List of heritage railways

Last updated May 05, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

Jokioinen Museum Railway
Kovjoki Museum Railway
Porvoo Museum Railway

France

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

Germany

The Hannoversches Strassenbahn-Museum 2005-06-26.HSM.jpg — The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

Greece

Hungary

Children's Railway, Gyermekvasút

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

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

Luxembourg

Train 1900

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Locomotive Mariuta on the Viseu de Sus Railway Mocanita.JPG — 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

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]

Sweden

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

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)^[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

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

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

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

Indonesia

Israel

The Oak Railway (רכבת האלונים) in kibbutz Ein Shemer

Japan

Pakistan

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^[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

New Zealand

References

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

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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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List of heritage railways

Contents

Europe

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Latvia

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Isle of Man

Channel Islands

North America

Canada

United States

Mexico

Barbados

St. Kitts

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Ecuador

Colombia

Asia

Mainland China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Israel

Japan

Pakistan

Taiwan

Africa

South Africa

Tunisia

Australia

Australia

New Zealand

See also

References

External links