One of the North-West Coast’s premium tourist attractions, the Don River Railway will celebrate its 50th anniversary over three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with rail enthusiasts from all over the state expected to flock to the event.
But it’s not just the largely volunteer members of the Don River Railway who will be celebrating, with other Tasmanian rail groups to play a part, making it the largest collaborations of railway locomotives in Tasmania.
Exhibits including the ABT3 steam loco from the West Coast Wilderness Railway, the Tasmanian Transport Museum’s C22 steam loco, Redwater Creek’s Krauss steam train, and Wee Georgie Wood from Tullah.
Passenger trains will run throughout the three days on the Don River’s line to Coles Beach and return.
Organisers say the event will heavily focus on showcasing s much of Tasmania’s railway and transport history as possible, both past and present.
