List of museum railways
This is a list of railway lines that are regularly operated seasonally or on certain days of the week as a museum railway or museum tram and whose infrastructure is maintained primarily for this purpose.
Explanations
Not included in the list are:
- pure railway or tram museums without their own routes
- Museum railway associations that carry out special trips, but not regular trips on one or more specific routes
- Railways that run in regular daily operation with steam locomotives or other older vehicles.
→ The list does not claim to be complete, please complete if necessary!
Europe
Germany
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
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Baden-Württemberg | ||||||||
Achertalbahn | Achern - Ottenhöfen in the Black Forest | 1435 | 10.4 | steam | 1968 | 2013 | Achertäler Eisenbahnverein e. V. | from 2015 the club will be on the road with its vehicles in the Hamersbach valley |
Albbähnle | Amstetten - Oppingen | 1000 | 5.7 | steam | 1990 | Ulm railroad friends | ||
Alb Valley Railway | Ettlingen - Bad Herrenalb | 1435 | 18.8 | steam | 1979 | Ulm railroad friends | ||
Triple railway | Seebrugg - Titisee-Neustadt - Löffingen | 1435 | 40.8 | Steam, electric | 2008 | IG 3-Seenbahn | Construction of a museum station in Seebrugg; http://www.3seenbahn.de/ | |
Härtsfeldbahn | Neresheim - sawmill | 1000 | 2.8 | steam | 2002 | Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn e. V. | Reconstruction / construction of the line | |
Kaiserstuhlbahn | Bar DB - Breisach | 1435 | 25.9 | steam | 1978 | Eisenbahnfreunde Breisgau e. V. (EFB), Freiburg | Museum vehicles (ex SEG) come from the Kaiserstuhlbahn or have been in use there since the 1950s | |
Kandertal Railway | Haltingen - Kandern | 1435 | 12.9 | steam | 1969 | Kandertal Railway Association | ||
Krebsbachtalbahn | Neckarbischofsheim North - Neckarbischofsheim - Hüffenhardt | 1435 | 16.9 | diesel | 2010 | Friends of the Krebsbachtalbahn e. V. | http://www.krebsbachtal-bahn.de/ | |
Local railway Amstetten – Gerstetten | Amstetten - Gerstetten | 1435 | 19.9 | Steam, diesel | 1997 | Ulm railroad friends | ||
Öchsle | Warthausen - Ochsenhausen | 750 | 19.0 | Steam, diesel | 1985 | Öchsle Bahn Betriebs-GmbH (since 2001) | https://oechsle-bahn.de/ | |
Swabian Alb Railway | Schelklingen - Gammertingen | 1435 | 62.67 | Steam, diesel | 2004 | Swabian Alb Railway V. | http://www.alb-bahn.com/ | |
Strohgäubahn | Korntal - Weissach | 1435 | 22.3 | steam | 1977 | Society for the preservation of rail vehicles e. V. (GES) | ||
Vintage tram line 23 | Stuttgart - Stuttgart TV tower | 1000 | electricity | Tram world Stuttgart | ||||
Valley railway | Nürtingen - Neuffen | 1435 | 8.9 | steam | 1977 | Society for the preservation of rail vehicles e. V. (GES) | ||
Trossingen Railway | Trossingen train station - Trossingen city | 1435 | 5.0 | Current (600 V =) | 2003 | Friends of the Trossinger Eisenbahn e. V. | http://www.trossinger-eisenbahn.de/ and http://www.instagram.com/trossingereisenbahn and http://www.facebook.com/trossingereisenbahn | |
Swabian Forest Railway | Schorndorf - Welzheim | 1435 | 22.8 | steam | 2010 | Schwäbische Waldbahn GmbH, Friends of the Welzheimer Bahn e. V. | ||
Wutachtalbahn ("Sauschwänzle [s] bahn") |
Blumberg - wheat | 1435 | 25.6 | steam | 1977 | EUROVAPOR (since 1997 Wutachtalbahn (WTB) e.V.) | ||
Bavaria | ||||||||
Railway line Dollnstein – Rennertshofen | Dollnstein - Rennertshofen | 1435 | 21.0 | Steam, diesel | 1985 | 1993 | Association for the Preservation of Historic Railway Material e. V. | Route dismantled |
Railway line Fünfstetten – Monheim | Fünfstetten - Monheim (Swabia) | 1435 | 5.60 | Steam, diesel | 1981 | 1997 | Bavarian Railway Museum | Route dismantled |
Railway line Nördlingen – Dombühl | Nördlingen - Feuchtwangen | 1435 | 43.0 | Steam, diesel | 1988 | 2018 | BayernBahn GmbH | shut down since January 2019 |
Railway line Nördlingen – Gunzenhausen | Nordlingen - Gunzenhausen | 1435 | 39.5 | Steam, diesel | 1989 | BayernBahn GmbH | ||
Landshut – Rottenburg railway line | Landshut - Neuhausen near Landshut | 1435 | 14.9 | Steam, diesel | 2012 | BayernBahn GmbH | ||
Chiemgau local railway | Bad Endorf - Obing | 1435 | 18.5 | Steam, diesel | 2006 | Chiemgauer Lokalbahn-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG | ||
Chiemsee Railway | Prien train station - Prien Stock | 1000 | 1.9 | Steam, diesel | Chiemsee-Schifffahrt Ludwig Feßler KG |
Chiemsee-Bahn from Prien-Stock to Prien runs |
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Franconian Switzerland steam train | Ebermannstadt - Behringersmühle | 1435 | 15.9 | Steam, diesel | 1980 | Steam Railway Franconian Switzerland e. V. | ||
Riedlhütte field and forest railway | Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte | 600 | 1 | diesel | 1987 | Feld- und Waldbahn Riedlhütte e. V. | ||
