List of ridable miniature railways
Not to be confused with Minimum gauge railway.
Miniature railway ride in West Ryde, Australia in 2007.
Locomotive and train on the Chemin de fer touristique d'Anse in France.
Emerson Zooline Railroad's Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo, one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwide.
A ridable miniature railway (USA: 'riding railroad' or grand scale railroad) is a ground-level, large scale model railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam engines or electric motors).
Overview
Typically miniature railways have a rail track gauge between 5 in (127 mm) and 18 in (457 mm), though both larger and smaller gauges are used.
These large model railroads are most often seen in urban parks or in commercial settings, such as amusement park rides.
The major distinction between a miniature railway and a narrow gauge railway is that miniature lines use models of full-sized prototypes. There are miniature railways that run on gauges as wide as the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge on the defunct Disneyland Viewliner, or as wide as the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge on the operating Wicksteed Park Railway. There are also narrow gauge railways running on extremely narrow track as small as 15 in (381 mm) gauge or less, for example the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, Perrygrove Railway and the Eaton Hall Railway. These are known as minimum gauge railways.
Typically in the UK miniature lines are operated as public heritage railways, though many private lines also exist, especially in the USA.
At gauges of 5 in (127 mm) and less, the track is commonly raised above ground level. Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride the track. The track is often multi-gauged, to accommodate 5 in (127 mm), 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm), and sometimes 2 1⁄2 in (64 mm) gauge locomotives.
Track can also be portable, even in gauges as large as 5 in. Typically portable track is used to demonstrate locomotives at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.[1] Portable track can be either raised or ground level.
In Australia, most 5 inch gauge tracks are at ground level.
Australian societies are generally members of the Australian Association of Live Steamers, Ltd, which arranges Codes of Practice for Operations, Standards and Training, for the operation of miniature railways below 8 inch gauge through their subcommittee the Australian Live Steamers Safety Committee (ALSSC), and Boiler codes for the operation of miniature steam boilers through the Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee (AMBSC).
Miniature railways by rail gauge
3 1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge
In the UK
- Barton House Railway Wroxham, Norfolk, UK
- Crowborough Miniature Railway, East Sussex, UK [2]
- Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway, Oxfordshire, Oxford[3]
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire[4]
- Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, UK[5]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd, Surrey, UK[6]
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME), Hertfordshire, UK[7]
- Ridgeway Park light railway, Chingford, London, UK
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD195LL[8]
- Tonbridge Model Engineering Society, Kent, UK[9]
Elsewhere
4 3⁄4 in (121 mm) gauge
- La Canada Valley Railroad, Flintridge, California, USA (located at the home of Disney animator Ollie Johnston) (influenced the design of Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad) (defunct)
5 in (127 mm) gauge
Miniature railway on Lindenhof hill in Zürich (Switzerland).
In the UK
- Coventry Model Engineering Society (Running "Ryton Pool Miniature Railway", also 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge) UK
- Crowborough Miniature Railway UK
- Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway (raised & ground level), Oxfordshire, Oxford UK[3]
- East Grinstead Model Engineering Society (portable ground level), East Grinstead,West Sussex, UK[1]
- Eaton Park Miniature Railway, Norwich, England (two lines, one 3.5 and 5 inch gauge track, one mixed 5 and 7.25 inch gauge)
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire UK[4]
- Maidstone Model Engineering Society, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, UK[5]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd, UK[6]
- Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers, Sandiway, Cheshire, UK[12]
- GEC Model Engineering Society (Running "GEC Miniature Railway", also 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm) & 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauges) UK
- Guildford Model Engineering Society[13] UK
- Hove Park Railway UK[14]
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME)[7] UK
- Ridgeway Park light railway, Chingford, London, UK
- Strawberry Line - part of Avon Valley Country Park UK
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton West Yorkshire BD195LL[8] UK
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway[6] UK
- Tonbridge Model Engineering Society[9] UK
Elsewhere
- Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[10]
- Hawkes Bay Model Engineering Society, Anderson Park, Napier, New Zealand - 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm)
- Northern Districts Model Engineering Society, Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia - 2 1⁄2 in (64 mm), 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm)
- Portarlington Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia; 5 in (127 mm) and 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) [15]
- S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[16]
- Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands. - a 3 1⁄2 in (89 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) mixed raised oval.[17]
- Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret, Switzerland (dual gauge: 7 1⁄4 in/184 mm and 5 in/127 mm)[18]
- Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society, West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia (5 in/127 mm and 89 mm/3 1⁄2 in and 64 mm/2 1⁄2 in)[19]
- Willans Hill Miniature Railway, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.[20]
7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge
An example of 7 1/4 inch track.
