A reconstructed 1890s rack-and-pinion mountain railway that hauls original steam locomotives through the rainforest and river gorges of Tasmania's wild West Coast.
Tasmania has no scheduled long-distance passenger trains, but the West Coast Wilderness Railway is a destination in its own right. Restored steam locomotives use a rare rack-and-pinion system to climb the steep grades between the mining town of Queenstown and the harbour village of Strahan, crossing the King River gorge and stopping in dense rainforest. Several itineraries run, from half-day rainforest trips to the full Queenstown–Strahan journey.