page_title: Gympie railway station
section_title: Mary Valley Rattler
hierarchical_section_title: Gympie railway station / Mary Valley Rattler
caption_attribution_description: The Mary Valley Rattler / Leaving Imbil to return to Gympie at 2pm Sunday, what a buzz seeing an actual steam train so close go by
context_page_description: Gympie railway station is an Australian heritage-listed former railway station in Gympie, Queensland, on the North Coast line. It was the primary railway station serving Gympie from 1881 until 1989.
context_section_description: The Mary Valley Heritage Railway became the custodians of much of the Gympie Railway Station Complex through a lease from the Queensland Railways for 50 years and on 23 May 1998 the Valley Rattler began operations on the former Mary Valley branch line after negotiations for the lease was extended to the line to Imbil and became a major tourist attraction of the region.
  After two very serious derailments during August and September 2012, the limitations and state of the railway company's finances became known. It was shut down indefinitely by Transport & Main Roads, as it was declared unsafe to convey passengers. Following flood damage in 2013, the railway disbanded. In June 2016, the Gympie Regional Council allocated $250,000 for operational start-up costs and $3.8 million for capital funds to restart the Rattler.
caption: Mary Valley Rattler Queensland C17 class locomotive hauling the Valley Rattler at Imbil
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