Ilz Valley Railway | Passau - Freyung | 1435 | 49.5 | diesel | Förderverein Ilztalbahn eV | |||
Laabertal Railway | Eggmühl - Langquaid | 1435 | 10.3 | diesel | 2001 | Local line Schierling-Langquaid (part of the Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn ) | ||
Main loop railway | Seligenstadt b. Wü. - Volkach | 1435 | 9.8 | diesel | 2003 | Eisenbahnfreunde Untermain e. V. | ||
Pfettrachtalbahn | Landshut – Neuhausen (b Landshut) | 1435 | 14.1 | |||||
Rhön-Zügle | Mellrichstadt – Fladungen railway line | 1435 | 18.4 | steam | 1996 | Eisenbahnfreunde Untermain e. V. | ||
Rodachtalbahn | Steinwiesen - Nordhalben | 1435 | 11.0 | diesel | 2007 | Eisenbahnfreunde Rodachtalbahn e. V. | ||
Nuremberg tram | Historic tram depot St. Peter - Plärrer - Tiergärtnertor - Central station - Documentation center - Historic tram depot St. Peter | 1435 | electricity | Friends of the Nürnberg-Fürther Tram e. V. | Ring line 15 at Nuremberg Central Station | |||
Hiking trail in the Regental | Gotteszell - Viechtach | 1435 | 11.0 | diesel | 1992 | Wanderbahn im Regental e. V. | ||
Wachtl Express | Kiefersfelden - Wachtl | 900 | 4.9 | Current (1200 V =) | 1991 | Museums-Eisenbahn-Gemeinschaft Wachtl e. V. | ||
Berlin | ||||||||
Britzer Museum Railway | 600 | 5.0 | diesel | 1985 | Britzer Museumsbahn Berlin KG | |||
AG Märkische Kleinbahn | Zehlendorf Railway | 1435 | diesel | 1981 | AG Märkische Kleinbahn e. V. | |||
Brandenburg | ||||||||
Berlin railroad friends | Heather track | 1435 | Steam / diesel | 1978 | Berliner Eisenbahnfreunde e. V. | |||
Buckower Kleinbahn | Buckow (Märkische Schweiz) - Müncheberg | 1435 | 4.9 | Electricity (600 V =), diesel | 2002 | Railway Association Märkische Schweiz e. V. | ||
Niederlausitzer museum railway | Finsterwalde - Crinitz | 1435 | 15.2 | Steam, diesel | 2002 | Niederlausitzer Museumseisenbahn e. V. | ||
Pollo museum railway in the Prignitz | Lindenberg - Mesendorf | 750 | 9.0 | Diesel, steam | 2002 | Prignitzer Kleinbahnmuseum Lindenberg e. V. | ||
Bremen | ||||||||
Bremen tram | Central station, Altstadtring, Neustadtring | 1435 | electricity | Friends of the Bremen Tram e. V. | Ring line 16 at Bremen main station | |||
Moorexpress | Bremen Hbf - Stade | 1435 | diesel | Railways and transport companies Elbe-Weser | ||||
Bremerhaven-Bad Bederkesa | Bremerhaven - Bad Bederkesa | 1435 | 24.4 | diesel | 2000 | Museum Railway Bremerhaven - Bederkesa e. V. | ||
Hamburg | ||||||||
Bergedorf-Geesthacht Railway | Bergedorf - Geesthacht - Krümmel | 1435 | Steam, diesel | 1976 | Geesthacht Railway Working Group | |||
Hesse | ||||||||
Aartalbahn | Wiesbaden - Hohenstein | 1435 | diesel | 1986 | Nassau Tourist Railway | |||
Bad Orber small train | Bad Orb - Wächtersbach | 600 | 4.3 | Steam, diesel | 2002 | Bad Orb steam train | Historic train | |
Bad Schwalbacher Kurbahn | Bad Schwalbach | 600 | 1.6 | diesel | 1991 | Bad Schwalbacher Kurbahn Association | Rides on the historic field train | |
Bebra Railway Museum | Bebra | 600 | 1.6 | diesel | 1991 | Eisenbahnfreunde Bebra eV | ||
Butzbach-Licher Railway | Bad Nauheim - Munzenberg | 1435 | 17th | Steam, diesel | 1980 | Railway friends Wetterau | ||
Darmstadt Ost-Groß-Zimmer | Darmstadt Ost –Bessunger Forest | 1435 | 4.3 | Steam, diesel | Railway Museum Darmstadt-Kranichstein | |||
Darmstadt steam tram | Darmstadtium (Congress Center) - Griesheim Wagenhalle | 1000 | steam | AG Historic HEAG vehicles in the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum | ||||
Eiserner Steg port railway - Frankfurt-Griesheim / Mainkur | Frankfurt am Main | 1435 | Steam, diesel | Historic Frankfurt Railway | BR 52 of the historical railway Frankfurt e. V. | |||
Feldbahn on the Rebstock | Frankfurt am Main | 600 | 1.5 | Steam, diesel | Frankfurt Feldbahnmuseum | |||
Kassel – Naumburg Railway | Kassel - Naumburg | 1435 | 33 | Steam, diesel | 1972 | Hessencourrier | ||
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | ||||||||
Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow-gauge railway | Schwichtenberg –Uhlenhorst | 600 | diesel | 1999 | Mecklenburg-Pomerania narrow-gauge railway friends | |||
Grevesmühlen – Klütz railway line | Reppenhagen - Klütz | 600 | 4.5 | Steam, diesel | 2015 | De Lütt coffee burner | “De Lütt coffee burner” in Klütz | |
Lower Saxony | ||||||||
Almetalbahn | Almstedt - Segeste | Bodenburg - Almstedt - Segeste | 1435 | 5.4 | Steam, diesel | 1976 | Working group for historical railways eV | ||
" Aces loafers " | Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel– Asse | 1435 | Braunschweiger Verkehrsfreunde eV association | |||||
Spiekeroog | Bahnhof – Westend | 1000 | 1999 | Museum Association Spiekeroog | ||||
Hümmlinger circular path | Lathen - Werlte | 1435 | 28.9 | Museum Railway Hümmlinger Kreisbahn e. V. | ||||
East Frisian Coast Railway | North - Dornum | 1435 | 17.6 | diesel | 1987 | Museum railway coastal railway East Friesland | ||
