🚂 Steam restoration, carriage maintenance and traditional workshop skills... there's plenty happening behind the scenes at Don River Railway! 🔧
Our volunteers have been hard at work across several projects as we continue preserving Tasmania's railway heritage and working towards an exciting future for the railway.
🔥 Colin and Michael fired up the workshop furnace and carried out blacksmithing work for CCS25, putting traditional railway workshop skills to use as the locomotive's restoration continues.
🛠️ Lance has been machining new rod bushes for CCS25, with work now underway on reassembling the locomotive's drive gear. Every step brings us a little closer to our long-term goal of seeing a steam locomotive operating once again at Don River Railway.
🎨 Des has been sanding and repainting one of our historic end-platform carriages, helping ensure our heritage fleet remains looking its best for visitors and future generations.
Projects like these are only possible because of the incredible efforts of our volunteers. Whether your interests are mechanical work, machining, carpentry, painting, administration, customer service, track maintenance, train operations, or simply helping out where needed, there's a place for you at Don River Railway.
We're incredibly excited about the prospect of hearing a steam whistle echo across Don once again. Restoring a steam locomotive is a long journey, but every volunteer hour, every repaired component and every bit of progress helps move us closer to that goal.
Interested in getting involved?
Membership is just $5 per year and is the first step towards volunteering with us.
🎃👻 HALLOWEEN RETURNS TO DON RIVER RAILWAY! 👻🎃 This Halloween, Don River Railway transforms into a world of ghostly train rides, spooky characters, live entertainment and unforgettable Halloween experiences.
Choose from two unique events:
🎃 FAMILY HALLOWEEN Perfect for families and younger children, featuring train rides, trick-or-treating, roaming characters, street food and magical Halloween fun.
👻 HAUNTED RAIL ENCOUNTERS (13+) When darkness falls, the railway takes on a darker side, featuring scares, immersive experiences and supernatural encounters. 🎟 Every admission ticket includes one FREE Premium Experience Ticket!
📅 Friday 30 October - Sunday 1 November 🚂 Don River Railway, Don
🎃🚂 HALLOWEEN AT DON RIVER RAILWAY 🚂🎃 This Halloween, the railway is getting a whole lot darker… Three days. Five ticketed carriage experiences. Plenty of scares. The only question is… WHICH CARRIAGE WILL YOU CHOOSE? 👀💀
🎃 FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 👻 Family Halloween | 4:00–7:00pm 💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🎃 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER – HALLOWEEN 👻 Family Halloween | 2:00–7:00pm 💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🎃 SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 👻 Family Halloween | 4:00–7:00pm 💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🚂 FIVE TICKETED CARRIAGE EXPERIENCES TO CHOOSE FROM Each carriage holds a different experience, different characters and different scares. Choose carefully… once you're aboard, there's no changing your mind. 😈
👻 FAMILY HALLOWEEN Halloween fun, train experiences, characters and just the right amount of spooky for the family.
💀 HAUNTED RAIL ENCOUNTERS When 7pm hits, things change. The lights get lower. The scares get bigger. And you never quite know who - or what - you might encounter.
🎭 ROVING PERFORMERS 💀 SCARES & SURPRISES 🚂 5 TICKETED CARRIAGE EXPERIENCES 🌮 STREET EATS 🎶 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Come dressed up. Come hungry. Bring your Halloween crew. But most importantly… 🚂 CHOOSE YOUR CARRIAGE. 💀 TAKE YOUR SEAT. 👀 AND WHATEVER YOU DO… DON’T LOOK BACK.
Central Coast Mayor Cheryl Fuller has swapped the council chambers for the railway, recently putting her hand up to volunteer as a Trainee Guard with Don River Railway.
As a member of our Board, Cheryl is already helping drive our vision of seeing trains return all the way to Penguin. Now she's getting hands-on, learning the ropes alongside our volunteer crews and experiencing the railway firsthand.
It's a great reminder that volunteering is for everyone, no matter your background or day job. Whether you're a mayor, a tradie, a retiree or a student, there's a place for you at Don River Railway.
👉If you are interested in volunteering with us send us a message on Facebook and we'll be in touch ... See MoreSee Less
🚂 Steam restoration, carriage maintenance and traditional workshop skills... there's plenty happening behind the scenes at Don River Railway! 🔧
Our volunteers have been hard at work across several projects as we continue preserving Tasmania's railway heritage and working towards an exciting future for the railway.
