List of heritage railways in Australia
This is a list of heritage railways in Australia, some of which can also be considered tourist railways. For convenience, heritage tramways have also been included.
New South Wales
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
- Cooma Monaro Railway[1]
- Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum
- Glenreagh Mountain Railway
- Illawarra Light Railway Museum—Albion Park Rail—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
- Lachlan Valley Railway
- Michelago Tourist Railway
- New South Wales Rail Transport Museum—Thirlmere
- Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
- Rail Motor Society—Paterson
- Richmond Vale Railway Museum
- Sydney Tramway Museum
- Zig Zag Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
- 3801 Limited
Victoria
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) unless otherwise noted
- Alexandra Timber Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.[2]
- Ballarat Tramway Museum—4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge.
- Bendigo Tramways[3]
- Bellarine Peninsula Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
- Coal Creek Bush Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.[4]
- Daylesford Spa Country Railway
- GreenTrail - now a rail trail
- Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.[5]
- Mornington Railway
- Puffing Billy Railway—2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge.
- South Gippsland Railway (closed in January 2016)
- Victorian Goldfields Railway
- Walhalla Goldfields Railway—2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge.
- Yarra Valley Tourist Railway
Queensland
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
- Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc.
- Australian Society of Section Car Operators, Inc.
- Ballyhooley Steam Railway(610mm)
- Beaudesert Rail - disbanded 2003
- Big Pinapple Railway (610mm)
- Brisbane Tramway Museum (1435mm)
- Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society Inc (610mm)
- Burrum District Heritage Society (610mm)
- Cairns Kuranda Steam Limited Partnership (Savannahlander)
- DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum[6]
- Dreamworld Railway (610mm)
- Durundur Railway[7] (610mm)
- Ginger Factory Railway (610mm)
- Kuranda Scenic Railway
- Mackay Heritage Railway
- Mary Valley Heritage Railway
- Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.
- Mount Morgan Railway Museum
- Normanton to Croydon Railway—Gulflander[8]
- Queensland Rail Ltd (Heritage)
- Ravenshoe Railway Company[9]
- Rockhampton Steam Tramway
- Rosewood Railway Museum (operates a two-station section of line)[10]
- Southern Downs Steam Railway[11]
- Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc.
- Tinbeerwah Mountain Railway (610mm)
- Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
South Australia
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) unless otherwise noted
- Limestone Coast Railway
- Pichi Richi Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
- SteamRanger
- Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre
- National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
- Adelaide Tram Museum
Western Australia
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.
- Bennett Brook Railway 2 ft (610 mm) gauge
- Golden Mile Loopline - [12]
- Hotham Valley Railway
- Pemberton Tramway Company
- Wheatbelt Heritage Rail
Tasmania
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.
- Bush Mill Railway (closed in November 2004)
- Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society (closed in 2005)
- Don River Railway
- Ida Bay Railway
- Wee Georgie Wood Railway 2 ft (610 mm)
- West Coast Wilderness Railway (closed temporarily in 2013)
Northern Territory
- Ghan Preservation Society ("The Old Ghan") 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra Railway Museum—ARHS ACT
See also
See also List of heritage railways
References
- ↑ Cooma Monaro Railway
- ↑ Alexandra Timber Tramway
- ↑ Bendigo Tramways
- ↑ Association of Tourist Railways and Tramways - Member Railways
- ↑ Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum
- ↑ DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum
- ↑ QldRailHeritage - Durundur Railway
- ↑ Gulflander
- ↑ Ravenshoe Heritage Steam Railway
- ↑ Rosewood Railway Museum
- ↑ Southern Downs Steam Railway
- ↑ services stopped 2004 but being rebuilt with new funding from 2015 on Loopline Railway & Museum
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