The Tasmanian Transport Museum is open on Sundays and by appointment for school and tour groups. The museum offers train rides on selected dates. The museum has a large collection of transport related exhibits. These include:
- railway locomotives, railcars, carriages and wagons
- trams and trolley buses
- buses and trucks
- a large model train display
Train Ride Schedule & Opening Hours
To view our opening hours and to see when our next train ride day is scheduled, click on the applicable months below.
* Please note that train rides only operate on days where we open between 11am and 4pm.
* Train rides are subject to change
Train Ride Departure Times
Important Information – updated Nov 2023:
On Steam train rides and Diesel Y4 train rides, the 11:15am and 11:45am are strictly TryBooking only, no walk-up tickets available for these two services.
11:15 am departure (walk tickets only on Railcar days)
11:45 am departure (walk tickets only on Railcar days)
12:15 pm departure
12:45 pm departure
1:45 pm departure
2:15 pm departure
2:45 pm departure
3:15 pm departure
*Steam Train rides will be cancelled during declared Total Fire Bans and replacement diesel service operated where possible.
*A train crew lunch break is scheduled approximately between 1pm – 1:45pm.
*No online tickets for diesel train rides.
Important Information
All train rides are subject to availability of rolling stock and could change or be cancelled at short notice.
Train rides are approximately 15-20 minutes in duration.
Where We Operate Our Train Rides
Click here to see where we operate our train rides.
School Group Visit Information & Bookings
Visit the School Group information under the Visit tab in the Main menu or click here.
Group Visit Information & Bookings
Visit the Groups Visit information under the Visit tab in the Main menu or click here.