Meppen-Haselünner Railway | Meppen - Haselünne - Essen | 1435 | 51 | Steam, diesel | 1989 | Railway friends Hasetal | Hasetalbahn in Löningen | |
Cloppenburg – Ocholt railway line | Cloppenburg - Friesoythe | 1435 | diesel | Museum Railway Friesoythe-Cloppenburg eV | ||||
Cloppenburg – Ocholt railway line | Bad Zwischenahn - Scharrel | 1435 | diesel | Ammerland-Barßel-Saterland museum railway | Images on Wikimedia Commons | |||
Jan Harpstedt | Delmenhorst - Harpstedt | 1435 | 21.4 | Steam, diesel | 1979 | Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Railway Friends |
“Jan Harpstedt” in Dünsen Station 2 on the route of industrial culture in the northwest |
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Bremen-Thedinghauser Railway | Bremen-Kirchhuchting - Thedinghausen | 1435 | 24.6 | diesel | 1993 | Kleinbahn Leeste | Station 15 of the Route of Industrial Culture in the Northwest | |
German Railway Association | Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Asendorf | 1000 | 7.8 | Steam, diesel | 1966 | German Railway Association |
Germany's first and oldest museum railway, Station 14 on the Route of Industrial Culture in the northwest |
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County Hoya Transportation Company | Syke - Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Hoya - Eystrup | 1435 | 36.8 | diesel | 2007 | Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya / German Railway Association |
“Kaffkieker” in Bruchhausen station 16 on the route of industrial culture in the north-west |
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Uchte-Rahden | Uchte - Rahden | 1435 | 25.3 | diesel | 1991 | Rahden-Uchte Museum Railway |
Rail bus in Bohnhorst |
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Wittlager circular path | Prussian Oldendorf - Bohmte | 1435 | 16.3 | diesel | 1973 | Mindener museum railway | Museum train in Bohmte | |
Ahlenmoor moor railway | Wanna | 600 | diesel | Moorbahnhof / MoorrZ | ||||
Burgsittensen Moor Railway | Tiste | 600 | diesel | Burgsittensen Moor Railway | ||||
Deinste – Lütjenkamp | Deinste –Lütjenkamp | 600 | 1.2 | Steam, diesel | German Field and Small Railway Museum [1] | |||
Bremerhaven – Bederkesa railway line | Bremerhaven - fishing port - Bad Bederkesa | 1435 | 24.4 | Steam, diesel | 2000 | Bremerhaven - Bederkesa Museum Railway | ||
Moorexpress | Bremen Hbf - Stade | 1435 | diesel | Railways and transport companies Elbe-Weser | ||||
Buxtehuder-Harsefelder Railway | Buxtehude - Harsefeld | 1435 | 14.7 | diesel | Buxtehuder-Harsefelder Railway Friends | |||
Verden-Walsroder Railway | Verden (Aller) - Kirchlinteln -Stemmen | 1435 | 11.8 | diesel | 1993 | Verdener Eisenbahnfreunde Kleinbahn Verden-Walsrode e. V. | ||
Derneburg – Seesen railway line | Osnabrück Hbf - Piesberg colliery station | 1435 | steam | Osnabrück Steam Locomotive Friends eV | ||||
Derneburg – Seesen railway line | Derneburg - Bornum am Harz | 1435 | 15.7 | steam | Dampfzuf-Betriebs-Gemeinschaft eV | |||
Böhmetal Kleinbahn | Walsrode - Hollige - Altenboitzen | 1435 | Draisine | Böhmetal Kleinbahn operating company | ||||
Warning valley railway | Börßum - Salzgitter Bad | 1435 | 36.8 | Draisine | Steam locomotive community 41 096 e. V. | |||
East Hanover Railways | * Bispingen-Lüneburg * Lüneburg-Bleckede * Winsen - Niedermarschacht * Soltau - Bispingen - Döhle |
1435 | 39.5 23.8 18.2 30 |
diesel | 1993? | Heath Express | ||
Rinteln – Stadthagen railway line | Stadthagen - Bad Eilsen - Rinteln | 1435 | 20.4 | Steam, diesel | 1974 | Weserbergland steam railway | ||
Extertalbahn | Bösingfeld - Dörentrup | 1435 | Steam, diesel | 1974 | State railway Lippe | |||
North Rhine-Westphalia | ||||||||
Mühlenstroth small steam train | Gutersloh | 600 | Steam, diesel | 1973 | Mühlenstroth small steam train |
Mühlenstroth small steam train |
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Teuto-Express on the Teutoburg Forest Railway (TWE) |
Ibbenbüren – Bad Laer Bad Laer – Gütersloh Gütersloh – Hövelhof |
1435 | 93 | Steam, diesel | 1977 |
Railway tradition (Lengerich / Westf.) Osningbahn (Halle / Westf.) |
Teuto Express in Bad Laer |
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Mindener Kreisbahnen | Hille - Minden , Minden - Kleinenbremen | 1435 | 13.4 / 13 | Steam, diesel | 1977 | Minden Museum Railway | MEM locomotive in Minden station | |
Uchte – Rahden (until 2002 Mindener Museumseisenbahn ) |
Uchte - Rahden | 1435 | 25.3 | diesel | 1991 | Rahden-Uchte Museum Railway, |
Rail bus and wagon in Rahden |
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Extertalbahn | Bösingfeld - Dörentrup | 1435 | Steam, diesel, earlier electric | 1974 | State railway Lippe | Lippe state railway steam train | ||
Ruhr Valley Railway | Dahlhausen - Hagen main station - Ennepetal -Altenvoerde | 1435 | Steam, diesel | 1981 | RuhrtalBahn | 1981–1989 Railway Museum Bochum-Dahlhausen | ||
