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⭐ Candy Cane Express Christmas steam train, NSW Rail Museum Thirlmere

Thirlmere, New South Wales

🕐 Sat 5 and Sun 6 Dec; trains 10:45am, 12:15pm, 2pm, 3:15pm (plus 4:45pm and 6pm Sat only)
💰 Museum + train: adults $38, kids 2 to 17 $18; museum only: adults $18, kids $8; under 2s free
📍 10 Barbour Road, Thirlmere NSW 2572

A 40 minute Christmas steam train ride to Buxton and back with candy canes, bon-bons and carollers on board, and Santa dropping by. All day there are mini train rides, storytelling with Mrs Claus, face painting, Christmas crafts and an elf scavenger hunt.

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