List of heritage railways

thumb|[[Georgetown Loop Railroad in Colorado, United States.]]

thumb|[[Bernina railway line passing by Lago Bianco in Switzerland.]]

thumb|[[La Trochita crossing Río Chico in Argentina.]]

thumb|A train of the [[Sagano Scenic Railway in Japan.]]

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: 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)
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

thumb|Steam loco Wase Kleiputter on the Dendermonde-Puurs Railway

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-Višegrad Railway (section from Višegrad to Vardište)

Czech Republic

thumb|Historic [[railcar M131 in Zubrnice station]]

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

thumb|Danish heritage railways in 2012. Subsequently, operations on the Grindsted Line have been discontinued.

thumb|An NSJV restored train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog

: Source:

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

thumb|Lovisa & Wesijärvi Railway #6 at the Jokioinen Museum Railway

Jokioinen Museum Railway
Kovjoki Museum Railway
Porvoo Museum Railway

France

thumb|The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway

List of tourist railways in France

Germany

thumb|The Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum

Greece

Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway
Pelion railway
Treno sto Rouf Railway Carriage Theater

Hungary

Children's Railway, Gyermekvasút

Italy

thumb|Historic train at the [[Cansano railway station, along the now tourist in Italy.]]

thumb|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
Ceva–Ormea railway
Sassari–Tempio-Palau railway
Asciano–Monte Antico railway
Novara–Varallo railway

Latvia

thumb|Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

Gulbene-Alūksne railway
Ventspils narrow-gauge railway

Luxembourg

thumb|Fond de Gras railway station, 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

thumb|Steam locomotive on the [[Gamle Vossebanen]]

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

thumb|Comboio Histórico do Douro

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

thumb|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

thumb|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.)

Serbia

thumb|Train crossing the largest bridge on the Šargan Eight railway

Šargan Eight

Slovakia

thumb|A train on the Čierny Hron Railway

Čierny Hron Railway
The Historical Logging Switchback Railway in Vychylovka, Kysuce near Nová Bystrica (Historická lesná úvraťová železnica)

Spain

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

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

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

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
Djurgården Line (tramway) – Stockholm
Engelsberg-Norbergs Railway – standard gauge, Västmanland
Gotlands Hesselby Jernväg – narrow gauge, Gotland
Jädraås-Tallås Järnväg – narrow gauge, Gästrikland
Ohsabanan – narrow gauge, Jönköping
Risten–Lakvik Museum Railway – narrow gauge, Östergötland
Skara – Lundsbrunns Järnvägar – narrow gauge, Västra Götaland County
Skånska Järnvägar – standard gauge, Skåne
Smalspårsjärnvägen Hultsfred-Västervik – narrow gauge, Småland
Upsala-Lenna Jernväg – narrow gauge, Upsala County
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg – narrow gauge, Södermanland

Switzerland

thumb|Historic steam on the [[Rigi Railways, the oldest rack railway in Europe]]

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
Schinznacher Baumschulbahn

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

England

thumb|The Great Marquess" Great Central Railway

Scotland

thumb|Gordon Highlander steam locomotive - Great North of Scotland Railway

Wales

thumb|Brecon Mountain Railway

Northern Ireland

thumb|Outside the Foyle Valley Railway Museum

Isle of Man

thumb|Isle of Man Steam Railway

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

thumb|[[Tren a las Nubes]]

thumb| The [[Old Patagonian Express]]

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

thumb|an excursion train in Shuanglongqiao Station

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

thumb|The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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

Indonesia

thumb|[[Cepu Forest Railway – Du Croo & Brauns locomotive]]

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

Israel

The Oak Railway (רכבת האלונים) in kibbutz Ein Shemer

Japan

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

Pakistan

thumb|Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway in Pakistan]]

Khyber Railway
Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum

Taiwan

thumb|Alishan steam train, engine no 25

Alishan Forest Railway

Africa

South Africa

thumb|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
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