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Monday – Friday 7:00am – 3:00pm

Saturday – Sunday 8:00am – 3:00pm

Breakfast from 8:00am

Lunch From 11:30am

Limited Menu, Daily Specials and Cabinet

Historic Gympie Station and Gift Shop

Daily 9:00am – 2:00pm

Historic Gympie Station, Tozer Street, Gympie, Queensland 4570

Phone: 07 5482 2750

Cafe, Tozer Street, Gympie, Queensland 4570

Phone: 07 5348 9606

Email: info@maryvalleyrattler.com.au

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Sep 2

Get Dad on board our vintage RM76 Railmotor for a special Father's Day departure.

Includes - on board morning tea, historic rail experience and lunch at Rusty Rails Café.
Departs Historic Gympie Station at 9.00am returning at 12.00pm.

Bookings are essential, go to https://tinyurl.com/MVRSpecialEventTrains

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Aug 31

Looking for something to do with the kids these school holidays?

Join us on our additional services and spot STEAM MAN on your journey as you steam your way through the Mary Valley.

Monday 21st September
Friday 25th September
Monday 28th September
Friday 02nd October
Departs Historic Gympie Station at 10.00am and returning at 1.00pm.

Don't miss out book your seat via the link in our bio or go to https://tinyurl.com/MVRSpecialEventTrains
Bookings are essential.

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Aug 30

The views from the carriages as we meander through the Mary Valley.

Great photo by @suewhit

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Aug 29

Get Dad in the cab!

This Father's Day spoil Dad with a Footplate Friends Experience gift voucher.

Includes a morning briefing with the train crew, morning tea, return steam train footplate cab ride, Mary Valley Rattler high vis vest, cap, pin, lunch with the crew, certificate and Go Pro footage of the journey. All guests will be included in the Footplate Friends Gallery on our website.

Click on the link in our bio or go to https://www.maryvalleyrattler.com.au/footplate-friends-exp…/ to find out more and to purchase your gift voucher.

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Aug 28

Experience the Mary Valley Rattler in style in our VIP Club Car.

This weekend our services are fully booked except for some seats left in our VIP Club Car. Enjoy priority preboarding, assigned seating, a local cheese plate & beverage of your choice on board the iconic Club Car.

Don't miss your chance to experience the Mary Valley Rattler. Go to the link in our bio to book your VIP seats. Bookings Essential

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Aug 27

Future train driver?

Our crew love talking to guests especially the little ones!

Thanks @littleaims89 for the great photo.

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Aug 24

Hop on board the vintage railmotor RM76 for the ‘Rattler Tasting Train’ on Thursday’s at 10.00am at Historic Gympie Station then sit back and relax as you begin your nostalgic rail journey through the Mary Valley.

Enjoy a tasting plate on board featuring local fare and learn about the food bowl that is the Mary Valley.

Returning at 12.30pm with lunch served at the historic Gympie Station. A beverage of choice is included (beer,wine,soft drink) with additional bar service available.

Bookings are essential. Click on the link in our bio to book and for more information.

Great video by @jacobs_trains

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Aug 24

We recently ran a competition to help us think of a name for our steam locomotive 967.

Thank you to Arthur for coming up with 'Spirit of the Mary Valley'. It's perfect. We welcomed Arthur and his lovely wife on board to enjoy the first run with the new name.

Keep an eye out in the coming days for a very special post on how the 'Spirit of the Mary Valley' nameplate was created.

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Aug 23

A gorgeous day in the Mary Valley today on our ‘All Stations’ train.

Our stop in Dagun was serenaded by ‘Mix & Match’ organised by the Dagun Community Group

If you’re looking to join us, please remember to book ahead due to limited numbers with the current Government restrictions. Click through on the link in our bio.

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Aug 22

A different perspective from our steam locomotive!

Great photo by @peppergroyne

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Aug 21

Thank you all for writing your wonderful reviews on @tripadvisor, we have been advised we have been rated in the top 10% of attractions worldwide for the 2020 Travellers Choice Awards.

We must also thank all our volunteers and team for the passion and hard work you do every day who provide such a great experience for our guests.

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Aug 20

Our workshop crew come across fossils they found in the rocks that come with our coal and sent them to @qldmuseum . This is their response.

'Our palaeobotanist has identified your fossils as a type of leaf called Glossopteris. Fossils of this plant are found in widely scattered parts of the world, which provided an early clue that these places were once much closer together (as part of the supercontinent Gondwana). Glossopteris is an ‘index fossil’ that can be used to determine the age of rocks, because it’s only found in rocks from the Permian Period (251.9-298.9 million years ago). At that time there were vast forests of Glossopteris trees, which form much of the coal currently mined in Australia. At the end of the Permian these forests were wiped out by the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history. The extinction is thought to have been caused by sudden global warming and associated loss of the ozone layer, triggered by greenhouse gas release from major volcanic eruptions in Siberia. This event also caused the extinction of roughly 90% of marine species, including all coral reefs.'

So we can legitimately claim that the coal we use is at least 250 million years in the making!

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Aug 19

We are chuffed that our trains are running full most days.

Please note, bookings are required to avoid disappointment as seating is restricted due to current Government regulations.

All information and bookings can be found via the link in our bio.

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Aug 18

Nestled in the centre of the Mary Valley, Amamoor is an historic town bordered by Amamoor State Forest.

It's here the train will turn around on the restored turntable for the journey back to Gympie.

Great video by @suewhit

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