In the UK
- Abbeydale miniature railway, Sheffield, UK [21]
- Acton Miniature Railway: Acton London Transport Museum Depot, London, UK[22]
- Millerbeck Light Railway, UK: Opened in 1985 privately owned while opened to the public[23]
- Barking Park Light Railway, UK: Re-opened Easter 2009[24]
- Barnards Miniature Railway, UK
- Barton House Railway, Wroxham, Norfolk, UK
- Beamish Cog Railway, Beamish Museum, Durham, UK
- Beer Heights Light Railway, Devon, UK
- Bekonscot Light Railway, Buckinghamshire, UK[25]
- Bentley Miniature Railway, UK[26]
- Bents Miniature Railway, Warrington, UK (1982–88)[27]
- Brookside Miniature Railway, Poynton, UK (1988–99)[27]
- Coate Water Miniature Railway, Swindon, UK (Combined 7 1⁄4 in/184 mm and 5 in/127 mm)
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum Miniature Railway, Wales
- Cutteslowe Park Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK[3]
- Danson Park, Bexleyheath, UK, 1946 to 1948[28]
- Dobwalls Forest Railroad, Cornwall, UK (closed)
- Dragon Miniature Railway, Marple, Greater Manchester, UK[27]
- Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway, East Sussex, UK[29]
- East Herts Miniature Railway, Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire, UK[30]
- Echills Wood Railway, Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire, UK[31]
- Fancott Miniature Railway, Bedfordshire, UK[32]
- Foxfield Miniature Railway, Stoke-on-Trent, UK[33]
- Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway, UK[34]
- Great Cockcrow Railway, UK[35]
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, Chester, UK[36]
- Guildford Model Engineering Society, Surrey, UK[13]
- Halton Miniature Railway Society, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK[37]
- High Legh Railway, High Legh Garden Centre, Cheshire, UK[38]
- Hollycombe Garden Railway, Iron Hill, Liphook, Hampshire, UK
- Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club, Chadwell Heath, UK[39]
- Leyland Society of Model Engineers, Lancashire, UK[4]
- Little Orchard Railway, Suffolk, UK[40]
- Malden and District Society of Model Engineers Ltd, UK[6]
- Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers, Sandiway, Cheshire, UK[12]
- Mizens Railway, Woking, Surrey, UK[41]
- Moors Valley Railway, Dorset, UK[42]
- Mortocombe Railway, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK[43]
- Museum of Power, Langford, Essex
- National Railway Museum, York, UK
- Ness Islands Railway, Inverness, UK
- North London Society of Model Engineers (NLSME), UK[7]
- Parkland Miniature Railway, Hemsby, North of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
- Pinewood Miniature Railway, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK[44] (Combined 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) and 5 in (127 mm))
- Plowman's Railroad, Dorset, UK
- Porterswick Junction Light Railway, Hidden Valley Discovery Park, Cornwall, UK[45]
- Pugneys Light Railway, Wakefield, UK[46]
- Ridgeway Park light railway, Chingford, London, UK
- Roxbourne Park Railway, Eastcote, London, UK
- Saltwood Miniature Railway, Kent, UK[47]
- Spenborough Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, UK[8]
- Strand Miniature Railway, Gillingham, Kent, UK[48]
- Swanley New Barn Railway, Kent, UK
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway UK[49]
- Thornes Park Miniature Railway, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
- Wellington Country Park Railway, Berkshire, UK[50][51]
- Welsh Highland Heritage Miniature Railway, Porthmadoc, Wales, UK
- Weston Park Railway, Shropshire, UK[52]
- Willen Miniature Railway, Milton Keynes, UK
- Willow Wood Railway, Stowupland, Suffolk, UK
- Wintringham, North Yorkshire, UK (used to transport harvested lavender, logs and passengers)
- Woodseaves Miniature Railway, Shropshire, UK[53][54]
- Wolds Way Lavender Narrow Gauge Railway, UK
In Australia
- Altona Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia (5 in/127 mm and 7 1⁄4 in/184 mm)[55]
- Campbelltown Miniature Passenger Railway, Victoria, Australia
- Castedare Miniature Railway, Wilson, Western Australia, Australia
- Cohunu Park Railway, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
- Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Victoria, Australia (7 1⁄4 in/184 mm)[56]
- Kingston Miniature Railway, Canberra, Australia[10]
