Tourist railways in France:
- 3.7 million visitors (continuous increase for several years)
- 100 % of operational rail heritage is maintained by UNECTO members
- 1 200 km of rail tracks used by tourist railways
- 100 tourist railway companies, out of which 90 are UNECTO adherents
- 9.2 € average price paid by our visitors in France
- 15 to 20 km : average trip
In the European Union:
- 25 million visitors
- 400 tourist railway undertakings
Studies show that for every one euro spent on a tourist train, at least one other euro is spent in the regional economy!