Heritage railways

The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway or Castle Hill Railway is a cliff railway in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridgnorth Cliff Railway"

The California Western Railroad, popularly called the Skunk Train, is a heritage railway in California. ...more on Wikipedia about "California Western Railroad"

The Čierny Hron Railway (in Slovak: Čiernohronská železnica) is a narrow gauge railway in central Slovakia, built as an industrial railway for logging operations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Čierny Hron Railway"

The Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway (Stoomspoorlijn Dendermonde-Puurs) is a heritage railway situated in the Belgian province of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen). ...more on Wikipedia about "Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway"

The Foxfield Steam Railway is a 5-mile preserved standard-gauge line located SE of Stoke on Trent. It is an ex-colliery railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foxfield Steam Railway"

The Gartell Light Railway is a heritage railway located at Yenston, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway running for 0.75 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gartell Light Railway"

The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gwili Railway"

A heritage railway or a preserved railway is a term used, especially in Great Britain, for a railway which is run as a tourist attraction, is usually but not always run by volunteers, and seeks to re-create railway scenes of the past (or perhaps a prettified image of the past) They may be operated in concert with area museums (particularly transport museums). See List of heritage railways. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heritage railway"

There are a number of heritage railways in Northern Ireland, reflecting Ireland's long railway history. Some of the primary sites include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Heritage railways in Northern Ireland"

The Isle of Man Transport Heritage is a grouping of several historic railways and tramways, including ...more on Wikipedia about "Heritage railways in the Isle of Man"

The Kleinbahn-Museum Bruchhausen-Vilsen is a metre gauge heritage railway that runs from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Asendorf in the German state of Lower-Saxony. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kleinbahn-Museum Bruchhausen-Vilsen"

This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums. More links at foot of page. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of British heritage and private railways"

* National Railway Museum – York ...more on Wikipedia about "List of British railway museums"

List of heritage railways is a link page for any heritage railway anywhere. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of heritage railways"

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There are a number of Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland, reflecting Ireland's long railway history. Some of the main sites include: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland"

The McCloud Railway is a Class III shortline operating near Mount Shasta, California. It began operations on July 1 1992 when it took over operations from the McCloud River Railroad. The MCR was incorporated on April 21 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "McCloud Railway"

The Nevada Northern Railway was built to connect the copper mines and smelter of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in White Pine County, Nevada. It also carried passenger traffic and provided a commuter service to bring children from outlying ranches and communities to the schools in Ely. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nevada Northern Railway"

The New Hope & Ivyland is a tourist railroad which runs regularly scheduled steam and diesel powered excursions from New Hope to Lahaska, Pennsylvania and return. Passengers for regular excursion trains may board either at New Hope or at Lahaska Station, (1 mile east of US 202 on Street Road, Lahaska, PA). Passengers may get off at either station and take a later train back to their originating station. All trains depart Lahaska Station 20 minutes past the hour. Last train of the day ends in New Hope. In addition to the regular New Hope-Lahaska trains, the NH&I also has several special events throughout the year, including rare mileage 35 mile round trip Spring Scenery and Fall Foliage trains to Warminster. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Hope and Ivyland Railroad"

Nordsjællands Veterantog (NSJV) was founded as Helsingør Jernbaneklub in 1958 as a model railway club in Helsingør, Denmark. The club had its ups and downs in the early years, but the big turning point was when it was decided to try and work with scale 1:1. In 1968, the first service was operated and soon the club had turned into a heritage railway rather than a model railway club. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nordsjællands Veterantog"

The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association operates this 2-mile standard gauge preserved railway between the Stephenson Railway Museum and near to Percy Main metro station in North Shields. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Tyneside Steam Railway"

(Peak Rail) *Operational Steam Locomotives ...more on Wikipedia about "Peak Rail" shortopedia , this is it! Heritage_railways

The Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway is a diesel-powered tourist operation in Northern California, with just over eight miles of trackage between Olympia, CA and an interchange with the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) at the Santa Cruz Wye. From there, trains continue on to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on the UP Watsonville-Davenport branchline. The SCBT&P is one of very few railroads in North America with extensive operating trackage down the middle of a city street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway"

The Setesdal Railroad (Setesdalsbanen in Norwegian) is a railroad between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway. 78 km long. Built with a narrow gauge of 3 1/2 feet (1067 mm). Opened to Hægeland November 26 1895, to Byglandsfjord November 27 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene ( Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Setesdal Railroad"

The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The 16-mile line runs from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Trains services are hauled by both steam and diesel locomotives, and also the line's diesel multiple unit. This last unit is used to pull a Saturday Evening Fish and Chip Special from May to August, leaving Kidderminster at around 7pm and returning at 10pm after one hour in Bridgnorth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Severn Valley Railway"

The Stoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik is a heritage_railway in the Netherlands. It runs from Hoorn to Medemblik, a track of about 20km. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik"

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