List of heritage railways

List of heritage railways is a comprehensive listing of 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

Albania

The entire remaining rail network of Albania can be considered as a heritage system.

Belgium

Vertical boiler loco Cockerill on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Denmark

An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog
Source:
  • Bevaringsforeningen Gedser Remise – roundhouse & standard-gauge railway, Falster, DJK
  • BjergBanen – standard-gauge railway & heritage rail operator, Jylland
  • Blovstrødbanen – narrow-gauge railway, Zealand, DJK
  • Bornholms Railway Museum- narrow gauge, Bornholm, future re establish a section of the former Nexøbane
  • Danish Railway Museum – Funen
  • Dansk Jernbane-Klub – shortened as DJK, several heritage railways & operators are members of DJK
  • Djursland Railway Museum – Jylland, DJK
  • Hanstholm fortress – narrow-gauge railway, Jylland
  • Hedelands Veteranbane – narrow-gauge railway, Sjælland
  • Hjerl Hede Frilandsmuseum – narrow-gauge railway, Jylland
  • Limfjordsbanen – heritage rail operator, Jylland, DJK
  • Mariager-Handest Veteranbane – standard-gauge railway, Jylland, DJK
  • Museumsbanen Maribo-Bandholm – standard-gauge railway, Lolland, DJK
  • MY-Veterantog – heritage rail operator, Sjælland, DJK
  • Nordisk Jernbane-Klub – heritage rail operator, Falster, DJK
  • Nordsjællands Veterantog – heritage rail operator, Sjælland
  • Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum – near Skjoldenæsholm Castle, Sjælland
  • Stenvad Mosebrugcenter – narrow-gauge railway, Jylland
  • Struer Jernbane-Klub – heritage rail operator, Jylland
  • Struer Railway Museum- Jylland
  • Sydfynske Veteranjernbane – standard-gauge railway, Fyn
  • Sydjyllands Veterantog – heritage rail operator, Jylland
  • Vestsjællands Veterantog – standard-gauge railway, Sjælland, DJK
  • Veteranbanen Bryrup-Vrads – standard-gauge railway, Jylland
  • Veteranbanen Haderslev-Vojens – standard-gauge railway, Jylland, DJK
  • Veterantog Vest – heritage rail operator, Jylland, DJK
  • Videbæk-Skjern Veteranbane – standard-gauge railway, Jylland
  • Østsjællandske Jernbaneklub – heritage rail operator, Sjælland

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

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

  • Pelion Mt. Scenic Railway[5]

Hungary

Italy

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

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[9]
  • Association of Narrow Gauge Railways Växjö-Västervik – narrow gauge (includes a section of mixed gauge track into Västervik)[10]
  • Böda Skogsjärnväg – narrow gauge, Öland[11]
  • Dal-Västra Värmlands Järnväg – standard gauge, Värmland[12]
  • Djurgården Line (tramway) – Stockholm
  • Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway – standard gauge, Västmanland
  • Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg – narrow gauge, Gotland[13]
  • Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg – narrow gauge, Gästrikland[14]
  • Ohsabanan – narrow gauge, Jönköping[15]
  • Risten – Lakviks Järnväg – narrow gauge, Östergötland[16]
  • Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik – narrow gauge, Småland[17]
  • Skara – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar – narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County[18]
  • Upsala-Lenna Jernväg – narrow gauge, Upsala County
  • Östra Södermanlands Järnväg – narrow gauge, Södermanland

Switzerland

Historic steam on the Rigi-bahnen

United Kingdom

Channel Islands

North America

Canada

United States

Mexico

St. Kitts

South America

Argentina

Tren a las Nubes
The Old Patagonian Express

Brazil

Chile

  • Colchaguac Wine Train (a Bayer Peacock 2-6-0)[26]
  • Tren de la Araucanía Temuco to Victoria (1953 Baldwin 4-8-2)[27]

Ecuador

  • Tren Crucero Ecuador[28]

Colombia

Asia

China

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

Taiwan

Alishan steam train, engine no 31

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 – day trips from Cape Town to Simonstown using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock[30]
  • Friends of the Rail – day trips from Hermanstad (Pretoria) using steam locomotives and heritage coaching stock[31]
  • Outeniqua Choo Tjoe – heritage railway that is not currently operational[32]
  • 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 and some longer disctance railtours using steam locomotives[33]
  • Rovos Rail – up-market railtours[34]
  • The Sandstone Heritage Trust – private railway operating steam locomotives[35]
  • Umgeni Steam Railway – Kloof to Inchanga, near Durban[36]

Tunisia

Australasia

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