List of heritage railways

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This list of heritage railways includes heritage railways sorted by country, state, or region. A heritage railway is a preserved or tourist railroad which is run as a tourist attraction, is usually but not always run by volunteers, and often seeks to re-create railway scenes of the past.

Georgetown Loop Railroad in Colorado, United States.
Bernina railway line passing by Lago Bianco in Switzerland.
La Trochita crossing Río Chico in Argentina.
A train of the Sagano Scenic Railway in Japan.

Europe

Austria

Belgium

Steam loco Wase Kleiputter on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Sarajevo-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

Czech Republic

Historic railcar M131 in Zubrnice station

Denmark

See also: List of railway museums and List of town tramway systems in Denmark
Danish heritage railways in 2012. Subsequently, operations on the Grindsted Line have been discontinued.
An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog
Source: [citation needed]
  • Aabenraa VeteranbaneS, Jylland
  • Amtsbanen på Als / EkleinbahnN, Als, re-establish a 6 km section of the railway from Nordborg to Universe (Danish amusement park)
  • Bevaringsforeningen Gedser Remise – roundhouseS, Falster, DJK
  • BjergBanenS H, Jylland
  • Blovstrødbanen N, Zealand, DJK
  • Bornholms Railway Museum- narrow gauge, Bornholm, future re establish a section of the former Nexøbane
  • Danish Railway Museum – Funen
  • Djursland Railway Museum – Jylland, DJK
  • Hanstholm fortressN, Jylland
  • Hedelands VeteranbaneN, Sjælland
  • Hjerl Hede FrilandsmuseumN, Jylland
  • LimfjordsbanenH, Jylland, DJK
  • Mariager-Handest VeteranbaneS, Jylland, DJK
  • Museumsbanen Maribo-BandholmS, Lolland, DJK
  • MY-VeterantogH, Sjælland, DJK
  • Nordisk Jernbane-KlubH, Falster, DJK
  • Nordsjællands VeterantogH, Sjælland
  • Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum – near Skjoldenæsholm Castle, Sjælland
  • Stenvad MosebrugcenterN, Jylland
  • Struer Jernbane-KlubH, Jylland
  • Struer Railway Museum- Jylland
  • Sydfynske VeteranjernbaneS, Fyn
  • Sydjyllands VeterantogH, Jylland
  • Vestsjællands VeterantogS, Sjælland, DJK
  • Veteranbanen Bryrup-VradsS, Jylland
  • Veteranbanen Haderslev-VojensS, Jylland, DJK
  • Veterantog VesH, Jylland, DJK
  • Videbæk-Skjern VeteranbaneS, Jylland
  • Østsjællandske JernbaneklubH, Sjælland

H Heritage rail operator | N Narrow gauge railway | S Standard gauge railway
DJK: Dansk Jernbane-Klub. Several heritage railways and operators are members of DJK

Finland

Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

France

The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway

Germany

Main article: de:Liste der Museumseisenbahnen
See also: Category:Heritage railways in Germany
The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Main article: List of heritage railways in Italy
Historic train at the Cansano railway station, along the now tourist Sulmona–Isernia railway [it] in Italy.
Tourist train in transit on a viaduct of the Sassari–Tempio–Palau railway in Italy
  • Bernina Railway, in the Rhaetian Railway between Italy and Switzerland; inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO
  • Valmorea railway
  • Sulmona–Isernia railway [it]
  • Cosenza-Camigliatello–San Giovanni in Fiore railway [it]
  • Avellino–Rocchetta Sant'Antonio railway [it]
  • Gemona del Friuli–Sacile railway [it]
  • Palazzolo–Paratico railway [it]
  • Ceva–Ormea railway
  • Mandas–Arbatax railway [it]
  • Isili–Sorgono railway [it]
  • Sassari–Tempio-Palau railway
  • Macomer–Bosa railway [it]
  • Alcantara–Randazzo railway [it]
  • Castelvetrano–Porto Empedocle railway [it]
  • Noto–Pachino railway [it]
  • Asciano–Monte Antico railway
  • Civitavecchia–Orte railway [it]
  • Fano–Urbino railway [it]
  • Chivasso–Asti railway [it]
  • Castagnole–Asti-Mortara railway [it]
  • Alessandria–Cavallermaggiore railway [it]
  • Novara–Varallo railway
  • Urbino–Fabriano railway [it]
  • Sicignano degli Alburni–Lagonegro railway [it]
  • Rocchetta Sant'Antonio–Gioia del Colle railway [it]
  • Cuneo–Mondovì railway [it]

Latvia

Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

Luxembourg

Fond de Gras railway station, Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Steam locomotive on the Gamle Vossebanen

Poland

Portugal

Comboio Histórico do Douro

Republic of Ireland

Main article: List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland

Romania

Locomotive Mariuţa on the Vişeu de Sus Railway

San Marino

Restored AB 03 electric car in front of the Montale tunnel near the San Marino terminal station (2015)
  • Ferrovia Rimini–San Marino (In 2012, 800 meters of the track was reconstructed and opened to service at the San Marino terminal station with the original train as a tourist attraction.)[9]

Serbia

Train crossing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

Slovakia

A train on the Čierny Hron Railway

Spain

Steam locomotive "Tren del centenari" from 1948, in Vilanova Railway Museum

Sweden

SRJ 28 Stortysken at Lenna Station (in Länna) on the Upsala-Lenna Jernväg railway

Switzerland

Main article: List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
Historic steam on the Rigi Railways, the oldest rack railway in Europe

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

Main article: list of British heritage and private railways

England

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in England
The Great Marquess" Great Central Railway

Scotland

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in Scotland
Gordon Highlander steam locomotive - Great North of Scotland Railway

Wales

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in Wales
Brecon Mountain Railway

Northern Ireland

Main article: list of heritage railways in Northern Ireland
Outside the Foyle Valley Railway Museum

Isle of Man

Main article: heritage railways in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man Steam Railway

Channel Islands

North America

Canada

Main article: List of heritage railways in Canada

United States

Main article: List of heritage railroads in the United States

Mexico

Barbados

St. Kitts

South America

Argentina

Tren a las Nubes
The Old Patagonian Express

Brazil

Chile

  • Colchaguac Wine Train (a Bayer Peacock 2-6-0)[29]
  • Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)[30]

Ecuador

  • Tren Crucero Ecuador

Colombia

Asia

Mainland China

an excursion train in Shuanglongqiao Station

Hong Kong

India

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Indonesia

Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo & Brauns locomotive

Israel

Japan

Pakistan

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

Taiwan

Alishan steam train, engine no 25

Africa

South Africa

Rovos Rail train about to depart from Capital Park Station

Note that most of the heritage railway operators in South Africa have their own depots where locomotives and coaches are kept and serviced, but run on state-owned railways.

  • Atlantic Rail – Now defunct. Formally ran day trips from Cape Town to Simonstown using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock[32]
  • Friends of the Rail – day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock[33]
  • Outeniqua Choo Tjoe – A heritage railway that has not operated since August 2006.[34]
  • Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway – a two-foot narrow-gauge heritage railway in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, from Ixopo to Umzimkhulu
  • Reefsteamers – day trips from Johannesburg to Magaliesburg.[35]
  • Rovos Rail – up-market railtours[36]
  • The Sandstone Heritage Trust – private railway operating 2-foot gauge steam locomotives[37]
  • Umgeni Steam Railway – Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban[38]

Tunisia

Australasia

Australia

Main article: List of heritage railways in Australia

New Zealand

Main pages: List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines and Category:Heritage railways in New Zealand

See also

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