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List of heritage railways

List of heritage railways is a comprehensive listing of 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.

Contents

Belgium

  • Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées
  • Chemin de Fer du Bocq
  • Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway
  • Stoomcentrum Maldegem
  • Vennbahn Closed in 2001
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

    Source:
  • Blovstrødbanen
  • D-maskinegruppen
  • DJK Veterantog Vest
  • DSB Museumstog
  • GM-gruppen
  • Hedelands Veteranbane
  • Limfjordsbanen
  • Mariager-Handest Veteranbane
  • Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm
  • Nordsjællands Veterantog
  • Sydfynske Veteranjernbane
  • Veteranbanen Bryrup-Vrads
  • Østsjællandske Jernbaneklub
  • Finland

  • Jokioinen Museum Railway
  • Kovjoki Museum Railway
  • Porvoo Museum Railway
  • France

    For a comprehensive list of heritage railways in France, see the article Liste des chemins de fer touristiques de France (French version of this article).

  • Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
  • Froissy Dompierre Light Railway
  • Tarn Light Railway
  • Germany

    For a comprehensive list of heritage railways in Germany, see the article Liste der Museumseisenbahnen (German version of this article). The list includes railway museums that operate historic railway services.

  • Albbähnle
  • Amstetten–Gerstetten line
  • Augsburg Railway Park
  • Bäderbahn Molli
  • Bavarian Localbahn Society
  • Bergische Museumsbahn
  • Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum
  • Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz
  • DBK Historic Railway
  • Dieringhausen Railway Museum
  • Döllnitzbahn
  • Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn
  • Ettlingen–Bad Herrenalb line
  • Franconian Museum Railway
  • Frankfurt City Junction Line
  • German Steam Locomotive Museum
  • Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum
  • Historic Railway, Frankfurt
  • Karlsruhe-Baiersbronn line
  • Kleinbahn-Museum Bruchhausen-Vilsen
  • Kuckucksbähle
  • Mellrichstadt-Fladungen line
  • Mügeln railway network
  • Nördlingen-Feuchtwangen line
  • Nördlingen-Gunzenhausen line
  • Radebeul-Radeburg line
  • Riedlhütte narrow gauge railway
  • Greece

  • Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway
  • Hungary

  • Children's Railway, Gyermekvasút
  • Italy

  • Bernina Railway, in the Rhaetian Railway between Italy and Switzerland; inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO
  • Latvia

  • Gulbene-Alūksne railway
  • Ventspils narrow gauge railway
  • Netherlands

  • Corus Stoom IJmuiden
  • Efteling Steam Train Company
  • Museum Buurtspoorweg
  • Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik
  • Stichting Stadskanaal Rail
  • Stichting voorheen RTM
  • Stoom Stichting Nederland
  • Stoomtrein Goes - Borsele
  • Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer
  • Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij
  • Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij
  • Norway

  • Old Voss Line
  • Krøderen Line
  • Nesttun–Os Line
  • Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar
  • Rjukan Line
  • Setesdal Line
  • Thamshavn Line
  • Urskog–Høland Line
  • Valdres Line
  • Poland

  • Bieszczadzka Forest Railway
  • Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
  • Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja
  • Republic of Ireland

    For a list of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland, see the article List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland.

    Romania

  • Mocăniţa from Vasser Valley, Maramureş (CFF Vişeu de Sus)
  • Sibiu to Agnita narrow gauge line in Hârtibaciu Valley
  • Serbia

  • Šargan Eight
  • Slovakia

  • Čierny Hron Railway
  • The Historical Logging Switchback Railway in Vychylovka, Kysuce near Nová Bystrica (Historická lesná úvraťová železnica)
  • Spain

  • Azpeitia Railway Museum (steam railway tours)
  • Gijón Railway Museum
  • Railway Museum in Vilanova (close to Barcelona)
  • Strawberry train, seasonal service between Madrid and Aranjuez
  • Tramvia Blau, Barcelona
  • Tren dels Llacs, seasonal service between Lleida and La Pobla de Segur
  • Sweden

  • Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg - narrow gauge, near Gothenburg
  • Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik - narrow gauge (includes a section of mixed gauge track into Västervik)
  • Böda Skogsjärnväg - narrow gauge, Öland
  • Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg - standard gauge, Värmland
  • Djurgården Line (tramway) - Stockholm
  • Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway - standard gauge, Västmanland
  • Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg - narrow gauge, Gotland
  • Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg - narrow gauge, Gästrikland
  • Ohsabanan - narrow gauge, Jönköping
  • Risten - Lakviks Järnväg - narrow gauge, Östergötland
  • Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik - narrow gauge, Småland
  • Skara - Lundsbrunns Järnvägar - narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County
  • Upsala-Lenna Jernväg - narrow gauge, Upsala County
  • Östra Södermanlands Järnväg - narrow gauge, Södermanland
  • Switzerland

  • Blonay-Chamby Museum Railway
  • Brienz Rothorn Bahn
  • Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland
  • Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
  • Furka-Oberalp-Bahn
  • Pilatus Railway
  • Rigi-Bahnen
  • Schynige Platte Railway
  • Zürcher Museums-Bahn
  • United Kingdom

  • England, Scotland and Wales - see list of British heritage and private railways.
  • Northern Ireland - see list of heritage railways in Northern Ireland.
  • Isle of Man - see heritage railways in the Isle of Man.
  • Channel Islands

  • Alderney Railway
  • Pallot Heritage Steam Museum
  • Israel

  • Oak Train in kibutz Ein Shemer
  • St. Kitts

  • St. Kitts Scenic Railway (over historic tracks)
  • Argentina

  • Capilla del Señor Historic Train, in Buenos Aires Province
  • Old Patagonian Express, Patagonia
  • Train at the End of the World in Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego
  • Tren a las Nubes, Salta
  • Tren Histórico de Bariloche, Patagonia (British-built 1912, 4-6-0 steam locomotive to Perito Moreno glacier)
  • Villa Elisa Historic Train in Entre Ríos Province
  • Brazil

  • Corcovado Rack Railway
  • Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas
  • Estrada de Ferro Perus Pirapora
  • Serra Verde Express
  • Train of Pantanal
  • Trem da Serra da Mantiqueira
  • Trem das Águas
  • Viação Férrea Campinas Jaguariúna
  • Chile

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

  • Tren Crucero Ecuador
  • Colombia

  • Tren Turistico De La Sabana, Bogota
  • Mexico

  • Chihuahua al Pacífico (Copper Canyon)
  • Ferrocarril Interoceanico
  • Tequila Express
  • South Africa

    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 - day trips from Cape Town to Simonstown using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock
  • Friends of the Rail - day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock
  • Outeniqua Choo Tjoe - heritage railway that is not currently operational
  • 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 and some longer disctance railtours using steam locomotives
  • Rovos Rail - up-market railtours
  • The Sandstone Heritage Trust - private railway operating steam locomotives
  • Umgeni Steam Railway - Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban
  • Tunisia

  • Lézard rouge
  • China

  • Jiayang Coal Railway
  • Qinghai–Tibet Railway
  • Tiefa Steam Locomotive Tourist Attraction
  • Trans Siberian Railway
  • Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Tramways
  • Peak Tram
  • India

  • Calcutta Tramways
  • Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
  • Kalka Shimla Railway
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway
  • Matheran Hill Railway
  • Palace on Wheels
  • Indonesia

  • Ambarawa Railway Museum
  • Cepu Forest Railway
  • Mak Itam Steam Locomotive
  • Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara
  • Japan

  • Sagano Scenic Railway
  • Shuzenji Romney Railway
  • Pakistan

  • Khyber Railway
  • Taiwan

  • Alishan Forest Railway
  • New Zealand

    For a list of heritage railways in New Zealand, see the article List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines.

    References

    List of heritage railways Wikipedia


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