Hoorn–Medemblik heritage railway

The Hoorn–Medemblik heritage railway operated via the Museumstoomtram Hoorn Medemblik is a background railway inside the Netherlands. It runs from Hoorn to Medemblik, a distance of approximately 20 km. The original railway line became operated by means of Locaalspoorwegmaatschappij Hollands Noorderkwartier 1884 - 1935. The line turned into opened on three November 1887. The music followed a circuitous route to reduce the amount of land that had to be compulsorily purchased. The line used steam traction; diesel traction being delivered in 1929. The line changed into closed to passenger services from 1 January 1936 to 29 May 1940. On five January 1941 the line turned into permanently closed to passenger services; as was the railway station in Medemblik. Today, the railway is operated as a vacationer appeal.

The centrepiece of its series is the former Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotive 7742 Bello, the handiest preserved mild steam engine within the Netherlands. Other steam locomotives in walking order include three tramway engines, of which might be enclosed tram engines steam dummies. The final ones are: 3 commercial engines; a German engine that's now being rebuilt as a replica of a Dutch railway shunting engine of a series of which numerous also served on steam tramways; and a locomotive of commercial type which served at a steam tram business enterprise in Zuid-Holland, nonetheless anticipating recovery.