List of heritage railways

This list of heritage railways includes 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]

Austria[edit]

Ampflwanger Bahn (Timelkam — Ampflwang)
Bockerlbahn Bürmoos (narrow gauge, original tracks removed)
Bregenzerwaldbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section Bezau — Schwarzenberg)
Erzbergbahn (section Vordernberg — Eisenerz)
Feistritztalbahn (narrow gauge, Weiz — Birkfeld)
Gurktalbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section Treibach-Althofen — Pöckstein-Zwischenwässern)
Höllental Railway (Lower Austria) (narrow gauge, Payerbach-Reichenau — Hirschwang an der Rax)
Landesbahn Feldbach — Bad Gleichenberg (some regular service remains)
Lavamünder Bahn (Lavamünd — St. Paul im Lavanttal, track removed)
Lokalbahn Ebelsberg — St. Florian (narrow gauge, some sections removed)
Lokalbahn Korneuburg — Hohenau (some sections)
Lokalbahn Retz — Drosendorf
Lokalbahn Weizelsdorf — Ferlach
Internationale Rheinregulierungsbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section: Austrian side of mouth of river Rhine into lake Constance — Lustenau depot — Kadelberg quarry via Swiss side of Rhine)
Rosen Valley Railway (section Weizelsdorf — Rosenbach)
Stainzer Flascherlzug (narrow gauge, Stainz — Preding)
Steyr Valley Railway (narrow gauge, remaining section Steyr — Grünburg)
Taurachbahn (narrow gauge, section Tamsweg — Mauterndorf im Lungau of the Murtalbahn)
Thörlerbahn (narrow gauge, originally Kapfenberg — Turnau, track removed)
Wachauer Bahn (section Krems — Emmersdorf an der Donau of the Donauuferbahn)
Waldviertler Schmalspurbahnen (narrow gauge, Gmünd — Groß Gerungs and Gmünd — Litschau / — Heidenreichstein)
Ybbs Valley Railway (narrow gauge, remaining section Göstling — Lunz am See — Kienberg-Gaming)

Belgium[edit]

Steam loco Wase Kleiputter 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]
ASVi museum^[5]
Vennbahn Closed in 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Sarajevo-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

Czech Republic[edit]

Lužná u Rakovníka - Kolešovice Railway

Denmark[edit]

An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Aabenraa Veteranbane^S, Jylland
Amtsbanen på Als / Ekleinbahn^N, Als, re-establish a 6 km section of the railway from Nordborg to Universe (Danish amusement park)

Bevaringsforeningen Gedser Remise – roundhouse^S, Falster, DJK
BjergBanen^S ^H, Jylland
Blovstrødbanen ^N, Zealand, DJK
Bornholms Railway Museum- narrow gauge, Bornholm, future re establish a section of the former Nexøbane
Danish Railway Museum – Funen
Djursland Railway Museum – Jylland, DJK
Hanstholm fortress^N, Jylland
Hedelands Veteranbane^N, Sjælland
Hjerl Hede Frilandsmuseum^N, Jylland
Limfjordsbanen^H, Jylland, DJK
Mariager-Handest Veteranbane^S, Jylland, DJK
Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm^S, Lolland, DJK
MY-Veterantog^H, Sjælland, DJK
Nordisk Jernbane-Klub^H, Falster, DJK
Nordsjællands Veterantog^H, Sjælland
Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum – near Skjoldenæsholm Castle, Sjælland
Stenvad Mosebrugcenter^N, Jylland
Struer Jernbane-Klub^H, Jylland
Struer Railway Museum- Jylland
Sydfynske Veteranjernbane^S, Fyn
Sydjyllands Veterantog^H, Jylland
Vestsjællands Veterantog^S, Sjælland, DJK
Veteranbanen Bryrup-Vrads^S, Jylland
Veteranbanen Haderslev-Vojens^S, Jylland, DJK
Veterantog Ves^H, Jylland, DJK
Videbæk-Skjern Veteranbane^S, Jylland
Østsjællandske Jernbaneklub^H, Sjælland

^H Heritage rail operator | ^N Narrow gauge railway | ^S Standard gauge railway
DJK: Dansk Jernbane-Klub. Several heritage railways and operators are members of DJK

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]

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^[7]
Ventspils narrow-gauge railway^[8]

Luxembourg[edit]

Fond de Gras railway station, Luxembourg

Train 1900

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

San Marino[edit]

Restored AB 03 electric car in front of the Montale tunnel near the San Marino terminal station (2015)

Ferrovia Rimini–San Marino (In 2012, 800 meters of the track was reconstructed and opened to service at the San Marino terminal station with the original train as a tourist attraction.)^[9]