- MVRail, Morphett Vale Railway, Morphett vale, Weatsheaf Rd, South Australia[57]
- Portarlington Miniature Railway, Victoria, Australia 5 in (127 mm) and 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) [15]
- S.A.S.M.E.E. Park, Adelaide, Australia[16]
- Willans Hill Miniature Railway, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.[20]
Elsewhere
- Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, Christchurch, host of 2006 CANMOD International Convention
- Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (located at the home of Walt Disney) (influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad) (defunct)
- Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland
- Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [58]
- Hungarian Railway Museum, Budapest, Hungary
- Kapiti Miniature Railway & Associates, Raumati Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach, New Zealand (5 in/127 mm and 7 1⁄4 in/184 mm) dual gauge)
- Keirunga Park Railway, Havelock North, New Zealand.[59]
- Lankelz Railway in Esch-sur-Alzette, south-eastern Luxembourg.[60]
- Parkbahn Schmiden, Fellbach, Germany
- Pully, Switzerland[61]
- Roundhouse Park Miniature Railway, Toronto, Canada
- Stainer Liliputbahn AG, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland -[62]
- Stoomgroep Turnhout vzw, Turnhout, Belgium [63]
- Stoomgroep West Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands. - A sizeable network in "Zuiderpark", a big city park[17]
- Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret, Switzerland (dual gauge: 7 1⁄4 in/184 mm and 5 in/127 mm)[18]
7 1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge
In the USA
- Annetta Valley & Western Railroad,[64] Annetta, Texas
- Adobe Western Railway, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Carillon Park Railroad, Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio, USA[65][66]
- Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad, Crews Lake Wilderness Park, Shady Hills, Florida, USA[67]
- Golden Gate Live Steamers[68]
- Great Lakes Live Steamers, Royal Oak and Southgate, Michigan, USA[69]
- Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, Indiana, USA[70]
- Houston Area Live Steamers,[71] Hockley, Texas
- Illinois Live Steamers, Chicago, Illinois, USA[72]
- Kitsap Live Steamers, Port Orchard, Washington, USA[73]
- Lakes Park & Gulf Railroad, Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers, Florida, USA[74]
- Largo Central Railroad, Largo Central Park, Largo, Florida, USA[75]
- Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
- North Georgia Live Steamers, Conyers, Georgia, USA[76]
- Orange County Model Engineers, USA[77]
- Riverside Live Steamers, Riverside, California, USA[78]
- Sacramento Valley Live Steamers, (7 1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge and 4 1⁄4 in (108 mm) gauge)[79]
- Sagebrush Short Line Railroad, Ridgecrest, California, USA[80]
- Scottsdale Live Steamers, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Railway, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
- Shady Dell Pacific, Pacific Northwest Live Steamers, Molalla, Oregon, USA[81]
- Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad, Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, Florida, USA[82]
- Train Mountain Railroad, Chiloquin, Oregon, USA[83]
- Triad Live Steamers, Farmington and Harrisburg, North Carolina, USA[84]
- Wales West Light Railway, Silverhill, Alabama, USA[85]
- White Creek Railroad, Michigan, USA[86]
- Willow Creek Railroad, at Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon, USA[87]
Elsewhere
- Assiniboine Valley Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Burnaby Central Railway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada[88]
- Mini train de marais Saint-Lô, France[89]
- Paradise Valley Railway, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada[90]
8 1⁄4 in (210 mm) gauge
- Brambridge Park Garden Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire UK
9 in (229 mm) gauge
Faversham Miniature Railway in 2007.
- Faversham Miniature Railway at Brogdale Farm, Near Faversham, Kent UK
- Torry Hill Park (private miniature railway), Near Frinsted, Kent UK
9 7⁄16 in (240 mm) gauge
- Becker Farm Railroad, Roseland, New Jersey, USA (defunct)
- Key Western Railroad, Florida, USA (defunct)
9 1⁄2 in (241 mm) gauge
- Barking Park Miniature Railway, Barking, Essex (Now Closed) UK.