Hesper Valley Railway | Essen copper turning house in Scheppen | 1435 | 3.3 | Steam, diesel | 1976 | Hesper Valley Railway | ||
Sauerland small train | Herscheid- Huinghausen- Plettenberg -Köbbinghauser Hammer | 1000 | 2.3 | Steam, diesel | 1987 | Märkische Museum-Eisenbahn | ||
Almetalbahn | Thülen - Büren | 1435 | 20.6 | VT 98 | 1998 | Waldbahn Almetal eV | currently closed, future uncertain | |
Selfkantbahn | Geilenkirchen - Gillrath - Schierwaldenrath - Gangelt | 1000 | 5.5 | Steam, diesel | 1969 | Interest group for historical rail traffic | MEG railcars in Schierwaldenrath station | |
Silt | Tönisvorst - Krefeld –Hülser Berg | 1435 | 13.6 | steam | 1980 | SWK Mobil | ||
Bergisches Tram Museum | Wuppertal Kohlfuhrter Bridge – Wuppertal Greuel | 1000 | 3.2 | Electric | 1991 | Bergische Museumsbahnen e. V. | ||
Olef Valley Railway | Kall - Schleiden - Hellenthal | 1435 | 17.2 | steam | 2006 | Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn , Schleidener Tal rail and bus initiative | ||
Wiehltalbahn | ( Dieringhausen ) - Osberghausen - Wiehl - Waldbröl | 1435 | 23.6 | steam | 1998 | IG Bw Dieringhausen eV , WB WiehltalBahn GmbH, Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn |
Waldbröl locomotive with the “Bergische Löwe” train on the Wiehltalbahn in Weiershagen.
Due to various work on the route, it is currently only possible to drive to Wiehl. https://eisenbahnmuseum-dieringhausen.de/fahrplaene/ |
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Rhineland-Palatinate | ||||||||
Brexbachtalbahn | Neuwied - Grenzau - Siershahn | 1435 | 2013 | Brexbachtalbahn eV | ||||
Brohltalbahn | Brohl - angels | 1000 | 17.5 | Steam, diesel | 1977 | Interest group Brohltal-Schmalspureisenbahn (IBS e.V.) with the club's own Brohltal-Schmalspureisenbahn Betriebs-GmbH | Brohltalbahn in Niederzissen | |
Kasbachtalbahn | Linz on the Rhine - Kalenborn | 1435 | 8.9 | diesel | 1999 | Eifelbahn Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH | ||
Cuckoo horse | Neustadt an der Weinstrasse - Elmstein | 1435 | 13 | Steam, diesel | 1984 | Kuckucksbähnel-Betriebs-GmbH, German Society for Railway History | ||
Stump Forest Railway | Ramsen - Eiswoog | 600 | 3.5 | diesel | 1996 | Stumpwaldbahn Ramsen ev | ||
Saarland | ||||||||
Merzig-Büschfeld Railway | Merzig –Dellborner Mill | 1435 | 16.6 | Steam, diesel | 1988 | Losheim Museum Railway Club | ||
Ostertalbahn | Ottweiler - black earth | 1435 | 21st | diesel | 2000 | Ostertalbahn working group | ||
Saxony | ||||||||
Muskau Forest Railway | Weißwasser - Bad Muskau | 600 | Steam, diesel | 1993 | Forest Railway Muskau GmbH | |||
Pressnitz Valley Railway | Steinbach - Jöhstadt | 750 | 8.0 | steam | 1993 | IG Preßnitztalbahn e. V. | ||
Windbergbahn | Freital Ost– Dresden-Gittersee | 1435 | 5.7 | diesel | Windbergbahn e. V. | |||
Döbeln museum horse tram | Chub | 1000 | horse | Traditional association Döbelner Pferdebahnmuseum e. V. | ||||
Museum Railway Schönheide | Stützengrün -Neulehn– Schönheide Mitte | 750 | 3.9 | Steam, diesel | 1994 | Museum Railway Schönheide e. V. | ||
Brückenbergbahn | Zwickau | 1435 | No operation in 2018 | Förderverein Brückenbergbahn e. V. | ||||
Muldentalbahn | Rochlitz Wechselburg Göhren | 1435 | Association of Saxon Railway Friends V. | |||||
Saxony-Anhalt | ||||||||
Mansfeld mine railway | Benndorf - Hettstedt | 750 | 11.8 | Steam, diesel | 1994 | Mansfeld mine railway | ||
Small railways of the Jerichow I district | Lumpenbahnhof - Altengrabow | 750 | 6th | Steam, diesel | 2011 | Traditional Association of Small Railways of the District of Jerichow I e. V. | ||
Schleswig-Holstein | ||||||||
Angelner steam train | Süderbrarup - Kappeln | 1435 | 14.6 | Steam, diesel | 1980 | Association of Friends of Rail Transport Flensburg | ||
Kiel-Schönberg Railway | Schönberg (Holstein) –Schönberger Strand | 1435 | 14.6 | Steam, diesel | 1976 | Association of traffic amateurs and museum railways | ||
Bergedorf-Geesthacht Railway | Bergedorf - Geesthacht - Krümmel | 1435 | Steam, diesel | 1976 | Geesthacht Railway Working Group | Steam locomotive Q350 (ex DSB) | ||
Thuringia | ||||||||
Rennsteigbahn | Ilmenau - Rennsteig - Themar | 1435 | 42.8 | steam | 19__ | Dampfbahnfreunde Mitteler Rennsteig e. V. | ||
Coal railway Meuselwitz – Haselbach – Regis-Breitingen | Meuselwitz-Haselbach-Regis-Breitingen | 900 | 14.0 | diesel | 19__ | Association of Coal Railways V. | ||
Railway Schönberg – Schleiz | Schönberg – Schleiz | 1435 | 14.9 | diesel | 2007 | Förderverein Wisentstalbahn e. V. |
Austria
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
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Burgenland | ||||||||
Fairy tale train | Großpetersdorf - Rechnitz | 1435 | 14.8 | steam | 1989 | Status 2017: shut down for several years | ||
Carinthia | ||||||||
Ferlacher Bahn | Weizelsdorf - Ferlach | 1435 | 5.7 | steam | 1991 | Nostalgic railways in Carinthia (NBiK) | ||
