Mary Ann Replica Maryborough
A fascinating reproduction of an early example of Queensland engineering.
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Australian Trains - Mary Ann, full-size steam
Meet Mary Ann. The city of Maryborough, Queensland, runs the 1999-built replica every week through the Queens Gardens on QR's Wharf Branch. A real little Miss Personality steamer in the home of Mary Poppins.
Mary Ann Steam Train
Our Mayor George Seymour caught up with Peter Olds about the iconic Mary Ann Steam Train in Maryborough. A great school holiday activity here on our Fraser Coast! The Mary Ann steam train rides operate every Thursday and the last Sunday of the month from Queens Park alongside the Mary River.
Mary Ann Locomotive .
The Mary Ann (Replica) of Queensland first Locomotive built in 1875.
Maryborough Queensland Australia.
Mary Ann takes a run beside the Mary Rivery, Maryborough, Qld. 26 Feb 2006.
'Mary Ann' takes a brisk run along the banks of the Mary River in Maryborough (Queensland, AUSTRALIA) on the 26th February 2006. This beautifully built full sized and fully operational replica of the first ever loco built by Walkers of Maryborough was completed in 1999 by W M Olds and Sons also of Maryborough.
Maryborough's own Mary Ann at Queens Park Maryborough today 17th September 2016
Mary Anne of Maryborough.
I was asked if I'd like to have a drive of Mary Anne, here is some footage of me running her through Queens Park Maryborough.
Mary Ann
This is a replica of the 'MARY ANN' that is once run a week at Maryborough Queensland Australia
The original Mary Ann was built by John Walker and Co. in the 1870s
The replica was built by Olds and sons Maryborough in 1998
Mary Ann
Mary Ann is a replica of the original which was the first locomotive built in Queensland Australia in 1873. She was built to haul Kauri Pine logs from the Cooloola Forests to Tin Can Bay. The train ran on wooden tracks which were originally gauged at 3' 3 but later the replica loco was re-gauged to 3'6 to run on the QGR narrow gauge track.
The Replica Mary Ann was built as a tourist attraction for the City of Maryborough in 1999 by Wm Olds and Sons Pty Ltd. The replica is operated by volunteers of the Maryborough Whistle Stop Inc on the 3 foot 6 inch gauge Queensland Rail tracks in Queens Park on the last Sunday of every month, on special occasions and each Thursday Maryborough Market Day also at Queens Park.
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Australian Trains - MVHR 1632 working the Maryborough Wharf Branch
Mary Valley Heritage Railway's vintage English Electric, 1632, works a delivery run for a Perth Suburban set along the Maryborough Wharf Branch, twisting around 80-metre radius curves and competing with morning motorists as the 'shortline' concept takes hold in Queensland.
Mary Ann steam train
Old Mary Ann steam train at Maryborough in Queensland
Mary Ann Railway
Mary Ann Railway, Maryborough, Qld
Mary Ann MVHR
On 6th August 2007, The Mary Ann replica locomotive hauled a MVHR and Whistle Stop volunteers special Gympie to Amamoor rtn on the Mary Valley branch line. The locomotive is a replica of the original Mary Ann built in Qld in 1873. The replica was built in 1999.
Maryborough flood 2013
a collection of footage of places in the centre area of Maryborough at close to the peak of 10.7m in January 2013
Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival - Mary Ann - April 11th 2010
Built in 1999 as a replica of a locomotive that worked in Queensland from 1873 Mary Ann ran short trips along the northern section of railway line between Old Gympie Station and Banks Pocket Saleyards.
Mary Ann's visit was part of Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival.
A trip on the Maryborough Steam Train
Taking a ride on the steam train at Maryborough during Relish Festival, June 3 2017.
Queensland Rail & Rotary Steam Train Adventures in Cairns
Rotary Club of Cairns was asked by Queensland Rail to arrange ticket sales for the visiting Steam Train to celebrate 150 Years of Rail in Queensland 1865 to 2015. The Steam Train 1079 nicknamed Betty is travelling throughout the State drew huge crowds in Cairns & the clubs sold out all seats on the 2 trips from the Cairns Rail Station to Redlynch & back. Sunday 15th Feb 2015
Steam train Glory The Mary Anne
Hometown history- part of my offline life.The Mary Anne- destroyed in the 1893 floods. She was brought back to life in the 21st century as a full scale replica taken purely from historical photographs.
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Queens park, Maryborough, Australia