National railway heritage is a symbol of Iran's history of technology and modern development due to its complexity and distinction from other registered works in the country's world heritage list, as well as the activity and dynamism of the railway and the need for development in this industry based on today's needs and future perspectives, for protection and management It needs a distinct and systematic framework. Lack of understanding of the concepts, values, rules, and specialized approaches in the protection process (recording, classification, and prioritization of intervention) is one of the challenges of the railway heritage in Iran. Presenting a practical and generalizable model at the national level plays a key role in improving the conditions of this heritage category and plays a role in improving the status of railway heritage and industrial and modern heritage in the socio-cultural environment of society. The purpose of this research is to examine the experiences through the documents, laws, policies, and approaches of the countries that have been influential in the construction of Iran's nationwide railway so that according to the findings, the field of achieving a management mechanism and providing a suitable system to promote the protection and support policies of the country's railway heritage is provided. In this regard, with document study, qualitative-descriptive document research, and analysis of the experiences of these countries, data was collected and after implementation in an inductive form and with a descriptive method, an interpretation along with the analysis of categories such as conceptual approach, managerial approach, social participation and the position of the structure were analyzed about the railway heritage, as a result of which it was recommended to combine the two methods of dealing with England and Japan as more efficient methods in comparison with other cases for the national railway heritage of Iran.