Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways

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Updates on information regarding industrial and commercial narrow gauge railway operations around Europe.

This section contains updates on narrow gauge sites (industrial/commercial, not preserved) still operating, or news regarding closures confirmed from recent vists or in the railway press. Please feel free to contribute to these pages and ensure a broad cross section of railways and countries are featured. Click on the thumbnail pictures to see a larger picture.

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ROMANIA: August 2025
Starting the year with a couple of belated reports from 2025

Viseu de Sus Forestry Railway (760mm gauge) when visited in August 2025 the timber trains were only running for 2 or 3 days per week. The current terminus for the timber trains is Miraj station at 35.6Km. Beyond this, the line is broken. The original terminus at Coman is now accessible via a new forest road leading from Borsa. The sawmill in Viseu de Sus is closed and the timber is now transferred to trucks at a large loading area about 3 kilometers above Viseu de Sus and then taken away by road. On the site of the former sawmill there are new buildings and facilities for the steam tourist trains.

(Posted 26.01.2026 Source: Patrick Aulbach)

On the Viseu railway L45H 87-0033-8 arrives off the branch with a long timber train in August 2025.

HUNGARY: August 2025

Csömöder Forestry Railway (760mm gauge) It was confirmed that timber is still being transported at Csömöder. The tourist trains run from Lenti to Csömöder and from Csömöder to Bázakerettye. There is now a small café in Csömöder and passengers can change trains there. During the visit the timber loading point was confirmed to be at Törösznek. An MK48 loco (MK48 2015) was also seen on a permanent way maintenance train.

A C50 navigates an ungated road crossing a short distance from Csömöder.

(Posted 26.01.2026 Source: Patrick Aulbach)

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