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.

Europe[edit]

Albania[edit]

The entire remaining rail network of Albania can be considered as a heritage system.

Belgium[edit]

Vertical boiler loco Cockerill on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées^[1]
Chemin de Fer du Bocq^[2]
Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway^[3]
Stoomcentrum Maldegem^[4]
Vennbahn Closed in 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Sarajevo-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

Denmark[edit]

An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finland[edit]

Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway#6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

France[edit]

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).

Germany[edit]

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.

Greece[edit]

Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway ^[5]

Hungary[edit]

Children's Railway, Gyermekvasút

Italy[edit]

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

Latvia[edit]

Ventspils narrow gauge railway

Gulbene-Alūksne railway^[6]
Ventspils narrow gauge railway^[7]

Netherlands[edit]

Norway[edit]

Steam locomotive on the Gamle Vossebanen

Poland[edit]

Republic of Ireland[edit]

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

Romania[edit]

Locomotive Mariuţa on the Vişeu de Sus Railway

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

Serbia[edit]

Train passing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

Šargan Eight

Slovakia[edit]

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)

Spain[edit]

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

Azpeitia Railway Museum (steam railway tours)^[8]
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[edit]

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

Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg - narrow gauge, near Gothenburg^[9]
Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik - narrow gauge (includes a section of mixed gauge track into Västervik)^[10]
Böda Skogsjärnväg - narrow gauge, Öland ^[11]
Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg - standard gauge, Värmland^[12]
Djurgården Line (tramway) - Stockholm
Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway - standard gauge, Västmanland
Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg - narrow gauge, Gotland^[13]
Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg - narrow gauge, Gästrikland^[14]
Ohsabanan - narrow gauge, Jönköping^[15]
Risten - Lakviks Järnväg - narrow gauge, Östergötland^[16]
Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik - narrow gauge, Småland^[17]
Skara - Lundsbrunns Järnvägar - narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County^[18]
Upsala-Lenna Jernväg - narrow gauge, Upsala County
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg - narrow gauge, Södermanland

Switzerland[edit]

Historic steam on the Rigi-bahnen

United Kingdom[edit]

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[edit]

Near and Middle East[edit]

Israel[edit]

Oak Train in kibutz Ein Shemer

North America[edit]

Canada[edit]

United States[edit]

Caribbean[edit]

St. Kitts[edit]

St. Kitts Scenic Railway (over historic tracks)^[19]

South and Central America[edit]

Argentina[edit]

Tren a las Nubes

The Old Patagonian Express

Capilla del Señor Historic Train, in Buenos Aires Province
Old Patagonian Express, Patagonia^[20]
Train at the End of the World in Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego^[21]
Tren a las Nubes, Salta
Tren Histórico de Bariloche, Patagonia (British-built 1912, 4-6-0 steam locomotive to Perito Moreno glacier)^[22]
Villa Elisa Historic Train in Entre Ríos Province

Brazil[edit]

Chile[edit]

Colchaguac Wine Train (a Bayer Peacock 2-6-0)^[23]
Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)^[24]

Africa[edit]

South Africa[edit]

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 - day trips from Cape Town to Simonstown using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock ^[30]
Friends of the Rail - day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock^[31]
Outeniqua Choo Tjoe - heritage railway that is not currently operational^[32]
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^[33]
Rovos Rail - up-market railtours^[34]
The Sandstone Heritage Trust - private railway operating steam locomotives^[35]
Umgeni Steam Railway - Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban ^[36]

Tunisia[edit]

Lézard rouge

Asia[edit]

China[edit]

Jiayang Coal Railway
Mengzi–Baoxiu Railway (heritage train operation on an otherwise disused section west of Jianshui)
Qinghai–Tibet Railway^{[citation needed]}
Tiefa Steam Locomotive Tourist Attraction
Trans Siberian Railway

Hong Kong[edit]

Peak Tram of Hong Kong

India[edit]

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Indonesia[edit]

Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo & Brauns locomotive

Japan[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

Khyber Railway

Taiwan[edit]

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

Alishan Forest Railway

Australasia[edit]

Australia[edit]

New Zealand[edit]

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

References[edit]

External links[edit]

[1] Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées

[2] Chemin de Fer du Bocq

[3] Stoomtrein Dendermonde-Puurs

[4] Stoomcentrum Maldegem

[5] Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway

[6] Gulbene-Alūksne Railway

[7] Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway

[8] Azpeitia Railway Museum

[9] Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.

[10] Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik

[11] Böda Skogsjärnväg

[12] Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg

[13] Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg

[14] Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg

[15] Ohsabanan

[16] Risten - Lakviks Järnväg

[17] Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik

[18] - Lundsbrunns Järnvägar

[19] St. Kitts Scenic Railway

[20] La Trochita

[21] Tren del Fin del Mundo

[22] Tren Histórico a Vapor

[23] Tren del Vino

[24] Museo ferroviario Temuco

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[26] Turistren

[27] Chihuahua al Pacífico

[28] Ferrocarril Interoceanico

[29] Tequila Express

[30] Atlantic Rail

[31] Friends of the Rail

[32] Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

[33] Reefsteamers

[34] Rovos Rail

[35] The Sandstone Heritage Trust

[36] Steam Railway

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