This is a list of heritage railways in Australia, some of which can also be considered tourist railways. For convenience, heritage tramways have also been included.
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
Cooma Monaro Railway
Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum
Glenreagh Mountain Railway
Illawarra Light Railway Museum—Albion Park Rail—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
Lachlan Valley Railway
Michelago Tourist Railway
New South Wales Rail Transport Museum—Thirlmere
Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
Rail Motor Society—Paterson
Richmond Vale Railway Museum
Sydney Tramway Museum
Zig Zag Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
3801 Limited
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) unless otherwise noted
Alexandra Timber Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
Ballarat Tramway Museum—4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge.
Bendigo Tramways
Bellarine Peninsula Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
Coal Creek Bush Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
Daylesford Spa Country Railway
GreenTrail - now a rail trail
Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
Mornington Railway
Puffing Billy Railway—2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge.
South Gippsland Railway (closed in January 2016)
Victorian Goldfields Railway
Walhalla Goldfields Railway—2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge.
Yarra Valley Tourist Railway
Queensland
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc.
Australian Society of Section Car Operators, Inc.
Ballyhooley Steam Railway(610mm)
Beaudesert Rail - disbanded 2003
Big Pinapple Railway (610mm)
Brisbane Tramway Museum (1435mm)
Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society Inc (610mm)
Burrum District Heritage Society (610mm)
Cairns Kuranda Steam Limited Partnership (Savannahlander)
DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum
Dreamworld Railway (610mm)
Durundur Railway (610mm)
Ginger Factory Railway (610mm)
Kuranda Scenic Railway
Mackay Heritage Railway
Mary Valley Heritage Railway
Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.
Mount Morgan Railway Museum
Normanton to Croydon Railway—Gulflander
Queensland Rail Ltd (Heritage)
Ravenshoe Railway Company
Rockhampton Steam Tramway
Rosewood Railway Museum (operates a two-station section of line)
Southern Downs Steam Railway
Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc.
Tinbeerwah Mountain Railway (610mm)
Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) unless otherwise noted
Limestone Coast Railway
Pichi Richi Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
SteamRanger
Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Adelaide Tram Museum
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.
Bennett Brook Railway 2 ft (610 mm) gauge
Golden Mile Loopline -
Hotham Valley Railway
Pemberton Tramway Company
Wheatbelt Heritage Rail
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
Bush Mill Railway (closed in November 2004)
Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society (closed in 2005)
Don River Railway
Ida Bay Railway
Wee Georgie Wood Railway 2 ft (610 mm)
West Coast Wilderness Railway (closed temporarily in 2013)
Ghan Preservation Society ("The Old Ghan") 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
Canberra Railway Museum—ARHS ACT