Being relaid in 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge, re-opening Easter 2009.[24] - Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent 1942 (Temporary line for Holidays at Home Exhibition) UK
- Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent 1949 to 1962 UK[28]
- Downs Light Railway, Colwall, Near Malvern, Worcestershire UK
- East Ham Miniature Railway, East Ham, London UK, 1945 to 1949
- Hall Leys Park, Matlock, Derbyshire UK
- Lakeshore Railroad, South Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne & Wear UK
- Sidcup Miniature Railway, Sidcup, Kent UK, 1945 to 1951
10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
- Audley End Railway, Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, UK[91]
- Beale Park, Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK[92]
- Berkeley Light Railway, Gloucestershire, UK[93]
- Bickington Steam Railway, Trago Mills, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK[94]
- Birchley Miniature Railway[95]
- Brechin Castle Centre Railway, Haughmuir, Brechin, UK
- Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk, UK
- Brooklands Pleasure Park, Worthing, Sussex, UK
- Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
- Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers, Chichester, Sussex, UK
- Drayton Manor Park and Zoo, Staffordshire, UK
- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway, Hampshire, UK[96]
- Egerton Park Sportsground, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK
- Exmouth Express, Exmouth, Devon, UK
- Ferry Meadows Miniature Railway, Nene Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Happy Mount Park, Bare, Morecombe, Lancashire, UK
- Hastings Miniature Railway, Hastings, Sussex, UK
- Isle of Mull Railway, Mull, Scotland, UK
- Kerr's Miniature Railway, West Links Park, Arbroath, UK
- Kirkby Green Light Railway, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK (private with open days)
- Knebworth Park Miniature Railway, Hertfordshire, UK
- Manor Railway, Ingfield Manor, Billingshurst, Sussex, UK
- Mortocombe Railway, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK[43]
- Newby Hall Miniature Railway North Yorkshire, UK
- Paignton Environmental Park, Paignton, Devon, UK
- Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway Inc, Palmerston North, Manawatu, NZ
- Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, UK
- Pettit's Animal Adventure Park, Reedham, Norfolk, UK
- Poole Park, Poole, Dorset, UK
- Radwell Manor Railway, Radwell, Bedfordshire, UK (closed)
- Rio Grande Miniature Railway[97] Selby Road, Garforth, Leeds, UK
- Royal Victoria Railway, Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire, UK[98]
- Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire, UK[99]
- Smokey Oak Railway, Woodland Park, Brokerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire, UK
- South Downs Light Railway, Pulborough, Sussex, UK
- St. Anne's Miniature Railway, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, UK
- Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park, Leicestershire, UK (Private but opens mid June and Aug BH each year see[100])
- Sutton Hall Railway, Rochford, Essex, UK[101]
- Vanstone Woodland Railway, Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote, Hertfordshire, UK[102]
- Wells and Walsingham Light Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK
- Wells Harbour Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK[103]
- Wenatchee Riverfront Railway, Wenatchee, Washington, USA[104]
- Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway, Lodmoor, Weymouth, Dorset, UK
12 in (305 mm) gauge
- Anglesey Model Village, Newborough, UK
- Argyle & Eastern Railroad at The Toy Train Barn Argyle, Wisconsin, USA
- Atchison & Western Railroad, Atchison Rail Museum, Atchison, Kansas, USA[105]
- C&H Railroad, Tecumseh, Kansas, USA[106]
- Casey's Silver Streak at Estes Park Ride-A-Kart, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
- Emerald Hills Railway, Emerald Hills, California, USA[107]
- Folsom Valley Railway, Folsom, California, USA[108]
- Little Falls Railroad and Doll Museum, Sparta, Wisconsin, USA (private)
- Midway Shortline Railroad at S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum, Farmington, Utah, USA
- Poco Loco Railroad, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
- Rothwell Park Railroad Moberly, Missouri USA (club/members only)
- Ruislip Lido Railway, Greater London, UK[109]
- Sierra Rainier Railroad (defunct/closed), Orting, Washington, USA (private/very few records exist!)
- Sonora Short Line Railway (defunct/closed), Tuolumne, California, USA (private/very few records exist!)
- Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway, Missouri, USA[110]
- Zilker Zephyr, Zilker Park, Austin, Texas, USA
12 1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge
- Exbury Gardens Steam Railway, Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK
- Exmoor Steam Railway, Bratton Fleming, Devon (Closed to the public in 2001) UK[111]
- Fairbourne Railway, Gwynedd UK
- Hotham Park Miniature Railway, Bognor Regis, West Sussex UK[112]
- Littlehampton Miniature Railway, Littlehampton, West Sussex UK[113]
- Newchapel, Horne & Burstow Grand Junction Railway, Horne, Horley, Surrey UK
13 3⁄8 in (340 mm) gauge
- DierenPark Amersfoort, Netherlands
14 in (356 mm) gauge
- Adventure City Express Train, Adventure City, Anaheim, California, USA[114] (operating)
- Hesston Steam Museum, Hesston, Indiana, USA[70] (operating)
- Kiddieland Limited, Kiddieland Amusement Park, Melrose Park, Illinois, USA (defunct)
- Riverside Express, Castle Park, Riverside, California, USA[115] (operating)
15 in (381 mm) gauge
In the UK
Bure Valley Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
- Bellevue Park Railway, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Blackpool Zoo Railway, Lancashire UK
- Blenheim Park Railway, Oxfordshire UK
- Brocklands Adventure Park, Cornwall, UK (closed)
- Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham, England
- Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, Lincolnshire UK
- Combe Martin Wildlife Park, Devon UK[116]
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales
- Craigtoun Miniature Railway, Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews UK
- Evesham Vale Light Railway, Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Worcestershire UK[117]
- Fairbourne Railway, Wales (re-gauged)
- Gulliver's Land, Milton Keynes UK
- Gulliver's World, Warrington, Cheshire UK
- Haigh Hall Miniature Railway, Greater Manchester UK
- Heatherslaw Light Railway, Northumberland UK
- Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire UK[118]
- Knowsley Safari Park (The Lakeside Railway), Prescot, Merseyside UK
- Lakeside Miniature Railway, Southport, Merseyside UK
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway, Cornwall UK
- Lightwater Valley Theme Park, Ripon, North Yorkshire UK
- Longleat House Railway UK[119]
- Markeaton Park Light Railway, Derby UK[120]
- Marwell Zoo, Colden Common, Hampshire UK
- Oakwood Theme Park, Narberth, Pembrokeshire UK
- Paradise Park, Hayle, Cornwall UK
- Paultons Park, Ower, Romsey, Hampshire UK
- Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Cumbria UK
- Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, Powys UK
- Rhyl Miniature Railway, Clwyd UK
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent UK
- Saltburn Miniature Railway, Cat Nab, Cleveland UK
- Sand Hutton Miniature Railway, Yorkshire (closed) UK
- Sherwood Forest Railway, Nottinghamshire UK
- Waveney Valley Railway, Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk UK
- West Midlands Safari Park, Worcestershire UK
- Windmill Farm Railway, Burscough, Lancashire UK
- Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas, Chard, Somerset UK
- Wotton Light Railway, Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire UK
In the USA
Glenwood, South Park & Pacific engine #13
- American Heritage Railroad, Illinois, USA[121]
- B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad, California, USA
- City Park, Iowa City, USA[122]
- Gage Park Railroad, Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas, USA
- Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad, California, USA[123]
- Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad, Reedley, California, USA[124]
- Joshua Tree & Southern GSD, California, USA[125]
- Laurel Run Railroad, Pennsylvania, USA[126]
- Little Toot Railroad, Illinois, USA
- Look Park, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
- Nickel Plate Railroad, California, USA
- Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Ohio, USA
- Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad, California, USA
- Paradise & Pacific Railroad, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA[127]
- Phoenix & Holly Railroad, Oregon, USA[128]
- Pint-Sized Pufferbelly, Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Redwood Valley Railway, Tilden Regional Park, California, USA[129]
- Riverside and Great Northern Railway, Wisconsin, USA
- Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad, Wyoming, USA
- Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association, Pennsylvania, USA
- Safari Train, Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Sonoma TrainTown Railroad, California, USA[130]
- Tiny Town Railroad, Colorado, USA
- Waterman & Western Railroad, Illinois, USA[131]
Elsewhere
One of the Chemin de fer touristique d'Anse trains in France.
