Railway archaeology


Railway archaeology is the study and enjoyment of relics from past eras of rail transportation. The aim of railway archaeology is to learn about the history and see images of the previous appearance of a defunct rail system that became redundant or abandoned and to enjoy searching out these remains and exploring them.
Railway archaeology comes under the general ambit of the study of the industrial past and therefore is a sub-set of Industrial archaeology.

Societies undertaking railway archaeology

The Railway Archaeological Society, a UK-based group that seems to be defunct.
Light Railway Research Society of Australia is an Australian-based society that was formed in 1961 to promote interest in special-purpose railways. Much of its members' work would fall into the category of Railway archaeology.

Discoveries