>We'll be in Oz in May 1998, starting in Melbourne, wanting to
>stay there three or four days, thence to Sydney (when I last lived
>in Sinny the train was called the Southern Aurora - what is
>it now?), side trip to Leura in the Blue Mountains, thence
>Taree (family) thence Brisbane, thence Cairns and away back
>to cold old Berlin.
>
>All suggestions of scenic train rides / luxury tours in restored
>grandeur / fun rides gratefully accepted.
>
>F'rinstancve, Melbourne / Sydney by train wuld be fun - but we would
>want a sleeper. Does that exist?
Consider disembarking for an overnight at Moss Vale and get to
Sydney the next day via tourist steam down to Unanderra ('the
Cockatoo Run', a non-CountryRail concern) and then interurban
up the Illawarra Line for the coastal and national park scenery.
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