A train ride

I love living back in Tasmania, my island home which offers so much splendour and natural beauty. There are so many ways to take in the scenery of this beautiful state and this week it's been fun experiencing it in different ways... including going on an historic train ride on the island's west coast!

We boarded this magnificent steam train in Queenstown (Tas), and the journey was simply amazing... despite dreary weather, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. The West Coast Wilderness Railway travels through to Dubbil Barril, with two stops on the way. The carriage we were on had a little balcony on the back which was ideal for capturing the sights on camera...

At Dubbil Barril there was the opportunity to stretch our legs with a 15 minute walk. It is also here that they turned the train around on a old-style manual turntable in order to return to Queenstown.

On the journey back, our carriage (and therefore the back balcony) was attached directly to the locomotive. Alex was absolutely fascinated with the train, and how it hooked together to the carriages.

The return journey took a little over four hours, which proved rather tiring at times doing it with two young children! However I'm really glad I did it, as it truly was an amazing experience. What a fantastic mini-getaway :)

Until next time x