A rattling good time had by all

By Laura Waters
June 10 2021 - 3:00am
TOOT TOOT: Train driver Peter prepares to take up his seat on the Mary Valley Rattler, which runs between Gympie and the little town of Amamoor.
TOOT TOOT: Train driver Peter prepares to take up his seat on the Mary Valley Rattler, which runs between Gympie and the little town of Amamoor.
SO COMFY: A seat in the club car complete with a glass of wine and tasting platter is a perfect accompaniment to the view.
SO COMFY: A seat in the club car complete with a glass of wine and tasting platter is a perfect accompaniment to the view.

I'VE got the hottest seat in town. Literally. Less than a metre away a furnace roars at somewhere between 600 and 900 degrees, while the air temperature already nudges 28C. I perch off to one side and try to stay out of Timothy's way as he deftly shovels coal through an open hatch.

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