runaway track (barely visible on Google maps) is downgrade from the station, curving uphill to catch runaway trains.

On Myanmar Railways (meter gauge), there is a serviceable runaway track on the line to Pyin-Oo-Lwin which has a 4% grade and two sets of switchbacks. The second switchback crosses over itself via a tunnel as well. Further on this line leading to Lashio, there are two runaway tracks on either side of the 300ft tall Gokteik Bridge, these are possibly out-of service stubs of an emergency diversion line around the massive bridge. Also on MR, there is are two serviceable runaway tracks on each side of the summit of the Thazi-Inle Lake line, which boasts a spiral trestle near Inle Lake.

Outside the US but hopefully interesting to someone.