Evandale Light Railway and Steam Society

“Public Running” second and last Sundays in the month
9.30 am till 1.00 pm.  Weather permitting.

Bare feet, thongs and open-toed sandals not permitted. (Insurance requirement)

 

Below are Links to Pages of Interest

Just click on them to visit

There will be no Railex in 2008

 

 

Waddle Junction

Map of site

Club Days

Members' Locomotives


Other Tasmanian Societies

Hobart Miniature Steam Locomotive Society Inc

North West Model Engineers’ Society

 


This Railway is situated at Evandale 20 km South of Launceston, Tasmania.

Go out past the Launceston Airport to Evandale and follow the signs.

Public running days are 2nd and last Sundays each month starting about 9.30 a.m.(weather permitting).

Last train runs at 12.55 pm

Rides are $2 per person or $6 per family (1 adult and 3 children or 2 adults and 2 children).

Bare feet, thongs and open-toed sandals not permitted.

The track is entered through the Evandale Market also known as Falls Park.

There is a 7 1/4" and 5" dual gauge ground level track of 580 metres (long track)

and 360 metres (short track), 5" and 3 1/2" raised track of approx. 177 metres and a

ground level 5" track with a  running length of 370 metres for a single lap

and 760 metres when using the figure 8 circuit.

All tracks have raised steaming bays with 240 volts and water available.

Adjustable loading ramps allow easy access for members' and visitors' locos.

The ground level combination track also has a turn-table available.



ELRSS Contact Information :

: ELRSS, P.O. Box 1422 Launceston TAS 7250



Peter Lawson (President)

: Phone 03 63433319

P.O. Box 1422 Launceston TAS 7250

 

: Graeme Reardon (Vice-President)

Phone 03 63446636
P.O. Box 1422
Launceston TAS 7250

vk7zgg @ vision.net.au

 

: Graeme Reardon (Secretary)

Phone 03 63446636
P.O. Box 1422
Launceston TAS 7250

vk7zgg @ vision.net.au

 

: Dianne Lawson (Treasurer)
P.O. Box 1422 Launceston TAS 7250

Graeme Reardon (Publicity Officer) vk7zgg @ vision.net.au



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