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 Río Chico in Argentina.
A train of the Sagano Scenic Railway in Japan.

Europe

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Czech Republic

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Historic railcar M131 in Zubrnice station

Denmark

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Danish heritage railways in 2012. Subsequently, operations on the Grindsted Line have been discontinued.
An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog
Source: [citation needed]
  • Aabenraa VeteranbaneS, Jylland
  • Amtsbanen på Als / EkleinbahnN, Als, re-establish a 6 km section of the railway from Nordborg to Universe (Danish amusement park)
  • Bevaringsforeningen Gedser Remise – roundhouseS, Falster, DJK
  • BjergBanenS H, Jylland
  • Blovstrødbanen N, Zealand, DJK
  • Bornholms Railway Museum- narrow gauge, Bornholm, future re establish a section of the former Nexøbane
  • Danish Railway MuseumFunen
  • Djursland Railway Museum – Jylland, DJK
  • Hanstholm fortressN, Jylland
  • Hedelands VeteranbaneN, Sjælland
  • Hjerl Hede FrilandsmuseumN, Jylland
  • LimfjordsbanenH, Jylland, DJK
  • Mariager-Handest VeteranbaneS, Jylland, DJK
  • Museumsbanen Maribo-BandholmS, Lolland, DJK
  • MY-VeterantogH, Sjælland, DJK
  • Nordisk Jernbane-KlubH, Falster, DJK
  • Nordsjællands VeterantogH, Sjælland
  • Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum – near Skjoldenæsholm Castle, Sjælland
  • Stenvad MosebrugcenterN, Jylland
  • Struer Jernbane-KlubH, Jylland
  • Struer Railway Museum- Jylland
  • Sydfynske VeteranjernbaneS, Fyn
  • Sydjyllands VeterantogH, Jylland
  • Vestsjællands VeterantogS, Sjælland, DJK
  • Veteranbanen Bryrup-VradsS, Jylland
  • Veteranbanen Haderslev-VojensS, Jylland, DJK
  • Veterantog VesH, Jylland, DJK
  • Videbæk-Skjern VeteranbaneS, Jylland
  • Østsjællandske JernbaneklubH, 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

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Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

France

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The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway

Germany

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The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

Greece

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Hungary

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Italy

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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

Latvia

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Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

Luxembourg

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Fond de Gras railway station, Luxembourg

Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Republic of Ireland

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Romania

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Locomotive Mariuţa on the Vişeu de Sus Railway

San Marino

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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

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Train crossing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

Slovakia

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Spain

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

Sweden

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

Switzerland

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United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

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England

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The Great Marquess" Great Central Railway

Scotland

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Gordon Highlander steam locomotive - Great North of Scotland Railway

Wales

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Brecon Mountain Railway

Northern Ireland

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Outside the Foyle Valley Railway Museum

Isle of Man

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Isle of Man Steam Railway

Channel Islands

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North America

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South America

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Argentina

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Tren a las Nubes
The Old Patagonian Express

Brazil

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Chile

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Ecuador

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Colombia

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Asia

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Mainland China

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an excursion train in Shuanglongqiao Station

Hong Kong

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India

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Indonesia

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Israel

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Japan

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Pakistan

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Taiwan

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Alishan steam train, engine no 25

Africa

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South Africa

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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.

Tunisia

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Australia

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See also

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References

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  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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