Take a 30-minute railway ride into history aboard the Don River Railway (donriverrailway.com.au; adult/child $20/15). The diesel locomotive runs along the historic Melrose Line beside the Don River (on the hour from 10am to 2pm, Thursday to Sunday), cruising past well-preserved signal boxes and other heritage railway buildings. From Monday to Wednesday you can still visit the interesting museum with its locomotives and brightly painted rolling stock – you don't have to be a trainspotter to enjoy what is the largest collection of rail history in Tasmania.
To get here, drive west of Devonport along the Bass Hwy then take the B19 exit towards Don, Devonport and Spreyton. The railway is 4.5km from the center of Devonport.
