Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Inc.
Is a not for profit organisation formed , run and managed by a group of passionate volunteers who are dedicated to bringing our 113 year old railway history to life for the benefit of the Tableland community and visitors.
History meets the modern day.
The Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation formed, run and managed by a group of passionate volunteers who are dedicated to bringing our old railway history, that dates back to 1910 the year the railway arrived in Herberton, back to life for the benefit of the Tableland community and visitors.
Our owned rail network includes 22 km of rail track from Herberton Railway station and workshops to Atherton’s Platypus Park Railway Station.
In Herberton we have the Herberton Railway Station, Railway Museum, Sleeper Cutters Display Shed, Railway Refreshment Room, the main railway workshop, and maintenance centre that supports our overall operations, plus home of the Herberton Men’s Shed.
At the Atherton end of our rail network, we have Platypus Park, including the very popular Station Café, model railway display, retail, and maintenance storage facilities.
Dine in railway carriages while sampling our delectable menu spanning breakfast, lunch and dessert options. Pair your meal with our specialty espresso, leaf tea or fresh, iced beverages. “Meet you at the station”.
Upcoming Events
2024
Steam & Stars Night
On Friday the 9th of August, we will be running another Star Night Event in partnership with Night Sky Secrets. Limited to 26 Adults only, the night includes dinner followed by a ride on our Peckett Steam train to the observation platform . Book online as last year events were very popular and we have requests to run again ASAP. (Long Wet Season)
2024
Steam Train Operations.
The Peckett Steam loco & carriage, will be running on selected weekends both Saturday and Sunday’s. So please check our booking page for all details plus our social media for updates etc.