Is he going down to ride on the Kingston Flyer? That one's only just started up again but it's in the middle of nowhere. There's also the Weka Pass Railway just north of Christchurch. They're the only steam trains I know of in the South Island but I'm no reference on the matter.
The Taieri Gorge Railway is worth doing if he gets to Dunedin. I assume he'll do the Coastal Pacific and Tranz Alpine, they are both must-do. If he has some spare time (and transport) in Wellington, he could pop over the infamous Rimutaka Hill Road to see the old fell locomotive on display in the museum at Featherston. Apparently it's the only remaining fell loco in the world. That railway is now the Rimutaka Rail Trail which is spectacular but very steep. There's really not much passenger rail left in the South Island. We used to have a service from Christchurch to Invercargill but it was closed down a long time ago. He'll probably be underwhelmed when he sees our railway station. The stations in Wellington and Dunedin are beautiful though. Cheers, Dave On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > My son, Chris, is currently on a three week rail tour of New Zealand. > Even if you aren't especially interested in railways, this You Tube > video shows some excellent views of the NZ countryside. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_bgrbwn60 > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders > wherever you are > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
