Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway

Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Preserving the past, riding into the future. The Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc. Railway Museum open Saturday and Sunday 9.00 am to 3.00pm
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Our Railway is proudly volunteer-run, restoring and operating heritage train rides (on the 2nd and 4th weekend of each month) while keeping our region’s railway history alive. was formed in August 2003 with the intention of restoring the disused railway line between Atherton and Herberton a distance of 22klms. Our organisation is run and managed by volunteers and we are always on the lookout for n

ew members.As we are not presently running train trips we are relying on external funding along with the generous support of a number of small business. We have been able to commence sleeper replacement in earnest due to the generous contributions of a Mr Don Walker who served Herberton shire council for 28 years as well as owning and managing a tin mining and timber industries in the area. Our train rides will be operating from Herberton station to the Herberton Historic Village on a regular Sunday timetable. Train rides 10.00 am to 3.00 pm Sunday

Herberton station is the home of the only railway museum in far north Qld.

Two tail shafts have turned up at our workshop for railmotors 2031 and 2024. One was re balanced and serviced, the secon...
02/06/2026

Two tail shafts have turned up at our workshop for railmotors 2031 and 2024. One was re balanced and serviced, the second was a new unit manufactured in Cairns by Cashcor Engineering.
Real progress !!

The Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway on Saturday night was a finalist in the Tablelands Business Excellence awards, i...
02/06/2026

The Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway on Saturday night was a finalist in the Tablelands Business Excellence awards, in the Tourism Business Excellence section.

Next running weekends:May 23rd -24thJune 13th -14th
12/05/2026

Next running weekends:
May 23rd -24th
June 13th -14th

Mother's Day Steam Train Ride ?????The weather looks great so what about coming to Herberton for the day? Book online ww...
05/05/2026

Mother's Day Steam Train Ride ?????
The weather looks great so what about coming to Herberton for the day? Book online www.athrail.com/bookings

Why not book a heritage train ride for your Mother on Sunday the 10th of May?: Mothers Day
30/04/2026

Why not book a heritage train ride for your Mother on Sunday the 10th of May?: Mothers Day

Next running day 9th has some running time changes due to support of the Historic Village Herberton's steam Day so look ...
30/04/2026

Next running day 9th has some running time changes due to support of the Historic Village Herberton's steam Day so look online for times. www.athrail.com/bookings and 10th of May (Mother's Day) will run normal times.
Hope to see you all soon.

Bookings   April running dates: Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th Saturday 25th -ANZAC Day and Sunday 26th Note types of services and locations below : Please also check our page for updates: Also due to heritage nature of our operations we have limited mobility access. Herberton: (All train ride...

30/04/2026

AHHR General meeting Saturday 2nd May starts at 1pm. Herberton Railway Station, refreshment room.
A BBQ will be held from 12 noon to 1pm for all members.

30/04/2026

Herberton Mens Shed general meeting Saturday 2nd May. Starts at 11am
Herberton Railway station, refreshment room.

Running days in April:Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th, then Saturday 25th ANZAC Day, and Sunday 26th. Supporting school ho...
05/04/2026

Running days in April:
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th, then Saturday 25th ANZAC Day, and Sunday 26th. Supporting school holidays etc
Book online

Bookings   March 2026: We are closed in February for our regular annual maintenance program. March running dates will be confirmed very soon. Note types of services and locations below : Please also check our page for updates: Also due to heritage nature of our operations we have limited m...

Updates for our running days: March Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th as per normal. Times and bookings can be via our onlin...
20/03/2026

Updates for our running days: March Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th as per normal. Times and bookings can be via our online booking system: www.athrail.com/bookings
However we are running on April 4th Easter Saturday, this year, but our times are only 10am and 10:30 am from Herberton Station as we are supporting the Steam Day event at the Historic Village Herberton.
We will be running from the Historic Village Station (only) from 11:30am onward. So these train ride run tickets, can be purchased from the Historic Village office only.
Again dogs are very welcome aboard.
What a great day of steam action in Herberton.

Address

End Of John Street
Herberton, QLD
4887

Opening Hours

Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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