Gurktalbahn | Treibach - Althofen - Pöckstein | 760 | 3.3 | steam | 1974 | Carinthian Museum Railways (KMB) | ||
Lavant Valley Railway | St. Paul - Lavamünd | 1435 | 12.6 | diesel | 2004 | Status 2017: closed for several years, route dismantled | Nostalgic railways in Carinthia (NBiK) | |
Lendcanaltramway | Klagenfurt , Wörthersee | 1000 | 1.0 | 1977 | Nostalgic railways in Carinthia (NBiK) | |||
Lower Austria | ||||||||
Nasswald forest railway | Wet forest | 600 | 0.6 | Diesel, battery | 1985 | 2008 | Operation stopped | |
Höllentalbahn | Payerbach - Reichenau - Hirschwang | 760 | 6.1 | 550 V DC | 1979 | ÖGLB | ||
Phylloxera Express | Retz - Drosendorf | 1435 | 39.8 | diesel | 2002 | NÖVOG | ||
Waldviertel narrow-gauge railways | Gmünd Lower Austria - Groß Gerungs | 760 | 43.1 | Diesel, steam | NÖVOG | |||
Waldviertel narrow-gauge railways | Gmünd Lower Austria - Alt Nagelberg - Litschau | 760 | 25.3 | Diesel, steam | 2002 | NÖVOG | ||
Waldviertel narrow-gauge railways | Alt Nagelberg - Heidenreichstein | 760 | 13.2 | Diesel, steam | Waldviertel Narrow Gauge Railway Association (WSV) | |||
Ybbstalbahn mountain route | Lunz am See - Kienberg - Gaming | 760 | 17.1 | steam | 1990 | ÖGLB | ||
Upper Austria | ||||||||
Ampflwanger Railway | Timelkam - Ampflwang | 1435 | 10.4 | Diesel, steam | 1996 | ÖGEG | ||
Ampflwang narrow-gauge railway | Ampflwang | 760 | ||||||
Florianerbahn | Linz Pichling - St. Florian | 900 | 6.1 | 600 V DC | Status 2017: shut down for several years | Club Florianerbahn (CFB) | Operation stopped | |
Steyrtalbahn | Steyr Local Railway - Grünburg | 760 | 16.5 | steam | 1985 | ÖGEG | ||
Salzburg | ||||||||
Großgmain Museum Field Railway | Grossgmain | 600 | 1.7 | Steam, diesel | June 13, 2010 | Salzburg AG | ||
Taurach Railway | Tamsweg - Mauterndorf | 760 | 10.4 | steam | 1988 | Taurachbahn (TB) / Club 760 | ||
Styria | ||||||||
Erzbergbahn | Vordernberg market - iron ore | 1435 | 19.7 | diesel | 1990 | Erzbergbahn Association | ||
Feistritztalbahn | Weiz - Birkfeld | 760 | 23.9 | Diesel, steam | 1994 | FTB / Club U 44 | ||
Museum tramway Mariazell – Erlaufsee | Mariazell - Erlaufsee | 1435 | 2.5 | Steam, 600 V DC |
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Stainzerbahn | Preding - Wieselsdorf - Stainz | 760 | 11.3 | steam | 1971 | Market town of Stainz | ||
Tyrol | ||||||||
Wachtl Express | Kiefersfelden - Wachtl | 900 | ~ 4.8 | 1200 V DC | 1991 | MEGW | ||
Vorarlberg | ||||||||
Railway of the Rheinschauen Museum | Lake Constance - Lustenau - Kadelberg quarry | 750 | Steam, diesel, 750 V DC |
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Bregenz Forest Railway | Schwarzenberg - Bezau | 760 | 5.0 | Diesel, steam | 1987 | Bregenz Forest Museum Railway Association |
Switzerland
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
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German-speaking Switzerland | ||||||||
Aargau | Schinznach-Dorf , nursery supply | 600 | ~ 3.0 | Steam, diesel | April 13, 1978 | Schinznacher Baumschulbahn (SchBB) | ||
Bern | Sumiswald - Huttwil | 1435 | 11 | steam | Emmental museum railway | |||
Bern | Interlaken - Meiringen - Giswil | 1000 | 44.7 | steam | Ballenberg Steam Railway (BDB) | Central Railway (ZB) | ||
Lucerne | Sursee - Triengen - Winikon | 1435 | 8.9 | steam | Sursee-Triengen Railway (ST) | |||
St. Gallen | near Sankt Margrethen | 750 | Steam, diesel, 750 V direct current, | Railway of the international Rhine regulation (IRR) | ||||
St. Gallen | Rorschach - pagans | 1435 | 5.6 | steam | Rorschach-Heiden-Bergbahn (RHB) | |||
Uri , Valais | Realp - Oberwald VS | 1000 | 18.1 | steam | 1992 | Furka Mountain Line Steam Railway (DFB) | ||
Zurich | Hinwil - Bauma | 1435 | 11.3 | Steam, 15 kV 16.7 Hz alternating current | May 6, 1978 | Zurich Oberland Steam Railway Association (DVZO) | ||
Thurgau , Schaffhausen , District of Konstanz (D) | Etzwilen - Ramsen | 1435 | 5.4. | steam | August 1, 2007 | Museum railway Stein am Rhein – Etzwilen – Hemishofen – Ramsen and Rielasingen – Singen (SEHR & RS) | Etzwilen – Singen railway line | |
French-speaking Switzerland | ||||||||
law | Glovelier - Le Noirmont - La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1000 | 51.3 | Steam, 1500 V DC | La Traction | Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) | ||
law | Le Noirmont - Tavannes | 1000 | 23.0 | Steam, 1500 V DC | La Traction | Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) | ||
Neuchâtel | Saint-Sulpice - Neuchâtel | 1435 | 34.5 | steam | 1984 | Vapeur Val-de-Travers (VVT) | Régional du Val-de-Travers (RVT) | |
Vaud | Blonay - Chamby | 1000 | 3.0 | Steam, 900 V DC | May 1, 1968 | Museum Railway Blonay – Chamby (BC) | Transports Montreux – Vevey – Riviera (MVR), as well as its own railway section | |
Italian-speaking Switzerland | ||||||||
Graubünden , Ticino | Castione - Arbedo - Cama GR | 1000 | 12.7 | 1500 V DC | 2003 | Società Esercizio Ferroviario Turistico (SEFT) |
