Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival
The Valley Rattler
The Valley Rattler heritage steam train will run three hour trips twice a day over the four days.
Operating to the country station of Amamoor, with great views and wine and cheese at Dagun, the experience is a relaxed journey into a relaxed past.
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.
The C 17 class of locomotives weighed in at just over 80 tonnes and with eight driving wheels. The C 17 class was the mainstay of the Queensland Railways steam fleet. The C 17 worked almost any train Queensland/suburban passenger, goods or freight trains, shunt trains and even the air-conditioned trains in Western Queensland. It could handle secondary branch line work and also haul the mail trains of the Queensland Railways. 227 of this type of locomotive served with Queensland Railways, from 1920 through to 1969 when steam locomotives were finally withdrawn from service.
The Rattler also is the festival ticket site, contact by phone or online.
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Click here to visit The Valley Rattler Website.
Heritage Steam Attractions
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The Mary AnnThe 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 on Sunday and Monday during the festival. Click to read more...
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