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

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Tully Sugar Mill No.6 at Illawarra Light Railway Museum

4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) gauge unless otherwise stated.

• Cooma Monaro Railway
• 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

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Puffing Billy train at Lakeside station

5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) unless otherwise noted

• Alexandra Timber Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
• Ballarat Tramway Museum—4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) gauge.
• Bendigo Tramways
• Bellarine Peninsula Railway—3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.
• Coal Creek Bush Tramway—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
• Daylesford Spa Country Railway
• GreenTrail - now a rail trail
• Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum—2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
• Mornington Railway
• Puffing Billy Railway—2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge.
• South Gippsland Railway
• 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
• Beaudesert Rail - disbanded 2003
• Brisbane Tramway Museum
• Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society Inc (610mm)
• DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum
• Durundur Railway
• Kuranda Scenic Railway
• Mary Valley Railway
• Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.
• Mount Morgan Railway Museum
• Normanton to Croydon Railway—Gulflander
• Ravenshoe Heritage Steam Railway
• Rockhampton Steam Tramway
• Rosewood Railway Museum (operates a two-station section of line)
• Southern Downs Steam Railway
• Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc.
• 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 -
• Hotham Valley Railway
• Pemberton Tramway Company
• Spirit of the West—ceased operation May 2008

Tasmania

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Mount Lyell No. 3 of West Coast Wilderness Railway at Strahan Station

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