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

Basque Railway Museum (steam railway tours)^[10]
Gijón Railway Museum
Philip II Train, service between Madrid and El Escorial
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^[11]
Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik – narrow gauge (includes a section of mixed gauge track into Västervik)^[12]
Böda Skogsjärnväg – narrow gauge, Öland^[13]
Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg – standard gauge, Värmland^[14]
Djurgården Line (tramway) – Stockholm
Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway – standard gauge, Västmanland
Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg – narrow gauge, Gotland^[15]
Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg – narrow gauge, Gästrikland^[16]
Ohsabanan – narrow gauge, Jönköping^[17]
Risten – Lakviks Järnväg – narrow gauge, Östergötland^[18]
Skara – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar – narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County^[19]
Skånska Järnvägar – standard gauge, Skåne^[20]
Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik – narrow gauge, Småland^[21]
Upsala-Lenna Jernväg – narrow gauge, Upsala County
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg – narrow gauge, Södermanland

Switzerland[edit]

Historic steam on the Rigi Railways, the oldest rack railway in Europe

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies[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[edit]

Isle of Man – see heritage railways in the Isle of Man.

Channel Islands[edit]

North America[edit]

Canada[edit]

United States[edit]

South 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^[26]
Train at the End of the World in Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego^[27]
Tren a las Nubes, Salta
Tren Histórico de Bariloche, Patagonia (British-built 1912, 4-6-0 steam locomotive to Perito Moreno glacier)^[28]
Villa Elisa Historic Train in Entre Ríos Province

Brazil[edit]

Chile[edit]

Colchaguac Wine Train (a Bayer Peacock 2-6-0)^[29]
Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)^[30]

Ecuador[edit]

Tren Crucero Ecuador

Colombia[edit]

Tren Turistico De La Sabana, Bogota^[31]

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

Israel[edit]

The Oak Railway (רכבת האלונים) in kibbutz Ein Shemer

Japan[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

Taiwan[edit]

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

Alishan Forest Railway

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 – Now defunct. Formally ran day trips from Cape Town to Simonstown using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock^[32]
Friends of the Rail – day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock^[33]
Outeniqua Choo Tjoe – A heritage railway that has not operated since August 2006.^[34]
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.^[35]
Rovos Rail – up-market railtours^[36]
The Sandstone Heritage Trust – private railway operating 2-foot gauge steam locomotives^[37]
Umgeni Steam Railway – Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban^[38]

Tunisia[edit]

Lézard rouge

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]

^ Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées
^ Chemin de Fer du Bocq
^ Stoomtrein Dendermonde-Puurs
^ Stoomcentrum Maldegem
^ ASVi museum
^ Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway
^ Gulbene-Alūksne Railway
^ Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway
^ "Quel treno per San Marino". Duegi Editrice (in Italian). July 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Azpeitia Railway Museum^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik
^ Böda Skogsjärnväg Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg
^ "Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
^ Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg
^ Ohsabanan
^ "Risten – Lakviks Järnväg". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
^ – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Skånska Järnvägar (English)
^ Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik
^ Chihuahua al Pacífico Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Ferrocarril Interoceanico Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tequila Express
^ St. Kitts Scenic Railway
^ La Trochita
^ Tren del Fin del Mundo Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tren Histórico a Vapor Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tren del Vino Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Museo ferroviario Temuco". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
^ Turistren
^ Atlantic Rail
^ Friends of the Rail
^ "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
^ Reefsteamers
^ Rovos Rail
^ The Sandstone Heritage Trust
^ Steam Railway ^{[permanent dead link]}

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] ASVi museum

[6] Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway

[7] Gulbene-Alūksne Railway

[8] Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway

[9] "Quel treno per San Marino". Duegi Editrice (in Italian). July 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] Azpeitia Railway Museum^{[permanent dead link]}

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

[12] Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik

[13] Böda Skogsjärnväg Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine

[14] Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg

[15] "Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[16] Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg

[17] Ohsabanan

[18] "Risten – Lakviks Järnväg". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

[19] – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar ^{[permanent dead link]}

[20] Skånska Järnvägar (English)

[21] Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik

[22] Chihuahua al Pacífico Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

[23] Ferrocarril Interoceanico Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine

[24] Tequila Express

[25] St. Kitts Scenic Railway

[26] La Trochita

[27] Tren del Fin del Mundo Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

[28] Tren Histórico a Vapor Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine

[29] Tren del Vino Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

[30] "Museo ferroviario Temuco". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

[31] Turistren

[32] Atlantic Rail

[33] Friends of the Rail

[34] "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

[35] Reefsteamers

[36] Rovos Rail

[37] The Sandstone Heritage Trust

[38] Steam Railway ^{[permanent dead link]}

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