About Us
The Derwent Valley Railway is a not-for-profit organisation based at New Norfolk 40mins north-west of Hobart in Tasmania's Derwent valley and is one of Australia's most scenic railway lines which we endeavour to develop into one of the worlds premiere tourist railways.
Our aim is to run regular passenger trains, with a tourism emphasis, further west to other popular tourist destinations at Plenty, National Park, and Maydena and to bring prosperity and to the Derwent valley.
We've operated successful tourist passenger trains to these locations in the past, as well as occasional trips to places such as Ross and Parattah in the midlands of central Tasmania.
We own 4 Steam engines, 4 Diesel-electric locomotives, 2 Diesel mechanical shunters and 1 Diesel-hydraulic.
Our passenger carriages are former "Tasman Limited" carriages, and are articulated in the centre giving them a capacity of 76 passengers, as well as a central Cafeteria/ Bar. Our two other carriages are from the Emu Bay Railway Co. and were used extensively on the "West-coaster service".
Membership is open to all and we have members from various
countries around the world. Applications can be sought by emailing
us at dvr@dvr.org.au
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