Rhaetian Railway (RhB), originally Bellinzona-Mesocco Railway (BM) |
|
Ticino | Mendrisio – Malnate | 1435 | ? | No | 1993 | Club del San Gottardo | international museum railway, with the Italian Valmorea Railway |
Belgium
Flanders
- in operation
- Brussels, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Museum voor het Stedelijk Vervoer te Brussel , [2]
- Dendermonde - Puurs , Dendermonde-Puurs steam train [3]
- Stoomcentrum in Maldegem - tracks with 0.60 m (1.5 km) and standard gauge (10 km) - steam and diesel locomotive museum
- Limburgse Stoom- Vereniging in Waterschei (part of Genk ), [4]
- former
- Vilvoorde - Buda , Museum Stoomtrein der Twee Bruggen , 1980–1991
- Waterschei - Eisden , Kolenspoor , active until 2013
- Zolder - Genebos , Toeristische Trein Zolder , 1981–1989
Wallonia
- in operation
- Thuin Tram Museum with excursions to Lobbes and Biesme-sous-Thuin
- Yvoir - Ciney , Le Chemin de fer du Bocq , Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme , [5]
- Mariembourg - Treignes , Chemin de fer à vapeur des 3 vallées [6]
- Rebecq - Rognon , Rail Rebecq Rognon or Petit Train Du Bonheur, [7]
- Sprimont , Chemin de Fer de Sprimont , industrial railway line, [8]
- Tram Han ( Tramway de Han ): Han-sur-Lesse - Cave of Han-sur-Lesse , [9]
- Érezée - Lamorménil , Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne [10]
- former
- Vennbahn , Eupen - Büllingen
- Trembleur - Mortroux, Li Trimbleu , active until October 1991
- Dinant - Givet (F), Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées , active until 2000
- Chimay - Mariembourg , Spoorlijn 156 , 1987-1999
Denmark
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hovedstaden region | Hedehusene - Fem Ege | 700 | Steam, diesel | Hedelands veterans | Industrial railway | |||
Hovedstaden region | Allerød district Blovstrød , to Oskar Jensens office | 700 | 1.2 | steam | Blovstrød Banan | |||
Sjælland region | Maribo – Bandholm | 1435 | 1962 | Dansk Jernbane Club | ||||
Sjælland region | Slagelse - Gørlev | 1435 | Vestsjællands Veterantog | |||||
Sjælland region | Høng - Stenlille | 1435 | Vestsjællands Veterantog | |||||
Sjælland region | Asnæs - Nykøbing Sj | 1435 | Vestsjællands Veterantog | |||||
Sjælland region | Kalundborg - Jyderup | 1435 | Vestsjællands Veterantog | |||||
Sjælland region | Skælskør , depot - harbor | 1435 | Omstigning clubs | Vintage tram | ||||
Region of Syddanmark | Rødekro – Aabenraa | 1435 | 1999 | 2004 | Aabenraa veterans | meanwhile handcar rides | ||
Region of Syddanmark | Tommerup - Assens | 1435 | 28.5 | 28.5 km of the original length of 29.2 km can be driven with draisines | ||||
Region of Syddanmark | Vejle - Jelling | 1435 | Sydjyllands Veterantog | |||||
Region of Syddanmark | Faaborg – Corinth | 1435 | 12.5 | 1992 | Syd Fyenske Veteranjernbane (SFvJ) | |||
Midtjylland region | Hjerl Hede Park Railway | 785 | 0.8 | steam | 1975 | Built in 1975 with a gauge of 700 mm, retraced to 785 mm in 1988 | ||
Midtjylland region | Mariager - Handest | 1435 | steam | Mariager-Handest Veteranjernbane (MHV) | ||||
Midtjylland region | Bryrup - Vrads | 1435 | 5 | steam | Veteran Bryrup Vrads | |||
North Jylland region | Aalborg - Limfjord | 1435 | Steam, diesel | Limfjordsbanen |
Finland
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Humppila - Jokioinen | 750 | 14.7 km | Steam, diesel | 1978 | Jokioisten Museorautatie |
France
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Train de l'Ardèche
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Velay Express , 1000 mm, since 1994
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Chemin de fer du Haut Forez , 1435 mm
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Chemin de fer du Haut Forez , 600 mm, 4 km
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , Coni'Fer near Les Hopitaux-Neufs, 7.5 km long
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , Train touristique des Lavières 500 mm, 1.4 km long
- Center-Val de Loire , Train du Bas-Berry , 32.4 km long, since 1995
- Grand Est , Chemin de fer touristique d'Abreschviller
- Grand Est , Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallée de la Doller (Dollertal Railway)
- Grand Est, Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin (Ried-Express)
- Grand Est, Rosheim – Saint-Nabor railway line
- Hauts-de-France , Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
- Hauts-de-France , Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre
- Normandy , Train Touristique du Cotentin 9 km long
- Occitania , Train à vapeur des Cévennes
- Occitania , CFTHQ ( Chemin de Fer Touristique du Haut Quercy ) near Martel
- Occitania , Chemin de Fer Touristique du Tarn
- Somme Bay , Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Greece
Ireland
- Connacht Province
-
Leinster Province
- County Offaly , Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway operated by Bord na Móna near Shannonbridge
