A heritage passenger train has travelled to Berriedale, becoming the first train to reach the suburb in more than a decade.
The achievement marks a major milestone for the Tasmanian Transport Museum.
The museum ran the empty crew training service on Saturday along the restored line through Hobart’s northern suburbs.
It was the first train to reach Berriedale since the last freight service ran in 2014.
While Saturday’s run carried only crew members for training purposes, the museum said public passenger rides should begin on December 28.
“Today marked a significant step forward as our first passenger train travelled to Berriedale,” the museum said.
“Although today’s running was for crew training only, it served as a well-earned reward for the countless hours of work our dedicated volunteers have put in since the last freight train operated on the line back in 2014.”
The museum received approval in October to extend heritage train operations to Berriedale Road under national rail safety laws.
The organisation has held a lease over the disused rail corridor between Elwick Road in Glenorchy and Mentmore Street in Chigwell since February 2021.
Heritage train operations officially began in mid-2023, offering rides between Elwick Road and Grove Road.
The extension to Berriedale will give visitors a longer heritage rail experience.
Volunteers have undertaken significant restoration work along the line, including replacing more than 400 sleepers to ensure safety and reliability.
The museum operates entirely on volunteer labour and houses a collection of locomotives, carriages, trams and buses preserving Tasmania’s transport history.
