Author: emily

Winter is the best time to get out and explore West Coast heritage and wilderness. Whether you’re planning a local minibreak this winter from the far-off exotics of nipaluna/Hobart, or boarding a train of the sky to start your Tassie adventure, be sure to jot down ‘head west’ on your list of places to go. […]

By now, the Commercial Team were busy planning new experiences. It was becoming apparent that the geotech project wasn’t going to be complete in time for peak season and that the middle of the railway was going to remain inaccessible for now. Our team are highly attuned to our role as a demand driver for […]

It must be acknowledged that passenger revenue keeps our business running. It covers the majority of our commercial operational costs, but it is not enough to cover the expense of running a century old railway. To date, much of our infrastructure costs have been covered by the Tasmanian State Government, for which we are very […]

The past year has been a fraught one for the team at West Coast Wilderness Railway but it has also been one that has reinvigorated the team and our future. 2023 started normally enough, running half-day journeys from both sides of our 35-kilometre, 127-year-old railway with original heritage Abt and Drewry locomotives. Taking passengers deep […]

WCWR is getting back on track after a winter of infrastructure upgrades and we’re steaming out of the station with two short services this Summer. Join us onboard the Lynchford Express at Queenstown Station for a 1.5-hour heritage steam train adventure to Lynchford Station and back. Take in the Pioneer’s Room and try your hand at gold-panning […]