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

Austria

• (Timelkam — Ampflwang)
• (narrow gauge, original tracks removed)
• Bregenzerwaldbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section Bezau — Schwarzenberg)
• (section Vordernberg — Eisenerz)
• (narrow gauge, Weiz — Birkfeld)
• (narrow gauge, remaining section Treibach-Althofen — Pöckstein-Zwischenwässern)
• Höllental Railway (Lower Austria) (narrow gauge, Payerbach-Reichenau — Hirschwang an der Rax)
• (some regular service remains)
• (Lavamünd — St. Paul im Lavanttal, track removed)
• Lokalbahn Ebelsberg — St. Florian (narrow gauge, some sections removed)
• (some sections)
• Internationale Rheinregulierungsbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section: new mouth of river Rhine into lake Constance — Lustenau depot; connection to Kadelberg quarry via Swiss side of Rhine now suspended)
• Rosen Valley Railway (section Weizelsdorf — Rosenbach)
• Stainzer Flascherlzug (narrow gauge, Stainz — Preding; service now suspended)
• 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)
• (section Krems — Emmersdorf an der Donau of the Donauuferbahn)
• (narrow gauge, Gmünd — Groß Gerungs and Gmünd — Litschau / — Heidenreichstein)
• Ybbs Valley Railway (narrow gauge, remaining section Göstling — Lunz am See — Kienberg-Gaming)

Belgium

• Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées
• Chemin de Fer du Bocq
• Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway
• Stoomcentrum Maldegem
• ASVi museum
• Vennbahn Closed in 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sarajevo-ViÅ¡egrad Railway (section from ViÅ¡egrad to VardiÅ¡te)

Czech Republic

• Lužná u Rakovníka - KoleÅ¡ovice Railway
• (Kroměříž) Kojetín - Tovačov)
• ((Ústí nad Labem Střekov) - Velké Březno - Zubrnice)
• (Opava Východ - Svobodné Heřmanice)
• Bruntál - Malá Morávka
• (Česká Kamenice - Kamenický Å enov)
• (Děčín - Telnice)

Denmark

Source:

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

Finland

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

France

• List of tourist railways in France

Germany

Greece

• Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway
• Pelion railway

Hungary

• Children's Railway,

Italy

• Bernina Railway, in the Rhaetian Railway between Italy and Switzerland; inscribed in the World Heritage List of UNESCO
• Valmorea railway
• Ceva–Ormea railway
• Sassari–Tempio-Palau railway
• Asciano–Monte Antico railway
• Novara–Varallo railway

Latvia

• Gulbene-AlÅ«ksne railway
• Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

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

• 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

• 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

Romania

• MocăniÅ£a from Vasser Valley, Maramureş (CFF Vişeu de Sus)
• Sibiu to Agnita narrow-gauge line in Hârtibaciu Valley

San Marino

• 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.)

Serbia

• Å argan Eight

Slovakia

• Čierny Hron Railway
• The Historical Logging Switchback Railway in Vychylovka, Kysuce near Nová Bystrica ()

Spain

• Basque Railway Museum (steam railway tours)
• Gijón Railway Museum
• Philip II Train, service between Madrid and El Escorial
• Railway Museum in Móra la Nova
• 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

• Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg – narrow gauge, near Gothenburg
• Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik – narrow gauge (includes a section of mixed gauge track into Västervik)
• Böda Skogsjärnväg – narrow gauge, Öland
• Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg – standard gauge, Värmland
• DjurgÃ¥rden Line (tramway) – Stockholm
• Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway – standard gauge, Västmanland
• Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg – narrow gauge, Gotland
• JädraÃ¥s-TallÃ¥s Järnväg – narrow gauge, Gästrikland
• Ohsabanan – narrow gauge, Jönköping
• Risten–Lakvik Museum Railway – narrow gauge, Östergötland
• Skara – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar – narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County
• SkÃ¥nska Järnvägar – standard gauge, SkÃ¥ne
• SmalspÃ¥rsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik – narrow gauge, SmÃ¥land
• Upsala-Lenna Jernväg – narrow gauge, Upsala County
• Östra Södermanlands Järnväg – narrow gauge, Södermanland

Switzerland

• 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

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Isle of Man

Channel Islands

• Alderney Railway
• Pallot Heritage Steam Museum

North America

Canada

United States

Mexico

• Chihuahua al Pacífico (Copper Canyon)
• Ferrocarril Interoceanico
• Tequila Express

Barbados

• St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway

St. Kitts

• St. Kitts Scenic Railway (Over historic tracks)

South America

Argentina

• Capilla del Señor Historic Train, in Buenos Aires Province
• Old Patagonian Express, Patagonia
• Train at the End of the World in Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego
• Tren a las Nubes, Salta
• Tren Histórico de Bariloche, Patagonia (British-built 1912, 4-6-0 steam locomotive to Perito Moreno glacier)
• 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)
• Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)

Ecuador

• Tren Crucero Ecuador

Colombia

• Tren Turistico De La Sabana, Bogota

Asia

Mainland China

• 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

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Tramways

India

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

Indonesia

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

Israel

• The (רכבת האלונים) in kibbutz Ein Shemer

Japan

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

Pakistan

• Khyber Railway
• Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum

Taiwan

• Alishan Forest Railway

Africa

South Africa

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
• Friends of the Rail – day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock
• Outeniqua Choo Tjoe – A heritage railway that has not operated since August 2006.
• 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.
• Rovos Rail – up-market railtours
• The Sandstone Heritage Trust – private railway operating 2-foot gauge steam locomotives
• Umgeni Steam Railway – Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban

Tunisia

• Lézard rouge

Australia

Australia

New Zealand

See also

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

References

External links

• Heritage railways in Spain
• International working steam locomotives
• National Preservation forum
• Indian Train Times