Welcome to the bit where National Preservation peers out into the world, and see what the heritage world is upto. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:11:56 +0000 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:11:56 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/international-heritage-railways-tramways.30/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:54:05 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60th-anniversary-of-tramway-touristique-de-laisne-in-belgium.1426249/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60th-anniversary-of-tramway-touristique-de-laisne-in-belgium.1426249/ invalid@example.com (desperado) desperado Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne in Belgium.

This is a preserved section of the old Belgian metre gauge Vicinal system.

It's 11.2km long, in the middle of nowhere east of the town of Marloie on the main line between Brussels and Luxembourg. The main station of Érezée (TTA) has a very limited M-F bus service...

60th anniversary of Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne in Belgium]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:05:30 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/societ%C3%A0-veneta-ferrovie.960815/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/societ%C3%A0-veneta-ferrovie.960815/ invalid@example.com (Saint) Saint
Today Società Veneta Ferrovie (SVF) is the name of a...

Società Veneta Ferrovie.]]> 225 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:43:51 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/up-4014.94895/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/up-4014.94895/ invalid@example.com (athelney) athelney
http://www.trainorders.com/discussi...eases/heritage_and_steam/2013/0723_4014.shtml]]> 408 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:53:12 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/harz-narrow-gauge-hsb.874616/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/harz-narrow-gauge-hsb.874616/ invalid@example.com (Fred Kerr) Fred Kerr
A link to my book is at : https://www.albelli.co.uk/view-online-photo-book/aa85dfaa-7d97-439c-ba98-e6eb2eb068bf

Comments / thoughts regarding this effort are welcome

Regards]]> 267 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:30:55 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-newest-narrow-gauge-steam-railway-in-poland.1426201/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-newest-narrow-gauge-steam-railway-in-poland.1426201/ invalid@example.com (Fenway) Fenway
Nevertheless, those railways that do run with tank or tender locomotives usually are quite atmospheric, though in fairness most also tend to lead through vast green fields, characteristic of most of Poland's landscapes, aside from the mountains in the south.

In the flat heartland of Poland, a bit north of...

The newest narrow gauge steam railway in Poland]]> 1 Sun, 31 May 2026 13:23:00 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steam-in-belgium-at-the-3-valley-railway-in-mariembourg.1426149/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steam-in-belgium-at-the-3-valley-railway-in-mariembourg.1426149/ invalid@example.com (Fenway) Fenway
The 14 km long branch line has been a preserved railway since the 1970s and had heritage steam on it since 1975. All...

Steam in Belgium at the 3 Valley Railway in Mariembourg]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 18:24:39 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steam-in-luxembourg.1426145/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steam-in-luxembourg.1426145/ invalid@example.com (Fenway) Fenway
The branch line from Petange to the industrial heritage park at Fonds-de-Gras is a former branch line to the mines and has been preserved since closure in the 1970s. It is home to several attractive tank engines from the early 20th century, 3 of which are currently operational.

In the following footage...

Steam in Luxembourg]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 08:32:50 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/wilmington-and-western-railroad-usa.1426127/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/wilmington-and-western-railroad-usa.1426127/ invalid@example.com (Sidmouth) Sidmouth
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The Board recently revised the organization’s Bylaws on March 25, 2026, to create new classes of members and prohibit members from voting for their Board. These new Bylaws are publicly available on the railroad’s website by going to Explore > About Us > HRCV > Documents. A link can be found in the comments.
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Wilmington and Western Railroad - USA]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 20:24:18 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/big-wolsztyn-steam-parade.1426089/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/big-wolsztyn-steam-parade.1426089/ invalid@example.com (Fenway) Fenway
For the big anniversary parade on Saturday May 2nd no less than 10 tank engines and tender locomotives participated, with the home fleet of 2-8-2 flagship Pt47-65 and the 0-6-0 industrial tank TKh.

Then there were 2 guest locos from Belgium, one from Luxembourg, four from Dolni Lipka in the Czech...

Big Wolsztyn Steam Parade]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:37:38 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/cfbs-gala-25-26-april-2026.1425727/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/cfbs-gala-25-26-april-2026.1425727/ invalid@example.com (5944) 5944 https://chemindefer-baiedesomme.fr/fr/fete-de-la-vapeur-2026/machines-et-locomotives-invitees

First few locos announced, including RhB no. 14, a 2-6-0T from Switzerland, a Belgian tram loco from Thuin, and PKP Ty2 6690, currently running as an SNCF 150 Y 6690.]]> 10