THE GULFLANDER

THE‘RATTLER’ OR ‘TIN HARE’, to use just a couple of its nicknames, carries tourists through the remote wetlands, grasslands and arid savannah of the Queensland Gulf Country between Normanton and Croydon.

The Heritage-listed line is rich in history, as well as scenic wonders. During its five-hour, 150km journey from “nowhere to nowhere”, the Tin Hare passes by historic digs from the gold rush of 1885, and explorers Burke and Wills’ most northerly ‘Camp 119’ near Croydon. Originally serviced by steam locomotives, the Gulflander has run only rail-motors since the 1930s.