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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. Most are members of Association of Tourist & Heritage Rail Australia (ATHRA) [1]. In addition to active operations, abandoned and putative operations are also included, but static museum sites and rolling stock operators without a 'dedicated' line do not fall within Wikipedia's definition of heritage railways. Miniature railways with gauges of less than 380mm (15 in) are excluded. Lines named in red are lacking a detailed Wikipedia entry.

The world's second preserved railway, and the first outside the United Kingdom, was Australia's Puffing Billy Railway. This railway operates on 24 kilometres (15 mi) of track, with much of its original rolling stock built as early as 1898.

New South Wales

Tully Sugar Mill No.6 at Illawarra Light Railway Museum

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge unless otherwise stated. See also Transport Heritage NSW [2]


Northern Territory

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge


Queensland

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.


South Australia

1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) unless otherwise noted

Tasmania

Mount Lyell No. 3 of West Coast Wilderness Railway at Strahan Station

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.

Victoria

Puffing Billy train at Lakeside station

1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) unless otherwise noted

Western Australia

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.


See also

References

  1. ^ ATHRA
  2. ^ Transport Heritage NSW
  3. ^ Byron Bay Train
  4. ^ Campbelltown Narrow Gauge Railway
  5. ^ Cooma Monaro Railway
  6. ^ Crookwell Heritage Railway
  7. ^ Dorrigo Steam Railway
  8. ^ Glenreagh Mountain Railway
  9. ^ Illawarra Light Railway
  10. ^ Kandos-Rylstone Heritage Railway
  11. ^ Katoomba Scenic Railway
  12. ^ Ladysmith Tourist Railway
  13. ^ State Mine Railway
  14. ^ Newington Armory
  15. ^ Rail Museum
  16. ^ Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
  17. ^ Richmond Vale Railway
  18. ^ Skitube
  19. ^ Sydney Tramway Museum
  20. ^ Timbertown Steam Train Experience
  21. ^ Zig Zag Railway
  22. ^ Friends of the North Australia Railway Adelaide River, NT
  23. ^ Old Ghan Heritage Railway
  24. ^ Archer Park Rail Museum
  25. ^ Atherton—Herberton Historic Railway
  26. ^ Australian Sugar Cane Railway
  27. ^ Bally Hooley Steam Railway
  28. ^ The Big Pineapple
  29. ^ "The Big Pineapple". The Big Pineapple. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  30. ^ Brisbane Tramway Museum
  31. ^ Burrum & District Museum
  32. ^ Downs Explorer
  33. ^ DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum
  34. ^ Dreamworld Express
  35. ^ Ginger Factory train
  36. ^ Gulflander (Queensland Rail)
  37. ^ Kuranda Scenic Railway (Queensland Rail)
  38. ^ Mary Valley Rattler
  39. ^ Mary Ann steam train
  40. ^ Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
  41. ^ Ravenshoe Railway
  42. ^ Ravenshoe Railway
  43. ^ Rosewood Railway
  44. ^ Rosewood Railway
  45. ^ Savannahlander
  46. ^ Sea World
  47. ^ Woodford Railway
  48. ^ "The Durundur Railway". Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  49. ^ Cobdogla steam museum railway
  50. ^ "Press release". Cobdogla Steam Museum. Cobdogla Steam Museum. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  51. ^ Moonta Mines Tourist Railway
  52. ^ National Railway Museum
  53. ^ Pichi Richi Railway
  54. ^ Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway
  55. ^ South Australian Light Railway Centre
  56. ^ SteamRanger Heritage Railway
  57. ^ Tramwasy Museum St. Kilda
  58. ^ Victor Harbor Horse Tramway
  59. ^ Derwent Valley Railway
  60. ^ Don River Railway
  61. ^ Ida Bay Railway Preservation Society
  62. ^ Launceston & North East Railway
  63. ^ Launceston Tramway Museum
  64. ^ Railtrack Riders
  65. ^ Sheffield Steam
  66. ^ Wee Georgie Wood Steam Railway
  67. ^ West Coast Wilderness Railway
  68. ^ Alexandra Timber Tramway
  69. ^ Ballarat Tramway Museum
  70. ^ Bendigo Tramways
  71. ^ Bellarine Railway
  72. ^ Daylesford Spa Country Railway
  73. ^ Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum
  74. ^ Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
  75. ^ Mornington Railway
  76. ^ Portland Cable Trams
  77. ^ Puffing Billy Railway
  78. ^ Redcliffs Historical Steam Railway
  79. ^ Tramway Museum Society of Victoria
  80. ^ The Stringybark Express old web page
  81. ^ Victorian Goldfields Railway
  82. ^ Walhalla Goldfields Railway
  83. ^ Yarra Valley Railway
  84. ^ Bennett Brook Railway
  85. ^ https://www.gdc.wa.gov.au/Profiles/gdc/Assets/ClientData/One_Mile_Jetty_Stage_3_Business_Case_Final.pdf
  86. ^ Golden Mile Loop Line Railway
  87. ^ Hotham Valley Railway
  88. ^ Kojonup Tourist Railway
  89. ^ Pemberton Tramway
  90. ^ Rottnest Island train
  91. ^ Wheatbelt Heritage Rail
  92. ^ Whiteman Park Heritage Tramway
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