This list of heritage railways includes heritage railways sorted by country, state, or region.
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.
H Heritage rail operator | N Narrow gauge railway | S Standard gauge railway DJK: Dansk Jernbane-Klub.
Several heritage railways and operators are members of DJK Note that most of the heritage railway operators in South Africa have their own depots where locomotives and coaches are kept and serviced, but run on state-owned railways.