- Bal Bahran Park Railway, Delhi, India
- Bear Creek Park Train, British Columbia, Canada
- Bush Mill Railway, Port Arthur, Australia
- Chemin de fer touristique d'Anse, France
- Dalaas Waldbahn, Austria
- Donauparkbahn, Vienna, Austria
- Dresden Park Railway, Germany
- Driving Creek Railway, New Zealand
- Killesberg Park Railway, Stuttgart, Germany
- Leipziger Parkeisenbahn, Leipzig, Germany
- Prater Liliputbahn, Vienna, Austria
- Sakuradani Light Railway, Japan
- Shuzenji Romney Railway, Japan
- Springbank Express, London, Ontario, Canada[132]
- Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway, New Zealand
16 in (406 mm) gauge
Two locomotives of the Whiskey River Railway, an attraction at Little Amerricka in Marshall, Wisconsin, are being readied for a day of service on the railway.
- Alamogordo/Alameda Park Narrow Gauge Railway, The Toy Train Depot, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA (operating)
- Balboa Park Miniature Railroad, Balboa Park (San Diego), San Diego, California, USA[133][134] (operating)
- Cedar Rock Railroad, Leander, Texas, USA[135] (operating)
- Chippewa Valley Railroad, Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA (operating)
- Lakeland Amusement Park, Lakeland, Tennessee, USA (defunct)
- Little Florida Coast Line, Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Sanford, Florida, USA[136] (operating)
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad, Fairview, Michigan, USA[137] (operating)
- Old Smokey Train, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA[138] (operating)
- Pioneer Train, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA[139] (operating)
- Salt Mine Express, Strataca Salt Mine Adventure, Hutchinson, Kansas, 650 feet underground, USA[140] (operating)
- Smokey Joe Railroad, Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Association, Federalsburg, Maryland, USA[141] (operating)
- Travel Town Railroad, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA (operating)
- Whiskey River Railway, Little Amerricka, Marshall, Wisconsin, USA (operating)
16 1⁄2 in (419 mm) gauge
- Island Park Railway, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada[142]
18 in (457 mm) gauge
- Aotea Railway, Aotea Lagoon, Porirua, New Zealand
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadows Park and Vasona Park, Los Gatos, California, USA[143]
- Collegeville and Southern Railway, USA[144]
- Heath Park Tramway, Cardiff, UK[145]
- Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad, USA[146]
- National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[147]
- Semaphore & Fort Glanville Tourist Railway, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia (operated by the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide)
- Sundown Adventure Land, Retford, Nottinghamshire, UK
- Terrific Train, New Metroland, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK
- Venice Miniature Railway, Venice Beach, California, USA (1943–1968)[148]
18 1⁄2 in (470 mm) gauge
19 in (483 mm) gauge
20 in (508 mm) gauge
- Coronado Railroad, San Diego, California, USA
- North Bay Railway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, U.K.
21 in (533 mm) gauge
- Pleasure Beach Express, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
1 ft 10 in (559 mm) gauge
- Little Puffer Miniature Steam Train, San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, California, USA
- Lakeside Amusement Park Train, Denver, Colorado, USA
2 ft (610 mm) gauge
- Bayou Le Zoo Choo Choo, Alexandria Zoo, Alexandria, Louisiana - a scale model of a C.P. Huntington steam engine.
- Bennett Brook Railway, Whiteman Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Emerson Zooline Railroad, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Forest Park Miniature Railroad, Fort Worth, Texas, USA[149]
- Kennedy Park (Hayward, California), Hayward, California, USA
- Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, Oregon, U.S.[150]
- San Antonio Zoo Eagle, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, USA[151]
- Tauber Family Railroad, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Michigan - donated by The Detroit News about 1931 and also supported by Chrysler Motors, zoo patrons and fares.
