List_of_heritage_railways

List of heritage railways

List of heritage railways

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

Belgium

Steam loco Wase Kleiputter on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Czech Republic

Historic railcar M131 in Zubrnice station

Denmark

An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog
Source: [citation needed]
  • 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 Museum – Funen
  • 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

Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

France

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

Main page: Category:Heritage railways in Germany
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

Hungary

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

Luxembourg

Fond de Gras railway station, Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Steam locomotive on the Gamle Vossebanen

Poland

Republic of Ireland

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

Romania

Locomotive Mariuţa on the Vişeu de Sus Railway

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

Slovakia

A train on the Čierny Hron Railway

Spain

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

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 – 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

Main article: List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
Historic steam on the Rigi Railways, the oldest rack railway in Europe

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

Isle of Man

Channel Islands

North America

Canada

Main article: List of heritage railways in Canada

United States

Main article: List of heritage railroads in the United States

Mexico

Barbados

St. Kitts

South America

Argentina

Tren a las Nubes
The Old Patagonian Express

Brazil

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

Asia

Mainland China

an excursion train in Shuanglongqiao Station

Taiwan

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

Hong Kong

Peak Tram of Hong Kong

India

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Indonesia

Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo & Brauns locomotive

Israel

Japan

Pakistan

Historical Khyber Railway in Pakistan

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

Australia

Australia

Main article: List of heritage railways in Australia

New Zealand

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées
  2. [2]
    Chemin de Fer du Bocq
  3. [3]
    Stoomtrein Dendermonde-Puurs
  4. [4]
    Stoomcentrum Maldegem
  5. [5]
    ASVi museum
  6. [6]
    Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway
  7. [7]
    Gulbene-Alūksne Railway
  8. [8]
    Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway
  9. [9]
    "Quel treno per San Marino". Duegi Editrice (in Italian). July 21, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. [10]
    Azpeitia Railway Museum[permanent dead link]
  11. [11]
    Anten-Gräfsnäs Järnväg Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  12. [12]
    Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik
  13. [13]
    Böda Skogsjärnväg Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  14. [14]
    Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg
  15. [15]
    "Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  16. [16]
    Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg
  17. [17]
    Ohsabanan
  18. [18]
    "Risten – Lakviks Järnväg". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  19. [19]
    – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar [permanent dead link]
  20. [20]
    Skånska Järnvägar (English)
  21. [21]
    Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik
  22. [22]
    Chihuahua al Pacífico Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  23. [23]
    Ferrocarril Interoceanico Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  24. [24]
    Tequila Express
  25. [25]
    St. Kitts Scenic Railway
  26. [26]
    La Trochita
  27. [27]
    Tren del Fin del Mundo Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  28. [28]
    Tren Histórico a Vapor Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  29. [29]
    Tren del Vino Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  30. [30]
    "Museo ferroviario Temuco". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  31. [31]
    Turistren
  32. [32]
    Atlantic Rail
  33. [33]
    Friends of the Rail
  34. [34]
    "Outeniqua Choo Tjoe". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  35. [35]
    Reefsteamers
  36. [36]
    Rovos Rail
  37. [37]
    The Sandstone Heritage Trust
  38. [38]
    Steam Railway [permanent dead link]
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