List of heritage railways

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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.

[edit] Argentina

The Old Patagonian Express

[edit] Buenos Aires

Ferroclub Argentino, Lynch, Escalada, Tolosa and Haedo Workshops ^[1]

[edit] Patagonia

Old Patagonian Express^[2]
Tren Histórico de Bariloche (British build 1912, 4-6-0 steam to Perito Moreno)^[3]

[edit] Tierra del Fuego

End of the World Train in Tierra del Fuego Official website ^[4]

[edit] Salta

Tren de las Nubes

[edit] Mendoza

Tren del Vino (Wine Train) of Mendoza ^[5]

[edit] Australia

Main article: List of heritage railways in Australia

[edit] Belgium

Vertical boiler loco Cockerill on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway
Stoomcentrum vzw Maldegem ^[6] Eeklo-Maldegem
Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Valleés ^[7]
Vennbahn
Chemin de Fer du Bocq ^[8]

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Canada

Main article: List of heritage railways in Canada

[edit] China

[edit] Chile

Colchaguac Wine Train (a Bayer Peacock 2-6-0) ^[9]
Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria – (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)^[10]

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Bogota

Tren Turistico De La Sabana ^[11]

[edit] Denmark

An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog

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[edit] Egypt

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[edit] Finland

Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

[edit] France

The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway

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).

[edit] Germany

The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

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.

[edit] Greece

Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway [1]

[edit] India

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

[edit] Indonesia

Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo Brauns locomotive

[edit] Italy

Bernina Railway; in the Rhaetian Railway between Italy and Switzerland. Inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO

[edit] Japan

[edit] Mexico

Ferrocarril Interoceanico [2]
Chihuahua al Pacífico (Copper Canyon) [3]
Tequila Express [4]

[edit] The Netherlands

[edit] New Zealand

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

[edit] Norway

Steam locomotive on the Gamle Vossebanen

[edit] Pakistan

Khyber Railway

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

[edit] Poland

[edit] 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

[edit] Romania

Locomotive Mariuţa on the Vişeu de Sus Railway

Mocăniţă

[edit] Serbia

Train passing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

Šargan Eight

[edit] St. Kitts

St. Kitts Scenic Railway [5] (over historic tracks)

[edit] South Africa

Rovos Rail train about to depart from Capital Park Station

Outeniqua Choo Tjoe [6] Heritage railway
Rovos Rail heritage railtours
The Sandstone Heritage Trust [7] (now operating steam locomotives)
Umgeni Steam Railway [8] (Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban)

Steam locomotive Sandstone No 8, SAR NG17 at Sandstone main station

[edit] Slovakia

A train on the Čierny Hron Railway

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

[edit] Spain

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

Azpeitia Railway Museum [9] (Steam railway tours)
Gijón Railway Museum
Railway Museum in Vilanova (close to Barcelona)
Tramvia Blau, Barcelona

[edit] Switzerland

Historic steam on the Rigi-bahnen

[edit] Sweden

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

[edit] Taiwan

Alishan Forest Railway

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

Alishan Diesel train at Chiayi station

[edit] Tunisia

Lézard rouge

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] Great Britain

For a list of heritage railways in England, Wales and Scotland, see the article List of British heritage and private railways.

[edit] Northern Ireland

For a list of heritage railways in Northern Ireland, see heritage railways in Northern Ireland.

[edit] Isle of Man

For a list of heritage railways on the Isle of Man, see heritage railways in the Isle of Man.

[edit] Channel Islands

[edit] United States

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad train

Main article: List of heritage railroads in the United States

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Ferroclub Argentino
^ La Trochita
^ Tren Histórico a Vapor
^ Tren del Fin del Mundo
^ Mendoza Wine Train (Site temporally under construction)
^ Stoomcentrum
^ Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Valleés
^ Chemin de Fer du Bocq
^ Tren del Vino
^ Museo ferroviario Temuco
^ Turistren

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