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Railway Inc. are currently in negotiations to regain access to the Derwent Valley Line with a view to restoring it to operation for tourist trains.
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1105:River Derwent
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1077:Plenty River
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1065:
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1060:
1054:
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1036:River Derwent
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960:River Derwent
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730:Ginger Creek
727:
704:
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695:
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647:Ginger Creek
644:
621:
619:
616:
608:
581:
579:
576:
573:
572:Russell Falls
568:
552:
550:
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544:Ginger Creek
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518:
516:
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510:Ginger Creek
507:
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1297:Third Avenue
932:Cunny Creek
482:Newbury Road
450:Routs Creek
429:Sharpes Road
153:
15:
1832:The present
1822:Norske Skog
1799:Restoration
1759:New Norfolk
1744:Bridgewater
1728:New Norfolk
1623:Bridgewater
1264:New Norfolk
304:Fitzgerald
124:Track gauge
95:Operator(s)
68:Bridgewater
1923:Categories
1859:References
1632:South Line
1607:South Line
1355:Boyer Road
376:Tyena Road
89:Heavy rail
1814:Westerway
1806:Claremont
1778:Westerway
1757:line, to
1755:Devonport
1746:, on the
1724:Australia
1614:to Hobart
869:Westerway
147:Route map
118:Technical
1847:See also
1767:Coniston
1720:Tasmania
1620: •
72:Kallista
38:Overview
1810:Maydena
1793:TasRail
1738:History
1626:•
230:Maydena
105:History
99:TasRail
80:Service
61:Termini
1826:Burnie
1774:Tyenna
1751:Hobart
1643:
1408:
1299:
162:Legend
154:
110:Opened
46:In use
43:Status
1782:Boyer
1732:gauge
1601:
1378:Boyer
51:Owner
1714:The
1695:edit
1688:talk
1681:view
85:Type
1753:to
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1722:,
137:)
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