The next stop is at Derwent Bridge Sunday 8th March Cradle Mountain — Sheffield where you will inspect The Wall, an huge wooden carving of ’s 0900 proceed to Don to visit and travel on Don River Railway. GREAT RAIL history. 2½ hours later, the coach Lunch at own cost from many outlets in town then check into will arrive at Queenstown via the Devonport accommodation. Travel to Sheffield Rest of day is lookout at Iron Blow. Overnight free with inclusive admission to SteamFest and BBQ Tea at EXPERIENCES lodgings and inclusive dinner shall night. Return to Devonport accommodation. place you in readiness for exciting days ahead. TASMANIA TOUR Thursday 5th March Queenstown — Strahan Options Day 3 (morning only)  West Coast Wilderness Rly. train to Dubbil Barril and return.

 Sight-seeing, museum viewing, railway workshop in- Monday 9th March Devonport — Launceston spection, Lake Margaret Power Station tour. by 1000 depart Devonport for Pearn’s Steam World via 1300 lunch (own cost) at Queenstown station then depart for Deloraine. After inspection, travel to Launceston, check in to West Coast Pioneers Museum at Zeehan before heading to Commodore Regent Hotel and free time in City for lunch. Strahan for accommodation and inclusive Dinner. 1630 Tour of Launceston Tramway Museum, tram trip and Railway Workshops Museum plus some free time. Return to Hotel for final and inclusive Gala Dinner. Attention, railway & steam enthusi- asts and anyone interested in Aus- tralia’s fascinating railway, farm and industrial heritage.

The Tasmanian Assoc. of Tourist Railways Friday 6th March Strahan

takes pleasure in delivering the following Free Day with option of taking cruise to Gordon River and EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN THE TOUR: action packed schedule book-ended with Sarah Is. This trip must be booked in Tour package. Sight- Please complete the following and return to: seeing may be your choice. Make own arrangements for meals. two great heritage weekends: the National [email protected] (highlight, copy and paste this box into Historical Machinery Rally at Quercus Park an email) For more details call 0458 190 591 Bookings close 31st December 2014. and the 21st SteamFest at Sheffield. I would like to find out more about this tour including costs Between these two great events, participants Name and Contact Details will be entertained by our coach captain ------Tony Coen's in-depth knowledge of our I would like to book for the tour subject to suitable costing and State and by the sights and sounds of provision of further information Name & Contact Details Tasmania's historic industrial sites combined th with some of the country's most beautiful Saturday 7 March Strahan — Cradle Mountain ------0630 Depart accommodation for Regatta Pt. station for special Insert number of people for each option that require Booking: scenery and iconic attractions. Breakfast Train to Queenstown with photo. stop opportunities...... 1. Trip to Ida Bay Railway on Mon. 2 March. Train shall combine with regular train at Dubbil Barril for unique double-header trip for rest of journey. After partaking ...... 2. Trip to Port Arthur on Tues. 3 March. of lunch (own cost) at Queenstown Station, coach departs 1345 ...... 3. Trip on Gordon River and Harbour on Fri. 6 March. Name & Contact Details for Tullah and Wee Georgie Wood for inspection and trip. Then, travel to Cradle Mountain for a grand night in a real ------wilderness with inclusive dinner. SteamFest Tasmanian Railways Tour Itinerary - Guided inspection and train trip and return c.1800 to Tasmania has long been a drawcard for those seek- Midcity Hotel and Tea (own responsibility). ing a wilderness experience in a land renowned for Saturday 28th February 2015 Launceston – good food and fine wines. The Great Rail Experi- Beaconsfield – Low Head — Launceston.  Free morning for sight-seeing, etc. with option to ences of Tasmania Tour packages Tasmania’s indus- 1045 depart Launceston Airport and after checking into over- take ferry ex Brooke St. Pier (times 0930, 1100, 1200, trial and agricultural heritage around visits to the night lodgings, partake in an ice-breaker tour along each side 1315, 1430) to MONA with lunch at own ex-pense. operating preserved railways and some of Tasmania’s of the Tamar River, visiting Beaconsfield Gold Mining and Coach pick-up at c.1530 for transfer to Tas. Trans- port Museum as per above option. popular tourist attractions. Low Head Maritime Museums prior to enjoying dinner at a selected restaurant with an appropriately themed atmosphere. The Tour has been timed to coincide with the Na- tional Historical Machinery Rally and Tasmania’s premier country fair, SteamFest. Both events prom- ise to be entertaining for both young and old. The main Tour allows travelling through the South West Wilderness area and around the picturesque North West coast discovering Tasmania’s rich collection of Tuesday 3rd March 2015 — Ida Bay heritage railways that include Ida Bay Railway, — Hobart/Hobart Sightseeing and Leisure Hobart and Derwent Valley railway attractions, West Coast Wilderness Railway, Wee Georgie Wood Steam Options Day 2 Sunday 1st March 2015 Launceston – Carrick - Railway and Don River Railway. Hobart  Free day at Hobart for sight-seeing, shopping, local Tasmania has a lot to offer for those interested in tours, museums, etc. 0930 depart Commodore Regent Hotel for Quercus Park and railways, steam era heritage, scenery and epicurean spend most of the day admiring the huge collection of traction  0800 leave Hobart on a day excursion to the southern delights. This Tour has been especially tailored to engines, machinery and artefacts of historic and industrial end of Tasmania. Visit Forestry Centre meet those interests. significance. At 1500, board the coach for an interesting trip and Hastings Caves before arriving at Australia’s The Coach Driver for the tour will be Mr. Tony along the Midland Highway via several colonial towns to the most southern railway, Ida Bay Railway. Lunch is provided at Ida Bay Station Café, then you shall ride Coen, whom many in the steam scene will know. end of the journey at Midcity Hotel, your accommodation for the next few nights right in the centre of Hobart. in passenger carriages built on 1890s bogie wagons Tony was a former Association of Tourist and Heri- hauled by 1940s Malcolm Moore locomotives, travel- tage Railways of Australia Tasmanian representative. ling along the shores of Ida Bay and Lune River His knowledge of Tasmania’s rail history proved to estuary to Deep Hole. After the return to Hobart, be most interesting for participants in previous the rest of the evening is free. This option must be SteamFest Tours. booked with package.

Participants will need to book by the end of

December 2014. Hope you can make it for some clean green epicu- rean steam era heritage delights!!

Wednesday 4th March 2015 Hobart — Queens- town Monday 2nd March 2015 Hobart - Port Arthur - 0900 depart Hobart for a full day’s drive to Queenstown through mountainous terrain and with a couple of inter- Hobart/Hobart MONA/Sightseeing and Leisure esting diversions. On the way, stop at Derwent Valley Options Day 1 Railway depot at for a guided tour (no trains operating at present). Then, travel to the edge of the  0830 leave Hobart for Port Arthur inclusive tour and South West Wilderness region to inspect and exert some cruise. This option must be booked in Tour package. De- effort on the Rail Track Riders experience at Maydena. part Port Arthur 1330 for Tas. Transport Museum via Retrace some of the route and continue to Tarraleah in MONA (to pick up other members) with arrival at 1545. the Central Highlands for a relaxing lunch at the Chalet.