- Munster Province
-
Ulster Province
- County Donegal , County Donegal Railways Joint Committee ( s )
- County Donegal , Fintown Railway ( s ) from Lough Finn to the Glenties Railway Line
Italy
- Calabria , Camigliatello Silano – San Giovanni in Fiore , 950 mm, 27.6 km
- Lombardy , Valmoreabahn ( Malnate - Mendrisio ) (13.0 km, of which 5.5 km in Switzerland (Club del San Gottardo))
- Lombardy, Palazzolo – Paratico (9.6 km, Ferrovia del Basso Sebino -FBS-)
-
Sardinia , Trenino Verde
- Nulvi – Tempio – Palau (115.5 km)
- Macomer – Bosa (45.9 km)
- Mandas – Arbatax (159.4 km)
- Tuscany , Asciano – Monte Antico (51.3 km Ferrovia Val d'Orcia - Assoziazione Ferrovie Turistiche Italiane -FVO-)
Latvia
- Ventspils narrow gauge railway
- Gulbene – Alūksne railway line
Luxembourg
- Train 1900 ( Pétange – Bois Châtier line )
- Minièresbunn - Doihl . Narrow-gauge railway / mine railway 700 mm (railway lines: Fond-de-Gras - Rodange; Rodange - Lasauvage (through the former iron ore mine); Lasauvage - Lasauvage church; Lasauvage - Saulnes (F)
Netherlands
-
Drenthe Province
- Assen - Rolde ( Noordnederlandse Spoorbaan Assen-Rolde ), 1974–1977
-
Gelderland Province
- Dieren – Apeldoorn ( Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij ), since 1975
-
Groningen Province
- Veendam - Stadskanaal –Musselkanaal, Stichting Stadskanaal Rail
-
Limburg Province
- Kerkrade – Simpelveld – Schin op Geul , also known as the Million Line, near Valkenburg aan de Geul ( ZLSM ), and from Simpelveld to Aachen-Vetschau
-
North Brabant Province
- Tilburg - Turnhout ( Stichting Stoomtrein Tilburg-Turnhout ), 1974–1982
-
North Holland Province
- Amsterdam - Amstelveen - Bovenkerk ( Electrische Museumtramlijn Amsterdam )
- Hoorn - Medemblik ( Museumstoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik ), since 1968
-
Overijssel Province
- Haaksbergen - Boekelo ( Museum Buurtspoorweg ), near Enschede , since 1989
-
South Holland Province
- Stichting voorheen RTM , on the Brouwersdam
- Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden at the narrow-gauge railway museum in Katwijk - Valkenburg
-
Province of Zeeland
- Goes - Hoedekenskerke , on Zuid-Beveland
Norway
Name of the railway | route | Track width (mm) |
Length (km) |
Drive through |
Museum operation since |
to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Krøderbanen | Vikersund - Krøderen | 1435 | 26.0 km | steam | 1977 | Norsk Jernbaneklubb - Krøderbanen drift group | [11] | |
Lommedalsbanen | Bærum , Lommedal , Gundershugget - Gundershugget | 600 | 1.0 km | Steam, diesel | 1979 | Stiftelsen Lommedalsbanen | [12] | |
Nesttun – Osbanen | near Bergen , railway line Nesttun-Os - Os | 750 | km | Steam, diesel | 19th | |||
Rjukanbanen | Rjukan - Mæl | 1435 | 15.9 km | 1991 2016 |
~ 2000 today |
Rjukanbanen Foundation | ||
Setesdalsbanen | at Kristiansand , Grovane - Røyknes | 1067 | 8.0 km | steam | 2004 | Setesdalsbane's Hobby Club | Setesdal Museum Railway | |
Thamshavnbanen | near Trondheim , Løkken Verk - Bårdshaug | 1000 | 22.0 km | electricity | 1983 | |||
Urskog – Hølandsbanen | Sørum- fossum | 750 | 3.7 km | steam | 19th | Venneforeningen Tertitten | [13] | |
Valdresbanen | Eina – Fagernes | 1435 | 47.0 km | Diesel, trolley | 19th | AS Valdresbanen / Nye Valdresbanen | [14] | |
Gamle Vossebanen | in mountains , yarn - Midttun | 1435 | km | steam | 1993 | Norsk Jernbaneklubb (NJB) | [15] |
Sweden
- Gästrikland
- Gotland
- Hälsingland
- Norrbotten County
- Öland
- Skåne County
- Småland
- Södermanland ,
- Uppsala län
- Varmland
- Vastmanland
- Västra Götalands län
Serbia
Spain
- Centro de Iniciativas Ferroviarias Vapor Madrid with Arganda steam locomotive
- Tren del Ciment at La Pobla de Lillet
Czech Republic
Hungary
- Forest Railway Kemence, Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
- Széchenyi Museum Railway , Fertőboz - Nagycenk
United Kingdom
Africa
South Africa
- Free State (Province) , near Ficksburg , Sandstone Estates , 610 mm, [16]
- KwaZulu-Natal , near Durban , Umgeni Steam Railway , 1067 mm, [17]
- KwaZulu-Natal , near Ixopo , Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway , 610 mm, [18]
- KwaZulu-Natal , Port Shepstone - Harding , Alfred County Railway , 610 mm (discontinued)
- Eastern Cape , near Port Elizabeth , Avontuur Railway , 610 mm, 285 km!, (Discontinued)
- Western Cape , between George and Knysna - Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe (discontinued)
America
Argentina / Chile
Brazil
Colombia
- Tren Turístico de la Sabana , Bogotá , from Estación Sabana train station to Parque and Zipaquira . 914 mm steam, since 1993
Canada
United States
- Hawaii , Lahaina Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
- Hawaii, Oahu Railway and Land Company
- Kansas , Baldwin City , Midland Railway
- Maine , Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
