Don River Railway

Don River Railway
Don River Railway Museum in 2016
LocaleDevonport, Tasmania
Coordinates41°10′52″S 146°19′05″E / 41.18103°S 146.31814°E / -41.18103; 146.31814
ConnectionsWestern Line
Commercial operations
NameDon River Railway
Original gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Preserved operations
Owned byVan Diemen Light Railway Society
Operated byVan Diemen Light Railway Society
Stations2
Length3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Preserved gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened10 April 1916 (1916-04-10)
Closed16 October 1963 (1963-10-16)
Website
www.donriverrailway.com.au
Route map
Don Junction Heritage railway
Don Heritage railway
Fitzallen
Tugrah
Melrose
Talba
Paloona
Barrington

The Don River Railway is a volunteer-run vintage railway and museum in Don, a suburb of Devonport, Tasmania. It provides a passenger train ride from Don to Coles Beach (operationally known as Don Junction) and return. The current line follows a reconstructed section of the former Melrose line that ran between Don Junction and Paloona.

The Don River Railway is open seven days a week, closing only for Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Anzac Day. Train services operate from Thursday to Sunday, using either either a 1940s ex-Tasmanian Government Railways DP rail car, or a heritage carriage set hauled by either a steam locomotive or a vintage diesel locomotive.