- Wicksteed Park Railway, Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK
- Zoo Train, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California, USA
- BC Wildlife Park - Wildlife Express Volunteer Society, operates a C. P. Huntington, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
- Museum of Life and Science, uses a C. P. Huntington, Durham, North Carolina, USA
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge
- Calico and Odessa Railroad, Calico, San Bernardino County, California, USA
- Disneyland Viewliner, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA (defunct)
- Fort Wilderness Railroad, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA (defunct)
- Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA (defunct)
- Edaville Railroad, Carver, Massachusetts, USA
- Omaha Zoo Railroad, Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska), Omaha, Nebraska, USA (operating)
- Washington Park & Zoo Railway, Washington Park (Portland, Oregon), Portland, Oregon, USA (operating)
Unknown gauge
- Matsudayama Herb Garden, Matsuda, Kanagawa, Japan - includes 1/6 scale Romancecar (Odakyu 10000 series HiSE) replica[152]
See also
References
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- ↑ Mizens Railway website
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- ↑ Miniature Railway World
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- ↑ Strand Miniature Railway
- ↑ Thames Ditton Miniature Railway
- ↑ Railway website
- ↑ MRW website entry
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- ↑ WMR Social website
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- ↑ Diamond Valley Miniature Railway website
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- ↑ Carillon Park Railroad website
- ↑ Carillon Park Rail & Steam Society website
- ↑ Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad website
- ↑ Golden Gate Live Steamers website
- ↑ Great Lakes Live Steamers website
- 1 2 Hesston Steam Museum website
- ↑ Houton Area Live Steamers website
- ↑ Illinois Live Steamers website
- ↑ Kitsap Live Steamers website
- ↑ Railroad Museum of South Florida Train Village website
- ↑ City of Largo, Florida: Train Weekend
- ↑ North Georgia Live Steamers website
- ↑ Orange County Model Engineers website
- ↑ Riverside Live Steamers website
- ↑ Sacramento Valley Live Steamers website
- ↑ Sagebrush Short Line Railroad website
- ↑ Shady Dell Pacific, Pacific Northwest Live Steamers website
- ↑ Tradewinds & Atlantic Railroad website
- ↑ Train Mountain website
- ↑ Triad Live Steamers, Farmington and Harrisburg website
- ↑ Wales West Website
- ↑ White Creek Railroad website
- ↑ Willow Creek Railroad website
- ↑ Burnaby Central Railway website
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- ↑ Paradise Valley Railroad website
- ↑ Audley End Railway website
- ↑ Beale Park website
- ↑ Berkeley Light Railway website
- ↑ Bickington Steam Railway website
- ↑ Birchley Miniature Railway website UK
- ↑ Eastleigh Lakeside Railway website
- ↑ Savilles Garden Centre
- ↑ Royal Victoria Railway website
- ↑ Rudyard Lake Steam Railway website
- ↑ Stapleford Miniature Railway website
- ↑ Sutton Hall Railway website
- ↑ Vanstone Woodland Railway website
- ↑ Wells Harbour Railway website
- ↑ City of Wenatchee - Wenatchee Riverfront Railway
- ↑ website
- ↑ C&H Railroad website
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- ↑ Folsom Valley Railway website
- ↑ Ruislip Lido Railway website
- ↑ Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway website
- ↑
- ↑ Hotham Park Miniature Railway website
- ↑ Littlehampton Miniature Railway website
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- ↑ Kirklees Light Railway website
- ↑ website Longleat
- ↑ website Markeaton
- ↑ American Heritage Railroad
- ↑ http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife/2/2/handouts/02.pdf
- ↑ Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad website
- ↑ Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad website
- ↑ Joshua Tree & Southern website
- ↑ Laurel Run Railroad website
- ↑ Paradise and Pacific Railroad website
- ↑ Phoenix & Holly Railroad
- ↑ Redwood Valley Railway website
- ↑ Sonoma Traintown website
- ↑ Waterman & Western Railroad website
- ↑ Springbank Express
- ↑ http://www.srmduluth.org/G16/G16-history.shtml
- ↑ Balboa Park Miniature Railroad website
- ↑ Cedar Rock Railroad
- ↑ Little Florida Coast Line website
- ↑ AuSable Valley Railroad website
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- ↑ Smokey Joe Railroad website
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- ↑ Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad website
- ↑ Collegeville and Southern Railway website
- ↑ Heath Park Tramway
- ↑ Meadows and Lake Kathleen Railroad website
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- ↑ Venice Miniature Railway
- ↑ "Forest Park Miniature Railroad". Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Robert D. West (May 2, 2014). "Farewell is not Forever - Part 4: Oaks Amusement Park". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
This train replaced a Miniature Train & Railroad Company G-16 that was installed in 1956. The G-16 ran on 16" gauge track, and resembled a diesel locomotive, painted in the colors of the Union Pacific Railroad. The track is dual-gauge: 16" for the former train and 24" for the current one. The train operates on a 2,600 foot oval-shaped loop that encircles the picnic areas.
- ↑ Brackenridge Eagle
- ↑ Matsudayama Herb Garden railway info
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