🔥 Colin and Michael fired up the workshop furnace and carried out blacksmithing work for CCS25, putting traditional railway workshop skills to use as the locomotive's restoration continues.
🛠️ Lance has been machining new rod bushes for CCS25, with work now underway on reassembling the locomotive's drive gear. Every step brings us a little closer to our long-term goal of seeing a steam locomotive operating once again at Don River Railway.
🎨 Des has been sanding and repainting one of our historic end-platform carriages, helping ensure our heritage fleet remains looking its best for visitors and future generations.
Projects like these are only possible because of the incredible efforts of our volunteers. Whether your interests are mechanical work, machining, carpentry, painting, administration, customer service, track maintenance, train operations, or simply helping out where needed, there's a place for you at Don River Railway.
We're incredibly excited about the prospect of hearing a steam whistle echo across Don once again. Restoring a steam locomotive is a long journey, but every volunteer hour, every repaired component and every bit of progress helps move us closer to that goal.
Interested in getting involved?
Membership is just $5 per year and is the first step towards volunteering with us.
👉 members.donriverrailway.com.au/
Come and help us preserve the past while building the future of Don River Railway.
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🎃👻 HALLOWEEN RETURNS TO DON RIVER RAILWAY! 👻🎃
This Halloween, Don River Railway transforms into a world of ghostly train rides, spooky characters, live entertainment and unforgettable Halloween experiences.
Choose from two unique events:
🎃 FAMILY HALLOWEEN
Perfect for families and younger children, featuring train rides, trick-or-treating, roaming characters, street food and magical Halloween fun.
👻 HAUNTED RAIL ENCOUNTERS (13+)
When darkness falls, the railway takes on a darker side, featuring scares, immersive experiences and supernatural encounters.
🎟 Every admission ticket includes one FREE Premium Experience Ticket!
📅 Friday 30 October - Sunday 1 November
🚂 Don River Railway, Don
👉 Pre-purchase tickets now: www.donriverrailway.com.au/halloween
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🎃🚂 HALLOWEEN AT DON RIVER RAILWAY 🚂🎃
This Halloween, the railway is getting a whole lot darker…
Three days. Five ticketed carriage experiences. Plenty of scares.
The only question is… WHICH CARRIAGE WILL YOU CHOOSE? 👀💀
🎃 FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
👻 Family Halloween | 4:00–7:00pm
💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🎃 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER – HALLOWEEN
👻 Family Halloween | 2:00–7:00pm
💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🎃 SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
👻 Family Halloween | 4:00–7:00pm
💀 Haunted Rail Encounters | 7:00–9:00pm
🚂 FIVE TICKETED CARRIAGE EXPERIENCES TO CHOOSE FROM
Each carriage holds a different experience, different characters and different scares.
Choose carefully… once you're aboard, there's no changing your mind. 😈
👻 FAMILY HALLOWEEN
Halloween fun, train experiences, characters and just the right amount of spooky for the family.
💀 HAUNTED RAIL ENCOUNTERS
When 7pm hits, things change.
The lights get lower.
The scares get bigger.
And you never quite know who - or what - you might encounter.
🎭 ROVING PERFORMERS
💀 SCARES & SURPRISES
🚂 5 TICKETED CARRIAGE EXPERIENCES
🌮 STREET EATS
🎶 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Come dressed up. Come hungry. Bring your Halloween crew.
But most importantly…
🚂 CHOOSE YOUR CARRIAGE.
💀 TAKE YOUR SEAT.
👀 AND WHATEVER YOU DO… DON’T LOOK BACK.
📍 Don River Railway
📅 30 & 31 October + 1 November
🎟️ Tickets are now live! Book now at 👉 www.donriverrailway.com.au/halloween ... See MoreSee Less
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Central Coast Mayor Cheryl Fuller has swapped the council chambers for the railway, recently putting her hand up to volunteer as a Trainee Guard with Don River Railway.
As a member of our Board, Cheryl is already helping drive our vision of seeing trains return all the way to Penguin. Now she's getting hands-on, learning the ropes alongside our volunteer crews and experiencing the railway firsthand.
It's a great reminder that volunteering is for everyone, no matter your background or day job. Whether you're a mayor, a tradie, a retiree or a student, there's a place for you at Don River Railway.
👉If you are interested in volunteering with us send us a message on Facebook and we'll be in touch ... See MoreSee Less
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