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heritage railway

railway used for heritage/historical/tourism purposes
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heritage railway

Summary

heritage railway is a type of museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of type_of_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,730 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • heritage railway's instance of is recorded as type of museum[3].
  • heritage railway is a type of railway line[4].
  • heritage railway is a type of open-air museum[5].
  • heritage railway is a type of cultural heritage[6].
  • heritage railway is a type of vehicle holder[7].
  • heritage railway's Commons category is recorded as Heritage rail transport[8].
  • heritage railway's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 4B3621[9].
  • heritage railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heritage railways[10].
  • heritage railway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=preserved[11].
  • heritage railway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway:preserved=yes[12].
  • heritage railway's described by source is recorded as Kartographer icon[13].
  • heritage railway's partially coincident with is recorded as holiday train[14].
  • heritage railway's different from is recorded as trackless train[15].
  • heritage railway's different from is recorded as rideable miniature railway[16].
  • heritage railway's different from is recorded as railway museum[17].
  • heritage railway's has list is recorded as list of heritage railways[18].

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Definition and Type

heritage railway's instance of is recorded as type of museum[3]. Recorded subclass of include railway line[4], open-air museum[5], cultural heritage[6], and vehicle holder[7].

Why It Matters

heritage railway ranks in the top 2% of type_of_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,730 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). heritage railway. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heritage-railway
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heritage-railway_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{heritage railway}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heritage-railway}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → trackless train, rideable miniature railway, railway museum
    Subclass of → railway line, open-air museum, cultural heritage +1
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26421, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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