Don River Railway

Don River Railway offers an unforgettable journey into Tasmania’s rich rail heritage. Climb aboard a vintage train and enjoy a scenic ride along the Don River to Coles Beach, surrounded by tranquil bushland and historic rail corridors.

Explore the on-site museum, home to Tasmania’s largest collection of heritage steam and diesel locomotives, carriages, and rolling stock. Visitors can also see restoration workshops and original signal boxes in action.

With regular daily services and a variety of trains and carriages on offer the potential to see differing historic Tasmanian Rail history in action is unparalleled.

Corporate and Tour organisations can also book a variety of tailored on-rail experiences individualised to suit all sizes of groups.

Don River Railway is a not-for-profit organisation owned and operated by members and volunteers and was established at Don in 1973 while the trains commenced operating in November 1976. Their achievements are the result of countless thousands of hours of voluntary labour provided by members.