Editing Hobart (section)

===Rail===
{{See also|Riverline (Hobart)|Trams in Hobart|Tasman Limited}}
While freight rail no longer operates within Hobart (since 2014), [[TasRail]] still operates the [[Brighton Transport Hub]] which connects to the [[Main Line, Tasmania|main line]] to the north of Tasmania. Locomotives can be seen in [[Bridgewater, Tasmania|Bridgewater]] as they make their way from the [[Boyer Mill]] near [[New Norfolk]] on the operational part of the [[Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania)|Derwent Valley railway]].

Like many large Australian cities, Hobart once operated high-quality passenger rail services. This included a tram network which was closed in the early 1960s. The tracks are still visible in the older streets of Hobart. It was replaced by a short-lived [[trolleybus]] network consisting of six routes which operated until 1968. Suburban passenger trains, run by the [[Tasmanian Government Railways]], were closed in 1974 and the intrastate passenger service, the [[Tasman Limited]], ceased running in 1978. The [[Tasmanian Transport Museum]] in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]] has a restored section of track for visitors.

There has been a push from public transport advocates and the two local councils<ref>{{cite news |title=Hobart mayor hints at light rail in exchange for Glenorchy council merger |url=https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/hobart-mayor-hints-at-light-rail-in-exchange-for-glenorchy-council-merger/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |agency=Pulse Tasmania |date=18 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hobart needs State Government investment in transport infrastructure |url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Council/News-publications-and-announcements/Media-centre/Hobart-needs-State-Government-investment-in-transport-infrastructure |access-date=26 June 2024 |agency=City of Hobart |date=6 March 2024}}</ref> to establish a [[light rail]] network, intended to be fast, efficient, and eco-friendly, along existing tracks on the [[South Line, Tasmania|Northern Suburbs Transit Corridor]] to solve the frequent jamming of traffic in Hobart CBD. This has grown amidst the need for higher-capacity mass transit and an alternative State Government [[Bus rapid transit|bus]] proposal. However The State Government haven't ruled out Light Rail but they're are very conscious of how expensive it is.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Balen |first1=Clancy |title=Transport options thin on the ground around Hobart's proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-29/hobart-public-transport-in-spotlight-amid-stadium-plans/102280738 |access-date=25 June 2024 |agency=ABC News |date=29 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Abandoned Hobart rail corridor to get passenger trains again under Greens' plan |url=https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/abandoned-hobart-rail-corridor-to-get-passenger-trains-again-under-greens-plan/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |agency=Pulse Tasmania |date=10 March 2024}}</ref> The earlier [[Riverline (Hobart)|Riverline proposal]], which reached a business case (at $100 million, demonstrating benefits for socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of the city), was scrapped in the [[2014 Australian federal budget]].