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Traffic on the line was initially limited to woodchip logs to Longreach, with the occasional train to George Town and Bell Bay. By the 1990s, log traffic to Longreach by rail was decreasing, and container traffic to the port of Bell Bay was increasing. Today the only traffic on the line is containers
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to and from Bell Bay. At present, the railway line is included in the Federal Government's
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Government of Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Western Junction, Tasmania
Bell Bay, Tasmania
Heavy rail
TasRail
Track gauge
1,067 mm
Legend
Bell Bay
ferry/water interchange

East Tamar Highway
East Tamar Highway
Pulp Mill
East Tamar Highway
Launceston
Inveresk Railyards
North Esk River
St Leonards
South Line
Western Line
view
talk
edit
Bell Bay
Tasmania
AusLink
Rail transport in Tasmania
"Tasmanian rail network"

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