If you are in the area you should try the RAILCO steam trip from Atherton
to Herberton and return. $25 adults $12.50 children.
Its a 4 hour round trip departing Platypus Park station 1030 hrs Wednesday
to Sunday and Public Holidays.
I haven't done the trip yet, but, can't wait for the opportunity to do so.
Allan
John McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au> wrote in article
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> In article <869468693.16795@dejanews.com>, pn1@rocketmail.com wrote:
> >Has anyone ridden the Kuranda (Queensland, Australia) tourist train
> >lately? What is the best side of the carriage to ride? Is it worth doing
> >the round trip on the skyway? Should one go up or down in the train. Is
> >up the hill the same as the up direction? Thanks.
> >
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> Hi.
> I have nor ridden the train lately. (I was up there last in 1985.)
> The best side of the train is definitely the right hand side. When going
up
> the hill, the valley is on the right side. However, the cars in use at
that
> time had one wide seat on the left and an aisle on the right. I spent
most of
> time looking out the windows anyway.
> If I get up there again, I will definitely ride one way on the skyway.
> As far as Up/Down is concerned, unless it has changed, Down is TO
Brisbane,
> and Up is away from Brisbane.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John McCallum
> e-mail address: mccallum@melbpc.org.au
> Phone 03 9478 4254. Member, Melbourne PC User Group.
>
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