Visit the Valley Heights Rail Museum under COVIDSafe conditions
Under our COVIDSafe plan, numbers are limited, and online bookings are essential.
Visit on 28 November and travel in our 1891 Sydney suburban carriage on the Valley Heights Mixed hauled by a heritage diesel loco.
Visit in December and travel on our rare working steam tram which will huff and puff as it takes you back to the beginnings of Sydney's public transport history and brings Santa to visit.
Enjoy the rattle as you run up and down in the train or tram carriage, on our dedicated track for a 15 minute ride*, straight out of the 1890s! Read more below, then book online now to save your seat.
* Subject to operational factors e.g. adverse weather, breakdown, crew/rolling stock unavailability etc.
Bookings are essential, with visitor numbers strictly limited in each session starting at 10:00 and 13:00. Until 15 December under NSW Government Public Health Orders, all visitors must have 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or have a medical exemption.
Next open day:
- Sunday 28 November 2021
Meet Santa at Valley Heights:
- Saturday 4 December 2021
- Sunday 5 December 2021
- Saturday 11 December 2021
- Sunday 12 December 2021
If you still hold tickets for open days in the months July to October cancelled due to the COVID lockdown of the Greater Sydney region please contact us to change your booking or to request a refund.
Steam Tram 103A is 130 years old
In the late 1870s, Sydney's public transport system was created from the ground up. NSW State heritage listed Steam Tram 103A hit the streets of Sydney on 12 September 1891.
Steam tram 103A at Arncliffe in 1926 (image from
the collection of Arthur Dunstan)
