Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival

Festival Bookings

Tickets and locations

The festival operates over three days from Friday 22nd July 2011 – Sunday 24th July 2011

The three locations are all in Gympie, (see map) with a maximum 12 Minute drive between venues.

Museum Tickets

  Tickets for the Museums – Pay at gate entry
Adult $10.00
Seniors $7.00
Students $5.00
Children under 12 FREE

 

The Valley Rattler & Red Rocket Train
Bookings: Phone 07 54 822 750

  Red Rocket Express
Adult $21.00
Pensioner $18.00
Children $10.50

  The Valley Rattler - Saturday Half Day Tour
Adult $33.00
Senior/Age Pension/Student $28.00
Children $10.00
Family
(2 Adults up to 4 children)		 $79.00

  The Valley Rattler - Sunday Full Day Tour
Adult $48.00
Senior/Age Pension/Student $41.00
Children $24.00
Family
(2 Adults up to 4 children)		 $123.00
Club Car add $15pp

The Woodworks is located on the Bruce Highway, 2 km north from Gympie, while the Mining Museum is on the southern outskirts, between the Bruce Highway and the road to Tin Can Bar/Rainbow Beach.

The Valley Rattler and the Mary Ann operate from Old Gympie Station, which is located in Tozer St in central Gympie (on top of a hill – where else do you find a railway?) - Signposted from the Bruce Highway.

Old Gympie Station - Home of The Valley Rattler.

Entry tickets for the Gold Mining Museum and the Woodworks Museum are available at the venues. Trips on the Rattler and Red Rocket must be booked through the Rattler office , phone 07 54822750

Public Transport to Gympie

The following contacts will provide you with further information on public transport options to Gympie:

BUSES
Sunair Buses (from Brisbane Airport) - 5477 0888
Polleys Coaches (Gympie) – 1800 072 322
Long Distance Bus Line - 1300 473 946

TRAINS
Travel Train (Tilt Train) – 1800 872 467
Translink (City Train) – 131 230
Travel Centre (Gympie) – 5483 0309
Roma Street Transit Centre - 3236 3035

Heritage Steam Attractions

 

 

 

 

 

  

Gympie Gold Mining Museum

Mining Museum

During the Steam Festival between 10am and 3pm each day, the Gympie Gold Mine and Historical Museum will be lighting the 20,000 litre Cornish Boiler to generate the steam to operate a 110 year old Walker Winding Engine as well as operating the Thompson steam powered 12 tool 2 stage air compressor and other steam equipment. Click to read more...

Gympie Woodworks Museum

Woodworks Museum

Woodworks The Forestry and Timber Museum in Gympie provides a fascinating insight into the role of timber in Queensland and the Gympie region’s colonial beginnings. Discover how the pioneers worked the timber and how the industry evolved over the decades up to the 1950’s – from axes and adzes, to chainsaws and saw mills. Click to read more...

 

   

The Valley Rattler

Valley Rattler

The Valley Rattler heritage steam train will run over the Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival. The train features a C17 class locomotive and original wooden carriages, with volunteer locals manning the train, as you gently make your way through Mary Valley scenery, starting from the historic Old Gympie Station.Click to read more...

Click here for information on the Mary Ann replica Steam Locomotive.

The Mary Ann

The Mary Ann is a faithful replica of the first steam locomotive built in Queensland in 1873, serving on timber lines in Cooloola National Park. Based in Maryborough, and operated by Volunteers, the replica is on its second visit to Gympie and will be running tours from Old Gympie Station during the festival. Click to read more...