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A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport.
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.
A preserved railway, also known as a heritage railway, is a railway line that has been restored and maintained for historical and recreational purposes, often by dedicated volunteers.
- Scotland
- Wales
- Crown Dependencies
- British Overseas Territories
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Railway centres and museums
1. Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo'ness, Falkirk 2. Riverside Museum, Glasgow 3. Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life,Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Narrow gauge
1. Alford Valley Railway, Alford, Aberdeenshire 2. Almond Valley Light Railway, Livingston, West Lothian 3. Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, South Lanarkshire
Miniature railways
1. Craigtoun Miniature Railway, St Andrews, Fife 2. Ness Islands Railway, Inverness
The Llanberis Lake RailwayThe Snowdon Mountain RailwayThe Welsh Highland RailwayChannel Islands
1. Alderney Railway, Alderney 2. Pallot Heritage Steam Museum, Jersey
May 1, 2023 · A heritage railway line is typically one that has been preserved from an earlier era of trains, and uses both steam and diesel locomotives coupled with traditional rolling stock. Heritage railways often run along books of tracks and bridges, which date back to the Victorian period or even earlier.
Mar 6, 2018 · The largest preserved heritage railway in the UK in terms of route mileage operated and passenger numbers. Spanning 18 miles through the North York Moors, it is very picturesque. The line has featured in the TV show Heartbeat and Goathland Station became Hogsmeade Station for the Harry Potter films. 6.
Jun 16, 2021 · There are more than 150 heritage railways across Britain covering 560 miles of track between 460 stations, says The Heritage Railway Association. And you can catch a train on the modern mainline to reach one of these wonderful destinations. Click here for a map of heritage railways all over Britain.
