Posted 5 hours ago by Railpage System User
The prominent 1940s lifting span on the Bridgewater Bridge north of Hobart will be no more if a new $570m design is adopted, but while some are keen for a sleek modern gateway to Hobart, others wants to see the bridge's heritage saved.
Posted 4 weeks ago by NSWGR8022
Steam train enthusiasts are crazy about the M class locomotive, but when the machines arrived in Tasmania 70 years ago, no-one wanted to drive them.
Posted last month by bevans
A group opposed to the North East Rail Trail has vowed to appeal the project should it be approved by Dorset and the City of Launceston councils, arguing against the removal and sale of rail infrastructure.
Posted last month by GheringhapLoop
Generally, people support public transport, such as light rail, cheaper bus fares and ferries, but when push comes to shove the demand fails to materialise
Posted last month by GheringhapLoop
Bass MP Bridget Archer says a $1.47m federal funding agreement with Dorset Council has been extended, ensuring the anticipated North East Rail Trail will go ahead.
Posted last month by bevans
A dedicated group of train buffs wants to put the romance back in rail travel.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
It would be lovely to think of jumping on a train in Wynyard to get to your job in Burnie, or vice-versa.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
It boggles my mind as to why we don't already have a passenger rail between Wynyard and Burnie, especially if we have a community influx, which is most definitely going to happen.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Richard Tubb would absolutely love a light rail service connecting Burnie, Wynyard and communities in between.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
A 41-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly trying to beat a Tas Rail freight train across a level crossing, causing damage to both his vehicle and the train.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
A driver has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly colliding with a freight train at Tunbridge overnight.
Posted 2 months ago by NSWGR8022
A long-time Burnie resident has made a last ditch attempt to establish a passenger railway service to Wynyard before the rail corridor is taken over by the Coastal Pathway.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
Talkback caller Paul recalls a hilarious story from about 50 years ago when he got train sick on the Tasman Limited.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Tasmanians appear to be getting the message when it comes to rail safety, with new data revealing an annual 60 per cent drop in the number of people failing to stop or give way at level crossings.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
Tasmanians have been dudded by the state and federal governments over the redevelopment of the Burnie port.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
The state government is considering a wide range of options when it comes to installing more public transport in Hobart’s northern suburbs – not just light rail.
Posted 2 months ago by bevans
When Ash Barwick and Jake Williams-sims transported their new 130-year-old train carriage home to Tasmania's Gravelly Beach on a truck, bits of it fell off on the highway.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Bauxite Mining is in full swing near Campbell Town in Tasmania and trucking to the bell bay port has started.
Posted 3 months ago by NSWGR8022
The Liberal Government must commit funds to make a start on its promised passenger rail service to Hobart’s northern suburbs, to reinvigorate the area and help in the COVID-19 recovery.
Posted 4 months ago by NSWGR8022
For more than 100 years, timber sleepers have carried locomotives along the West Coast but that will soon change thanks to modern approach to railway renewal.
Posted 4 months ago by Railpage System User
Do you have a large wine collection? Or are you a cheese maker? Well, this historic tunnel might be just what you're looking for — but doomsday prepper may be disappointed by the dampness of the storage.
Posted 4 months ago by bevans
The latest development proposal at a key waterfront site has been labelled “desperate and shortsighted”, with a mayor set to take an unusual step to try to prevent its approval.
Posted 5 months ago by bevans
James Shugg was a 12-year-old Hobart schoolboy when he first visited the Ida Bay Railway in Tasmania's far south in 1976.
Posted 5 months ago by Railpage System User
Trains stopped running on the historic Ida Bay Railway in 2018 after a derailment, but former driver Dave Collins says "it sucks you in" and he and other enthusiasts want to pay to get the attraction back on the rails.
Posted 6 months ago by bevans
A 17 year old youth has been identified and will be proceeded against under the Youth Justice Act regarding a near-miss involving a trail bike and a Don River Railway tourist train on 9 February 2020.
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