Current mainline railway lines in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are shown in black, heritage lines in green, subway lines in red and former railway lines in light blue.

* East Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in the United Kingdom

A heritage railway demonstration operates at the Pallot Heritage Steam Museum.

By the end of the 20th century, almost the only steam power still in regular use in North America and Western European countries was on heritage railways largely aimed at tourists and / or railroad hobbyists, known as ' railfans ' or ' railway enthusiasts ', although some narrow gauge lines in Germany which form part of the public transport system, running to all-year-round timetables retain steam for all or part of their motive power.

* July 25 – The East Lancashire Railway, a heritage railway in the North West of England, is opened between Bury and Ramsbottom.

The Welsh Highland Railway, a narrow gauge heritage railway, was restored in 2011 and runs from Caernarfon to Porthmadog where it connects with the Festiniog Railway.

The Railroad is a heritage railway.

The North Norfolk Railway ( NNR )– also known as the " Poppy Line " – is a heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt, It cuts through the countryside to the east of Weybourne with views of its windmill and passes through the well preserved country station which also houses a locomotive shed together with a carriage maintenance and restoration centre.

Shepton Mallet ( High Street ) closed with the withdrawal of passenger services on the Yatton to Witham line in 1963, though part of the former East Somerset line remains open for freight and as a heritage railway.

However, there is an alternative plan being developed by the Remembrance Line Association which is based on retaining the harbour railway and its station as a major heritage / tourist operation and ' Leaving for War ' museum given the significance of the Folkestone Harbour Branch in both World Wars which is important to the Allied and Commonwealth nations.

A local group, The Remembrance Line Association, is actively seeking to retain the harbour branch as a tourist / heritage railway operation.

The rural railway heritage of the High Barnet branch beyond Highgate can be seen in the design of many of the stations.

Major landmarks in the area include Ruislip Lido, a former reservoir, now an area of public parkland with its own miniature railway and Manor Farm, a settlement dating from the 9th century which is now designates as a local heritage site.

* Downpatrick & County Down Railway is Ireland's only full-sized heritage railway, built on the town's former rail link to Belfast, links the town with Inch Abbey.

* Avon Valley Railway, a heritage railway in the United Kingdom

The Bure Valley Railway is a minimum gauge heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park.

* Bure Valley Railway, a heritage railway

In 1965, within a year of the closure of this line, the North Norfolk Railway was formed to restore part of the line as an independent heritage steam railway.

Thomaston is also headquarters of the Naugatuck Railroad, a heritage railway and short line freight operator that operates of former New Haven trackage between Waterbury and Torrington.

Simpelveld has a heritage railway station and is the homebase of the South Limburg Railway Compagny ZLSM ( Zuid Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij ).

Peak Rail, a heritage railway group, have restored the section from Rowsley to Matlock, with the long-term objective of trying to re-open back to Buxton.

Though the railroads connecting the First Transcontinental Railroad to the mines in Austin and Eureka have long been removed, the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely.

The Bodmin & Wenford Railway ( BWR ) is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

* Telford Steam Railway, a heritage line in the UK

A heritage passenger service owned by Epping Ongar Railway Ltd started in October 2004. on Sundays from Ongar to Coopersale, stopping at North Weald, with a possible extension to Epping in the future.

The town's storied printing heritage is chronicled by the Tennessee Newspaper and Printing Museum, located in its historic Southern Railway train depot, circa 1890.

It hosts a museum to the town's rich railroading heritage and the Virginian Railway.

The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved heritage railway in England and is England's highest narrow gauge railway.

: This article is about the heritage East Lancashire Railway.

The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.

The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England.

Today the Severn Valley Railway operates as a heritage railway.

The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway ( E & BASR ) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, ( formed in 1968 and re-opened in 1979 ).

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a minimum gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England.

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a long branch line that served mills and villages in the Worth Valley and is now a heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England.

There are also occasional heritage train runs on the Metropolitan line.

However, the pedestrianised Town Street which runs north from the Market Place to Waterloo Bridge has had significant investment in its heritage in the last five years and now enjoys almost full occupancy of its shops.

The Country Music Highway runs through Prestonsburg and celebrates the region's rich heritage of music.

The heritage line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, crossing the Shropshire / Worcestershire border, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route.

The railway is the second-longest standard gauge heritage line in the United Kingdom and runs across the North York Moors from Pickering via Levisham, Newton Dale, Goathland and terminating at Grosmont.

It runs alongside the Bure Valley Railway, a heritage railway from Wroxham to Aylsham.

The town is the terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, a heritage steam branch line which has been restored and runs through the Worth Valley to Oxenhope via Oakworth and Haworth.

The West Somerset Railway ( WSR ) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet.

The popular Puffing Billy Railway, a heritage steam railway, runs through the southern parts of the Dandenongs.

This heritage railway line runs steam and diesel trains, and gains its name from the fact that it used to be the line that took watercress up to London.

It currently runs between Rockingham Station ( at the back of the heritage centre ) and Hemingfield Basin.

The association runs weekly programs of study and encounter integrating creative arts related to Jewish heritage for children, youth and adults of all backgrounds from Yeruham and all over the Negev, cultural and communal events, teacher training workshops, and special programs for visiting groups, as well as a communal archives and volunteer projects.

The Cockle Train heritage railway operated by SteamRanger runs steam locomotive and other antique train services between Victor Harbor and Goolwa stations.

It runs an all-volunteer heritage railroad dedicated to preserving, restoring, interpreting, and operating historic railroad equipment.

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway ( GWR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway ) is a volunteer-run heritage railway which runs along the Gloucestershire / Worcestershire border.

The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that currently runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

The heritage streetcar Platte Valley Trolley services some of the major venues and runs west into Lakewood from its beginning at Confluence Park in Auraria.

They run regular chartered trips using their fully restored engines and heritage carriages, including short runs on the steam train and jigger in exchange for a ' gold coin ' donation during special events in the town.

The Spa Valley Railway ( SVR ) is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with the Oxted Line.

The Llanberis Lake Railway () is a narrow gauge heritage railway that runs for along the northern shore of Llyn Padarn in north Wales in the Snowdonia National Park.

The Vale of Rheidol Railway () is a narrow-gauge gauge heritage railway that runs for between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

The heritage district runs from Bank to Elgin, with CBC broadcast studios at Metcalfe and Sparks.

It also now benefits from longer opening hours, participates in heritage activities and runs its own calendar of events.