Tasmanian Government Railways

Tasmanian Government Railways
Logo of the Tasmanian Government Railways, showing the Tasmanian Red Lion on a Map of Tasmania, surrounded by Tasmanian Government Railways text.
Map of the Tasmanian Government Railways, showing all lines operated between 1890 and 1978.
Network map (at fullest extent)
Overview
Main region(s)Tasmania, Australia
Stations called at~255 (in 1949)
Parent companyGovernment of Tasmania
HeadquartersHobart and Launceston
Reporting markTGR
Dates of operation3 August 1872 (1872-08-03)–1 March 1978 (1978-03-01)
PredecessorsLaunceston and Western Railway, Tasmanian Main Line Railway
SuccessorAN Tasrail
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Previous gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Length851 kilometres (529 mi) in 1978

The Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was the former operator of the mainline railways in Tasmania, Australia. Formed in 1872, the railway company was managed by the Government of Tasmania, and existed until absorption into the Australian National Railways Commission in 1978.[1]

  1. ^ "Tasmanian Government Railways". LINC Tasmania. July 1939. Retrieved 12 June 2012.