About

Don River Railway 50 Year Celebration
The event has a heavy focus on showcasing as much of Tasmania’s Railway History & Transport history both past & present.

The event promises to be one of the railways largest in history and will feature the biggest collaboration of Visiting Railway Locomotives in Tasmanian History.

Make the most of this one of a kind opportunity to see everything we have available running, with features from all around Tasmania & great access around the site & workshops.

West Coast Wilderness Railway
ABT3 Steam Locomotive

Tasmanian Transport Museum
C22 Steam Locomotive

Red Water Creek
Krauss Steam Locomotive

Wee Georgie Wood Steam Railway
Wee Georgie Wood Steam Locomotive

TASRail (Saturday/Sunday only) 2 Diesels from its operational fleet on display

Steam Locomotive ABT3 & C22 will work the passenger trains across the event, supplementing the Don River Railways own locomotive fleet.
While Wee Georgie Wood & the Krauss will feature on a 2 foot gauge live steam demonstration line in our yard.

Other attractions at the event:

- Model Railway Show
- Royal Carriage Display
- Working Traction Engines
- Diesel Locomotive Showcase
- Fowler Steam Engine display
- Miniature Steam displays
- Vintage & Classic car displays
- Vintage Buses & Truck displays
- Trolley runs
- Turntable displays
- Workshop access (Self-Guided Tours)
- Crusher Display
- Vintage Photo Stops
- Roving Entertainers
- Food & Drink options
- Farm Animals
- Face Painting
- Henna
- Stalls

+ Much more!

Ticket Options:                
Adult Pass $40.00 (Includes all day entry to the event & unlimited train rides)
Child Pass $20.00 (ages 1-17, children under 1 free) (Includes all day entry to the event & unlimited train rides)
Adult Ticket $20.00 (Includes all day entry to the event & 1 return train ride)
Child Ticket $10.00 (ages 1-17, children under 1 free) (Includes all day entry to the event & 1 return train ride)
3 Day Pass $90.00 (Includes 3 day entry to the event & unlimited train rides)
Locomotive Pass $150.00 (A locomotive pass gives a one of a kind experience up front with the crew. Ticket holders must be 18+ for this experience & have closed in shoes.) Allows 1 return trip on one of our engines.

Extra Experiences:

Evening Star Dinner Special $80.00
Friday 14^th 5:30pm arrival
Enjoy an evening train special like no other, with a triple headed train journey, before spending a night in our function space with a full bar open for purchase, roast meal & live entertainment from Clinton Hutton Band until late.

If you have any dietary requirements for this event, please email your full name, booking reference, phone number and requirements to events@donriverrailway.com.au
Must be in prior to the 4th February 2025

Due to venue limitations, Please note the meal will not be fully seated at tables.
However there will enough seating spread around the facility indoor/outdoor for everyone.

Don River Railway Volunteer & Life Member Celebration Free
A free gourmet bbq will be held on Saturday night for all of the volunteers helping out with the weekend, The Don River Railways life members & all of the organisations volunteers.
Entry for the bbq will be at 6oclock & is proudly supported by the Rotary Club of Devonport North.
Due to significant expected numbers, you must rsvp for catering purposes to events@donriverrailway.com.au or by calling 0427 637 310.

Traffic

A Traffic management plan will be in place with local speed restrictions and a full parking plan.
Details of this will be released closer to the event.

A road run between Latrobe & Don River Railway for the Traction engines is also planned in the lead up to the event & details of this will be posted to social media.

Hotel Partnerships

Novotel Devonport is offering a 15% discount for visitors & can be accessed by the link below
https://all.accor.com/lien_externe.svlt?goto=rech_resa&destination=C045&sourceid=BGCI&dayIn=14&monthIn=02&yearIn=2025&nightNb=1&preferredCode=BGCI&merchantid=par-accorGB

The Gateway Hotel Devonport are happy to offer a promo code for 10% off their Flexible Rate - bookings need to be made via our website - www.nightcaphotels.com.au, with the promo code RAILWAY. Stay dates 12-18 Feb on all room types to allow a couple of days on each side should guests want to stay in Devonport longer.

Dates

Friday 14 February 2025 - Sunday 16 February 2025 (UTC+11)

Event Day Opening Hours

Friday 10-4
Saturday 9-5
Sunday 9-5

Location

Don River Railway
24 Forth Road, Don Tasmania 7310

Contact Event Organiser