On Sat, 23 May 2009 12:49 +0100, "Bob W" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > That's a lovely shot of a terrific subject. Bet the environment loves it > too! > > I like railways travel. It's very civilised - by far the most enjoyable > way > of travelling long distances. > Yes - couldn't agree more. I hate flying so if I'll always take a train if the option's available. In a couple of months my wife and I will be traveling across Australia from east to west by rail - 4500km; 3 days/3 nights. We're taking the car, so we'll be driving back. I can't wait!! Thanks for the comment. > > > > G'day all > > > > One for the railfans..... > > > > This narrow gauge 2-8-2 locomotive was one of 20 sent from the US to > > Australia > > during WW2. It now operates on the Zig Zag Tourist Railway > > in the Blue > > Mountains west of Sydney. > > > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/137961/Baldwin_Downunder.html > > > > > > For those interested in such things, here's a gallery of other images > > from the Zig Zag. > > > > http://supera.jalbum.net/The_Great_Zig_Zag/index.html > > > > > > Comments appreciated. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

