After our walk at Thirlmere Lakes the other day, we went to check out the region's other big attraction: the NSW Railway Museum.It's a very fine railway museum indeed. A big, comfortable modern facility. Packed with historic engines and carriages, and lots of informative and entertaining bits and pieces. Among the special carriages are a mail sorting one, the State Governor's, the Governor General's, and a prison transport carriage.
Some mighty powerful solid locomotives too.
And then there's the steam train ride. Who can resist a steam train ride? The bushwalkers couldn't!
It's all done by friendly volunteers of course. "We just love steam trains", they told us.
The trip lasts an hour or so, and takes you out to Buxton. There the main attraction is watching the crew unhook the engine and bring it round to the other end for the return journey.
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