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.

Georgetown Loop Railroad in Colorado, United States.

Bernina railway line passing by Lago Bianco in Switzerland.

La Trochita crossing Rio Chico in Argentina.

A train of the Sagano Scenic Railway in Japan.

Europe

Austria

• 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

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

• Sarajevo-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

Czech Republic

Historic railcar M131 in Zubrnice station

• Lužná u Rakovníka - Kolešovice Railway
• Tovačovka (Kroměříž) Kojetín - Tovačov)
• Zubrnická museální železnice ((Ústí nad Labem Střekov) - Velké Březno - Zubrnice)
• Břeclav - Lednice
• Hvozdnický Expres (Opava Východ - Svobodné Heřmanice)
• Bruntál - Malá Morávka
• Sklářská lokálka Šenovka (Česká Kamenice - Kamenický Šenov)
• Kozí dráha (Děčín - Telnice)

Denmark

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

Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

• Jokioinen Museum Railway
• Kovjoki Museum Railway
• Porvoo Museum Railway

France

Main article: fr:Liste des chemins de fer touristiques de France

See also: Category:Heritage railways in France

The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway

• Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
• Chemin de fer Touristique d'Anse
• Froissy Dompierre Light Railway
• Tarn Light Railway

Germany

Main article: de:Liste der Museumseisenbahnen

See also: Category:Heritage railways in Germany

The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

• Albbähnle
• Amstetten–Gerstetten line
• Augsburg Railway Park
• Bäderbahn Molli
• Bavarian Localbahn Society
• Bergische Museumsbahn
• Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum
• Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz
• DBK Historic Railway
• Dieringhausen Railway Museum
• Döllnitzbahn
• Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn
• Ettlingen–Bad Herrenalb line
• Etzwilen–Singen railway
• Franconian Museum Railway
• Frankfurt City Junction Line
• German Steam Locomotive Museum
• Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum
• Historic Railway, Frankfurt
• Karlsruhe–Baiersbronn line
• Kleinbahn-Museum Bruchhausen-Vilsen
• Kuckucksbähle
• Mellrichstadt–Fladungen line
• Mügeln railway network
• Nördlingen–Feuchtwangen line
• Nördlingen–Gunzenhausen line
• Radebeul–Radeburg line
• Riedlhütte narrow-gauge railway
• Wutach Valley Railway (Sauschwänzlebahn)

Greece

• Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway
• Pelion railway^[6]
• Treno sto Rouf Railway Carriage Theater

Hungary

• Children's Railway, Gyermekvasút

Italy

Main article: List of heritage railways in Italy

Historic train at the Cansano railway station, along the now tourist Sulmona–Isernia railway [it] in Italy.

Tourist train in transit on a viaduct of the Sassari–Tempio–Palau railway in Italy

• Bernina Railway, in the Rhaetian Railway between Italy and Switzerland; inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO
• Valmorea railway
• Sulmona–Isernia railway [it]
• Cosenza-Camigliatello–San Giovanni in Fiore railway [it]
• Avellino–Rocchetta Sant'Antonio railway [it]
• Gemona del Friuli–Sacile railway [it]
• Palazzolo–Paratico railway [it]
• Ceva–Ormea railway
• Mandas–Arbatax railway [it]
• Isili–Sorgono railway [it]
• Sassari–Tempio-Palau railway
• Macomer–Bosa railway [it]
• Alcantara–Randazzo railway [it]
• Castelvetrano–Porto Empedocle railway [it]
• Noto–Pachino railway [it]
• Asciano–Monte Antico railway
• Civitavecchia–Orte railway [it]
• Fano–Urbino railway [it]
• Chivasso–Asti railway [it]
• Castagnole–Asti-Mortara railway [it]
• Alessandria–Cavallermaggiore railway [it]
• Novara–Varallo railway
• Urbino–Fabriano railway [it]
• Sicignano degli Alburni–Lagonegro railway [it]
• Rocchetta Sant'Antonio–Gioia del Colle railway [it]
• Cuneo–Mondovì railway [it]

Latvia

Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

• Gulbene-Alūksne railway^[7]
• Ventspils narrow-gauge railway^[8]

Luxembourg

Fond de Gras railway station, Luxembourg

• Train 1900

Netherlands

• Corus Stoom IJmuiden
• Efteling Steam Train Company
• Museum Buurtspoorweg
• Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik
• Stichting Stadskanaal Rail
• Stichting voorheen RTM
• Stoom Stichting Nederland
• Stoomtrein Goes - Borsele
• Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer
• Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij
• Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij

Norway

Steam locomotive on the Gamle Vossebanen

• Old Voss Line
• Krøderen Line
• Nesttun–Os Line
• Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar
• Rjukan Line
• Setesdal Line
• Thamshavn Line
• Urskog–Høland Line
• Valdres Line

Poland

• Bieszczady Forest Railway
• Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
• Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja
• Seaside Narrow Gauge Railway
• Wigry Forest Railway

Portugal

Comboio Histórico do Douro

• Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway
• Corgo line
• Linha do Douro
• Sabor line
• Tâmega line
• Linha do Tua
• National Railway Museum (Portugal)
• Narrow-gauge railways in Portugal
• Monte Railway (Funchal, Madeira)

Republic of Ireland

Main article: List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland

Romania

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

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

Train passing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

• Šargan Eight

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)

Spain

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

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–Lakvik Museum Railway – 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

