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 DP Class railcar, as used on the initial Tasman Limited services in 1954/55 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Ceased |
| First service | 5 April 1954 |
| Last service | 28 July 1978 |
| Former operator(s) | Tasmanian Government Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hobart Wynyard |
| Stops | Derwent Park, Granton, Brighton, Campania, Colebrook, Parattah, Ross, Campbell Town, Conara Jnc, Western Jnc, Longford, Westbury, Deloraine, Dunorlan, Kimberley, Railton, Latrobe, Devonport, Leith, Ulverstone, Penguin, Burnie, Somerset. |
| Distance travelled | 378 kilometres |
| Average journey time | 8 hours |
| Service frequency | daily |
| Line(s) used | Main Line Western Line |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | paired seating (window & aisle), additional seating offered during peak times |
| Catering facilities | onboard buffet service |
| Entertainment facilities | piped music |
| Baggage facilities | baggage facilities on train & at stations |
| Other facilities | intrastate mail service (until 1976) Parcels service (until 1977) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3’6” (1067mm) |
| Operating speed | variable. Maximum track speed was 45mph/70kmh. |
| Track owner(s) | Tasmanian Government Railways (until July 1975), Australian National Railways Commission (from July 1975) |
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The Tasman Limited was a passenger train operated by Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) on the Main and Western lines between Hobart, Launceston and Wynyard from April 1954 to July 1978.
The service has the distinction of being the last regularly scheduled passenger train in Tasmania.[1]
- ^ Stokes, H.J.W. (1978) The Rise and Fall of the Tasman Limited, ARHS Bulletin, vol XXIX, number 493 November 1978, pp.237 - 244.