List_of_heritage_railways_in_Australia

List of heritage railways in Australia

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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. Most are members of Association of Tourist & Heritage Rail Australia (ATHRA).^[1] In addition to active operations, abandoned and putative operations are also included, but static museum sites and rolling stock operators without a 'dedicated' line do not fall within Wikipedia's definition of heritage railways. Miniature railways with gauges of less than 380mm (15 in) are excluded. Lines named in red are lacking a detailed Wikipedia entry.

The world's second preserved railway, and the first outside the United Kingdom, was Australia's Puffing Billy Railway. This railway operates on 24 kilometres (15 mi) of track, with much of its original rolling stock built as early as 1898.

Queensland

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise stated.

Archer Park Rail Museum, Rockhampton ^[25]
Atherton—Herberton Historic Railway^[26]
Australian Sugar Cane Railway, Bundaberg—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[27]
Bally Hooley Steam Railway, Port Douglas—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[28]
Beaudesert Rail (railway operation ceased from 2003)
Big Pineapple Railway, Woombye—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[29] (railway operation suspended as at December 2022 ^[30])
Brisbane Tramway Museum, Ferny Grove—1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge.^[31] (ride within static museum site)
Burrum Mining Museum, Howard—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[32] (ride within static museum site)
Downs Explorer, Warwick ^[33] (run excursions over freight-only sections of state system, from Warwick to Stanthorpe, Wallangarra, Clifton, Wheatvale, Hendon, Toowoomba, Goondiwindi)
DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum, Drayton, Toowoomba ^[34] (a plan to run excursions over sections of the state system is not yet operational)
Dreamworld Railway, Coomera—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[35] (little more than a funfair railway)
Ginger Train, Yandina—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[36]
Gulflander : Croydon–Normanton.^[37]
Kuranda Scenic Railway : Cairns–Kuranda.^[38]
Mary Valley Rattler ^[39] (previously known as Mary Valley Heritage Railway and The Valley Rattler)
Mary Ann Steam Train, Maryborough ^[40]
Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway^[41] (also known as Swanbank Railway)
Ravenshoe Railway Company^[42] (railway operation suspended from December 2020 ^[43] - plans for reopening in progress)
Rosewood Railway^[44] (railway operation suspended as at December 2022 ^[45])
Savannahlander—Cairns–Forsayth.^[46]
Sea World Railway, Main Beach—610 mm (2 ft) gauge. (railway operation ceased by 2022; not to be confused with monorail which also ceased from 2022 ^[47])
Southern Downs Steam Railway—former name of Downs Explorer, q.v. above
Swanbank Railway—see Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway (above)
Woodford Railway, Woodford—610 mm (2 ft) gauge.^[48] (previously known as Durundur Railway ^[49] )

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ATHRA

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Transport Heritage NSW

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Byron Bay Train

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Campbelltown Narrow Gauge Railway

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Cooma Monaro Railway

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Crookwell Heritage Railway

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Dorrigo Steam Railway

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Glenreagh Mountain Railway

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Illawarra Light Railway

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Kandos-Rylstone Heritage Railway

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Katoomba Scenic Railway (gauge supplied by operator by email December 2022)

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Ladysmith Tourist Railway

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State Mine Railway

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email from <[email protected]> 8 January 2023

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Rail Museum

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Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway

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Richmond Vale Railway

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Skitube

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Sydney Tramway Museum

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Timbertown Steam Train Experience

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Zig Zag Railway

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Friends of the North Australia Railway Adelaide River, NT

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Old Ghan Heritage Railway

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Archer Park Rail Museum

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Atherton—Herberton Historic Railway

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Australian Sugar Cane Railway

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Bally Hooley Steam Railway

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The Big Pineapple

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Brisbane Tramway Museum

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Burrum & District Museum

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Downs Explorer

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DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum

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Dreamworld Express

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Ginger Factory train

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Gulflander (Queensland Rail)

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Kuranda Scenic Railway (Queensland Rail)

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Mary Valley Rattler

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Mary Ann steam train

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Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway

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Ravenshoe Railway

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Ravenshoe Railway

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Rosewood Railway

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Rosewood Railway

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Savannahlander

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Sea World

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Woodford Railway

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Cobdogla steam museum railway

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Moonta Mines Tourist Railway

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National Railway Museum

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Pichi Richi Railway

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Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway

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South Australian Light Railway Centre

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SteamRanger Heritage Railway

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Tramwasy Museum St. Kilda

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Victor Harbor Horse Tramway

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Derwent Valley Railway

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Don River Railway

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Ida Bay Railway Preservation Society

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Launceston & North East Railway

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Launceston Tramway Museum

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Railtrack Riders

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Sheffield Steam

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https://tasmaniantransportmuseum.com.au/about/where-we-operate/

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Wee Georgie Wood Steam Railway

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West Coast Wilderness Railway

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Alexandra Timber Tramway

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Ballarat Tramway Museum

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Bendigo Tramways

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Bellarine Railway

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Daylesford Spa Country Railway

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Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum

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Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association

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Mornington Railway

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Portland Cable Trams

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Puffing Billy Railway

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Redcliffs Historical Steam Railway

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Tramway Museum Society of Victoria

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The Stringybark Express old web page

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Victorian Goldfields Railway

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Walhalla Goldfields Railway

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Yarra Valley Railway

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Bennett Brook Railway

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Golden Mile Loop Line Railway

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Hotham Valley Railway

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Kojonup Tourist Railway

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Pemberton Tramway

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Rottnest Island train

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Wheatbelt Heritage Rail

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List_of_heritage_railways_in_Australia

List of heritage railways in Australia

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

See also

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