Main article: List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland

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

• Blonay-Chamby Museum Railway
• Brienz Rothorn Bahn
• Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland
• Etzwilen–Singen railway
• Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
• Furka Oberalp Railway
• Pilatus Railway
• Rigi Railways
• Schynige Platte Railway
• Zürcher Museums-Bahn
• La Traction
• Sursee–Triengen Railway
• Schinznacher Baumschulbahn

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

Main article: list of British heritage and private railways

England

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in England

The Great Marquess" Great Central Railway

Scotland

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in Scotland

Gordon Highlander steam locomotive - Great North of Scotland Railway

Wales

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in Wales

Brecon Mountain Railway

Northern Ireland

Main article: list of heritage railways in Northern Ireland

Outside the Foyle Valley Railway Museum

Isle of Man

Main article: heritage railways in the Isle of Man

Isle of Man Steam Railway

Channel Islands

• Alderney Railway
• Pallot Heritage Steam Museum

North America

Canada

Main article: List of heritage railways in Canada

United States

Main article: List of heritage railroads in the United States

• Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
• Adirondack Railroad
• Agrirama Logging Train
• Arcade and Attica Railroad
• Azalea Sprinter
• Big South Fork Scenic Railway
• Black Hills Central Railroad
• Black River and Western Railroad
• Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
• Branson Scenic Railway
• Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
• Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
• Belvidere and Delaware Railroad (AKA Delaware River Railroad)
• California Western Railroad (AKA, The Skunk Train)
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
• Conway Scenic Railroad
• Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
• Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
• Chehalis–Centralia Railroad
• Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
• Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
• Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
• Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
• Dollywood Express
• Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
• East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company
• Everett Railroad
• Gold Coast Railroad Museum
• Georgia Coastal Railway
• Georgia State Railroad Museum
• Georgetown Loop Railroad
• Grand Canyon Railway
• Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
• Grapevine Vintage Railroad
• Heber Valley Railroad
• Hesston Steam Museum
• Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
• Huckleberry Railroad
• Illinois Railway Museum
• Indiana Transportation Museum
• Kirby Family Farm Train
• Kentucky Railway Museum
• Kettle Moraine Scenic Railroad
• Lumberjack Steam Train
• Little River Railroad (Michigan)
• Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum
• Mount Washington Cog Railway
• Mid-Continent Railway Museum
• Monticello Railway Museum
• Midwest Central Railroad
• My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
• Nevada Northern Railway Museum
• New Hope Railroad
• North Shore Scenic Railroad
• Nickel Plate Express
• Niles Canyon Railway
• Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
• Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad
• Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
• Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
• Roaring Camp
• Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
• SAM Shortline Excursion Train
• Silverwood Theme Park
• Steamtown National Historic Site
• Serengeti Express
• Southeastern Railway Museum
• Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
• Strasburg Rail Road
• Sumpter Valley Railway
• South Central Florida Express, Inc. (AKA, Sugar Express)
• Tallulah Falls Railroad Museum
• Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
• Tweetsie Railroad
• Texas State Railroad
• Three Rivers Rambler
• TECO Line Streetcar
• Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad
• Virginia and Truckee Railroad
• Valley Railroad Company (AKA, The Essex Steam Train)
• Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
• White Pass and Yukon Route
• Wilmington and Western Railroad
• Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
• Walt Disney World Railroad
• Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad
• Wildlife Express Train
• Whippany Railway Museum
• White Mountain Central Railroad
• Whitewater Valley Railroad
• Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

Mexico

• Chihuahua al Pacífico (Copper Canyon)^[22]
• Ferrocarril Interoceanico^[23]
• Tequila Express^[24]

Barbados

• St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway

St. Kitts

• St. Kitts Scenic Railway (Over historic tracks)^[25]

South America

Argentina

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

• Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil
• Rede Mineira de Viação
• Corcovado Rack Railway
• Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas
• Estrada de Ferro Perus Pirapora
• Serra Verde Express
• Train of Pantanal
• Trem da Serra da Mantiqueira
• Trem das Águas
• Viação Férrea Campinas Jaguariúna

Chile

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

Ecuador

• Tren Crucero Ecuador

Colombia

• Tren Turistico De La Sabana, Bogota^[31]

Asia

Mainland China

an excursion train in Shuanglongqiao Station

• Jiayang Coal Railway
• Mengzi–Baoxiu Railway (heritage train operation on an otherwise disused section west of Jianshui)
• Tieling-Faku Railway
• Kunming-Hekou Railway
• Huanan Forest Railway
• Chaoyanggou-Qi Railway

Taiwan

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

• Alishan Forest Railway

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Tramways

India

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

• Calcutta Tramways
• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
• Kalka Shimla Railway
• Matheran Hill Railway
• Nilgiri Mountain Railway
• Palace on Wheels

Indonesia

Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo & Brauns locomotive

• Ambarawa Railway Museum
• Cepu Forest Railway
• Mak Itam Steam Locomotive
• Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara

Israel

• The Oak Railway (רכבת האלונים) in kibbutz Ein Shemer

Japan

• Narita Yume Bokujo narrow gauge railway
• Sagano Scenic Railway
• Shuzenji Romney Railway

Pakistan

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

• Khyber Railway
• Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum

Africa

South Africa

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

• Lézard rouge

Australia

Australia

Main article: List of heritage railways in Australia

New Zealand

Main pages: List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines and Category:Heritage railways in New Zealand

See also

• Trains portal

• Heritage tourism
• List of Conservation topics
• List of tourist attractions worldwide
• List of United States railroads
• Mountain railway

References

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]}

External links

• Heritage railways in Spain
• International working steam locomotives
• National Preservation forum
• Indian Train Times Archived 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine