TASMANIAN RAIL, BUS, FERRY AND AIR TIMETABLES

Compiled by Steven G. Haby
Email: sghaby@hotmail.com
Last update: 14th December 2004

The following is a list of current timetables for rail, bus, ferry and air services. Like timetables this list is subject to changes and additions, alterations and/or corrections are welcomed. Contact Steven Haby via email at sghaby@hotmail.com  or Lourie Smit at lsmit@ozemail.com.au.

RAIL TIMETABLES
There has been no regularly scheduled passenger services operating in Tasmania since 1976 apart from those operated by the various tourist lines and tours operated by ARHS Tasmanian Division. During 2002 the City of Burnie instigated a commuter service to run weekly between Burnie, Wynyard, Devonport and Wiltshire Junction using a pair of DP class railcars purchased from Classic Rail Tours. The status of this service is currently unknown.

Operator Route(s) Date and notes
West Coast Wilderness Railway
(Abt Railway)
 Strahan - Queenstown Undated glossy brochure,
also issued in glossy A4
double sided sheet.
Burnie City Council Burnie – Wynyard
Burnie – Devonport
Burnie – Wiltshire Junction
Status unknown
Derwent Valley Railway Boyer – Westerway November 2004 to March 2005
A4 sheet
Don River Railway Don River – Coles Beach Undated
A4 colour brochure
Ida Bay Railway Ida Bay – Deep Hole (Southport Bay) Undated
Colour brochure
Tasrail Bell Bay – North East lines
Burnie – Boyer
Fingal East Tamar – Western Junction lines
Melba line
Railton – Devonport cement train
4 Dec 2003
Working timetable (W.T.T.)
Excel file format

 

BUS SERVICES
Metro Tasmania is the largest operator of bus services in Tasmania providing services in Launceston, Hobart and Burnie.

Operator Route(s) Date and notes
Bicheno Coach Service Coles Bay – Bicheno Undated
A4 brochure
GNS Transport
t/as Riverside Bus
and Freight
(Sainty's coaches
Launceston - Georgetown Undated
Gregory Omnibuses Hobart Explorer A4 Colour brochure
off season T/T dated 1 September to
24 December 2003.
Hobart Coaches Routes 67/70/80/88/89 (Hobart-Kingston-Blackmans Bay) A4 Colour double sided
21st March 2004
Hobart Coaches Routes 130/134/138 (Hobart-Glenorchy-New Norfolk-Fairview) A4 Colour double sided
2th August 2003
Jack's Bus Service
(Longford, Tas)
Cressy - Longford - Perth - Launceston Undated A4
Manion’s Coaches Launceston – Grindelwald and Legana Undated
A4 sheet
Merseylink Bus Service Backpacker transport guide 23 December  2002
Colour brochure and includes times
for selected routes to points of
interest.
Merseylink Bus Service 10/15 Devonport – West Devonport 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 20/25 Devonport – Central Devonport 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 60/65 Devonport – East Devonport 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 30 Devonport – South Devonport 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 15 Devonport – South Devonport (Saturday service) 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 30 Devonport – South Devonport (Saturday service) 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 40 Devonport – Latrobe (Saturday service) 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 40 Devonport – Latrobe 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Merseylink Bus Service 50 Devonport – Ambleside 23 December  2002
A4 double sided sheet
Metro Tasmania Hobart routes See separate table below.
Metro Tasmania Burnie routes  
  Burnie / Wynyard / Ulverstone services 20 September 2004
2 x A4 double sided sheets stapled
Metro Tasmania Launceston routes  
  11/12/13/14/17 City – Invermay – Mowbray – Rocherlea
X1 Rocherlea – City (express)
November 2002
  80/81/82 Shopper Stopper service 9 September 2002
  48/49/70/71/72/73 City – North Riverside November 2002
  40/41/42/43/44/48/49 City – Trevallyn – West Riverside November 2002
  10/12/13 City – Invermay – Mowbray – Mayfield November 2002
  23/24 City – Clarendon Street November 2002
  58/59 City – West Launceston
61/65 City – Casino
63 City – Blackstone Heights
64/66 City – Hadspen
X3 City – Hadspen (express)
February 2002
  34/35 City – Newstead
36/38 City – Ravenswood
39 City – Norwood – Waverley – City
November 2002
  54/5 City – Punchbowl – City
56 City – Kings Meadows
November 2002
  62/63 City – Blackstone Heights February 2002
  23 City – High Street – Clarendon Street
54 City – High Street – Punchbowl – City
55 City – Punchbowl – High Street – City
November 2002
  24 City – Clarendon Street
26 City – Heather Street
80/81/82 Shopper Stopper service
November 2002
  51/52 City – West Launceston
58/59/62 City – West Launceston (circular route)
80/81/82 Shopper Stopper service
November 2002
  31 City – South Norwood
32/33 City – St Leonards
35/39 City – Norwood – Waverley – City
80/81/82 Shopper Stopper service
November 2002
Mount Wellington Shuttle Bus Service Hobart - Mount Wellington Undated colour card.
reverse has TT for Richmond
Tourust Bus Service also undated.
Redline Coaches Devonport - Burnie
Burnie - Smithton
1 September 2002
Redline Coaches Devonport - Cradle Mountain Undated
Single sided card
Redline Coaches Hobart – Launceston – Devonport 1 September 2002
Redline Coaches Hobart - Bicheno
Launceston - Bicheno
Hobart - St Helens
Launceston - St Helens
1 October 2002
Redline Coaches Launceston - Deloraine - Mole Creek 21 September 2002
Redline Coaches Launceston - Scottsdale - Derby - Winnaleah 28 October 2002
Smith's Surf to City
Coaches
Dodges Ferry - Hobart
Primrose Sands - Hobart
undated but current. - included on the timetable is the school service to Hobart.
Starline Coaches Launceston – Ravenswood Undated
A4 sheet
Tamar Valley Coaches Beauty Point - Beaconsfield - Gravelly Beach - Exeter - Legana - Launceston - weekday service Undated A5
Tamar Valley Coaches Beauty Point - Beaconsfield - Gravelly Beach - Exeter - Legana - Launceston - Saturday  service 3 months trial from
25 Januray 2003
Tasmanian Shuttle Bus Services Launceston – Launceston airport 1 May 2002
A4 sheet
TassieLink - Hobart - Strahan
- Hobart - Port Arthur
- Hobart - Huonville - Geeveston - Dover
- Hobart - St Helens
- Hobart - Swansea
- Launceston - Strahan
- Lauceston - Bicheno
- Burnie - Devonport (connects to/from Spirit) -      Launceston - Hobart
 
25 April 2004
Booklet
Wallace, R.W. & T.L.
(Ulverstone)
Ulverstone- West Ulverstone (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Ulverstone- Central Ulverstone (Mon. Wed, Fri)
Ulverstone- Turners Beach (Wed, Fri)
Undated A4.

 

FERRY SERVICES

Operator Route(s) Date and notes
TT Line Devonport – Melbourne 1 September 2002
North Western Shipping and
Towing Co (Bruny Island Ferry Service)
Kettering - Bruny Island 1 August 2000

 

AIR SERVICES

Operator Route(s) Date and notes
Tasair Devonport - Currie King Is
Burnie - Currie King Is
Hobart - Burnie
24 Jun 2002
http://www.tasair.com.au/schedules.htm 
Regional Express Melbourne - Currie King Is
Melbourne - Devonport
Melbourne - Burnie
11 Nov 2002
http://www.regionalexpress.com.au 
King Island Airlines Moorabbin Airport - King Island Unknown
http://www.kingisland.org.au/Details.asp?E=4&PartnerID=62

Metro Tasmania Hobart Timetables

All timetables were republished on 25 April 2004

Timetables are on A3 or A4 paper, no maps or route details.

See http://www.metrotas.com.au/php/routemaps.php?HOPUB for maps.

Title Routes Date
Hobart - Rosny Park Combined timetable 08/11/04
MX Montrose Combined timetable 18/04/04
West Hobart ++ 1 2 3 4 6 6/8 6/10 6/27 18/04/04
Mount Stuart ++ 1 2 5 18/04/04
Lenah Valley 6 7 8 9 10 27 X6 18/04/04
Florence Heights 11 12 13 14 20 18/04/04
Moonah Shopper Shuttle ++ 11 12 13 21 18/04/04
Goodwood Grove Road 15 16 12/12/04
East Newtown, Lutana, East Moonah 16 20 18/04/04
Botanical Gardens +++ 17 18/04/04
New Town doorstopper ++ 18 19 180 182 190 18/04/04
Glenorchy Shopper Shuttle; Leonard Ave 22 14 11/06/04
Springfield/West Moonah +++ 24 25 26 29 180 182 190 18/04/04
Glenorchy 27 6/27 X6 18/04/04
Glenorchy West 28 29 6/27 18/04/04
Jackson Street +++ 31 32 18/04/04
Rosetta +++ 33 34 38 18/04/04
Chigwell Doorstopper 35 26/07/02
Claremont 35 36 37 38 39 18/04/04
Cadbury Estate 37 38 39 18/04/04
Claremont Shopping 39 18/04/04
Abbotsfield; Austins Ferry; Ten Mile Hill 42 10/08/03
Marlyn Road, Strickland Avenue 43 44 46 47 49 469 26/7/04
Huon Road ++ 45 48 49 470 18/04/04
Fern Tree 48 49 470 18/04/04
Lower Churchill Avenue 52 53 54 55 18/04/04
University 53 54 55 18/04/04
Taroona, Bonet Hill 56 60 61 92 94 26/09/04
Dynnyrne; Mount Nelson 57 58 156 157 158 159 07/03/05
Hobart College 58 156 451 454 456 18/04/04
Glenorchy 100 (includes 24 28 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 42 111 117 118 125 126 140) 08/11/04
Bridgewater 111 117 118 140 X1 X5 X7 18/04/04
Gagebrook North 113 114 115 117 118 126 131 X3 X7 X9 18/04/04
Gagebrook Community ++ 113 115 128 18/04/04
Gagebrook South: Lamprill Circuit & Fisher Dr 114 115 117 126 128 X3 X7 X9 131 18/04/04
Old Beach Compton Downs 114 125 126 X3 X9 19/07/04
Brighton 125 126 127 128 140 X3 X8 X9 18/04/04
Rose Bay; Lindisfarne; Geilston Bay 131 132 261 262 263 264 265 268 269 270 278 29/11/04
Risdon Vale 131 132 267 268 269 270 278 29/11/04
Kempton,; Bothwell 140 31/08/00
Clarence Street +++ 189 192 196 285 287 289 292 293 296 18/04/04
Rokeby, Clarendon Vale 189 288 289 293 298 X12 18/04/04
Lauderdale ++ 191 192 196 290 291 292 293 294 X13 X14 X15 X16 X17 X19 18/04/04
Seven Mile Beach, Cambridge 191 192 291 292 293 X13 X14 X15 X16 18/04/04
Opossum Bay 196 294 295 296 297 298 299 X17 X18 X19 18/04/04
Montagu Bay 240 241 242 243 244 245 253 254 18/04/04
Mornington 241 243 244 245 250 251 253 254 258 18/04/04
Mornington Heights 241 246 253 254 256 258 18/04/04
Warrane, Clarence Campus ++ 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 253 254 256 258 286 18/04/04
Doorstopper: Warrane; Mornington Heights 246 256 08/02/02
Rosny Park (Eastlands) – Glenorchy 268 276 277 278 26/07/04
Tranmere; Camelot Park 276 277 284 285 286 287 X11 20/09/04
Howrah Heights +++ 279 280 281 282 283 296 18/04/04
Hobart – Glenorchy Express X1 X3 X4 X5 X7 X8 X9 18/04/04
Hestercombe Estate ++ X4 X10 18/04/04

++ At Metro shop timetable dated 10/08/03 were still being issued May 05.
+++ At Metro shop timetable dated 24/08/03 were still being issued May 05.