- Maine, Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
- New Hampshire , Conway Scenic Railroad
- Colorado , Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- New Mexico , Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
- New Hampshire: White Mountain Central Railroad
Asia
Japan
- Gunma Prefecture , Usui-tōge Tetsudō Bunkamura
- Osaka Prefecture , Sakuradani Narrow Gauge Railway , a 381mm private park railroad
-
Shizuoka Prefecture , Oigawa Railway , oldest Japanese museum railway, two lines
- Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Main Line , 1067 mm
- Ikawa line , 1067 mm
- Toyama Prefecture , Tateyama Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Plant Railway , 610 mm
Oceania
Australia
- New South Wales , Blue Mountains, Lithgow , Zig Zag Railway , standard gauge
- New South Wales, at Coffs Harbor , Glenreagh , Glenreagh Mountain Railway
- New South Wales, Illawarra Light Railway Museum
- Queensland , railway Cairns - Kuranda , Kuranda Scenic Railway , 37 km long
- Queensland, Gympie - Traveston , Mary Valley Heritage Railway , 25 miles
- Tasmania , Devonport , Don River Railway , narrow gauge 1067 mm, 4 km long, also museum with over 100 locomotives and wagons
- Tasmania , Lune River , Ida Bay Railway , narrow gauge 610 mm, 6.8 km long
- Tasmania, New Norfolk , Derwent Valley Railway , narrow gauge 1067 mm
- Tasmania, railway Queenstown - Regatta Point , West Coast Wilderness Railway , rebuilt cog railway
- Tasmania, Sheffield , The Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society , narrow gauge 610 mm, 1.6 km long
- Tasmania, Tullah , Wee Georgie Wood Railway , narrow gauge 610 mm, 1.9 km long
- Victoria , Daylesford Spa Country Railway , broad gauge 1600 mm
- Victoria near Melbourne , Dandenongs , Belgrave-Gembrook line, Puffing Billy Railway , narrow gauge 762 mm
- Victoria, near Melbourne, Mornington - Moorooduc , Mornington Railway
- Victoria, Gippsland , Thomson- Walhalla line , Walhalla Goldfields Railway , narrow gauge 762 mm
New Zealand
North island
- Northland Region , Far North District , Kawakawa , Bay of Islands Vintage Railway
- Auckland Region , Franklin District , Glenbrook (New Zealand) , Glenbrook Vintage Railway
- Auckland Region, Waitakere City , Waitakere Tramline
- Auckland Region, Waitakere, Titirangi , Rain Forest Express
- Auckland Region, Stanmore Bay , Whangaparaoa , Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway
- Waikato area , Thames-Coromandel District , Coromandel , Driving Creek Railway
- Waikato Region, Hauraki District , Waihi - Waikino Railway , Goldfield Railway
- Gisborne Region and District , Gisborne City Vintage Railway Inc
- Wellington Region , Hutt Valley , Upper Hutt , Silverstream , Silver Stream Railway
South island
- Marlborough District , Blenheim (New Zealand) , Blenheim Riverside Railway
- Nelson City , Founders Heritage Park, Nelson Railway Society
- Canterbury Region , Ashburton District , Ashburton , Plains Vintage Railway
- Canterbury Region, Christchurch , Ferrymead , Ferrymead Railway
- Canterbury Region, Timaru District , Pleasant Point , Pleasant Point Museum and Railway
- Canterbury Region, Hurunui District , Waipara , Weka Pass Railway
- Otago Region , Waitaki District , Oamaru , Harborside-Quarry Siding, Oamaru Steam and Rail
- Otago Region, Palmerston - Dunedin - Middlemarch , Taieri Gorge Railway
Web links
- Directory of German museum and tourist railways
- List of links to numerous Austrian museum and tourist railways
- Link list of museum railways in Bavaria with schedule
- Association of German Museum and Touristic Railways e. V.
- Association of Historic Railways Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topographic landscape model of Switzerland, Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, query on June 26, 2009
- ↑ a b c Full steam ahead through the landscape. (PDF; 39 kB) (No longer available online.) June 18, 2009, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 26, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Opening date. www.bahnonline.ch, article: 40 years Blonay-Chamby as the first Swiss museum railway! from October 14, 2008
- ↑ Damptoget and Banen. hjerlhede.dk, accessed on January 23, 2018 (Danish).
- ↑ Ventspils Narrow Gauge Railway
- ↑ Veluwsche Stoomtrein (nl)
- ↑ Stadskanaalrail ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (de)
- ↑ Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (nl)
- ↑ Electric Museum Tramlijn Amsterdam (nl)
- ↑ Museumstoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (de)
- ↑ Museumbuurtspoorweg (nl)
- ↑ RTM-Ouddorp (de)
- ↑ Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden (nl)
- ↑ De Stoomtrein (de)
- ^ Website of the Tren Turistico de la Sabana
- ↑ http://www.usuitouge.com/bunkamura/
- ↑ http://sakuradani.lightrailway.net/index.html
- ↑ http://oigawa-railway.co.jp/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.