Don River Railway facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Don River Railway
Former TGR Diesel Locomotive Y6 at Don River Railway
Locale	Devonport, Tasmania
Coordinates	41°10′52″S 146°19′05″E / 41.18103°S 146.31814°E / -41.18103; 146.31814
Connections	Western Line
Commercial operations
Name	Don River Railway
Original gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Preserved operations
Owned by	Van Diemen Light Railway Society
Operated by	Van Diemen Light Railway Society
Stations	2
Length	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Preserved gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened	10 April 1916 (1916-04-10)
Closed	16 October 1963 (1963-10-16)

The Don River Railway is a volunteer-run vintage railway and museum in Don, a suburb of Devonport, Tasmania. It runs a passenger train ride from Don to Coles Beach and return using part of the former Don River Line that ran between Don Junction and Paloona. The service is usually run daily except Mondays/Tuesdays inclusive. The Don River Railway is open every day with the exception Good Friday, ANZAC Day and Christmas Day. Wednesdays through to Saturdays, customers can expect to ride in a 1940s ex Tasmanian Government Railways rail car and trailer, DP22 and PT3. Whilst on Sundays a heritage carriage set is hauled by either a steam locomotive (M4 or Fowler) or a vintage diesel locomotive (V2, X4, Y6 and 866). Numerous other locomotives and rolling stock are in the process of being restored at the on-site workshop.

Steam Locomotives

Diesel Locomotives

• Cooper, Greg (ca.2002) The History of the Don River Railway's Locomotives, Railcars & Carriages, published by the Don River Railway, ISBN: 0-9580006-0-3
• McKillop, Robert (2010) Australian Railway Heritage Guide, 2010 Edition, Australian Railway Historical Society (New South Wales Division), ISBN: 978-0-9807721-1-1