The Picnic Train

I think it’s no surprise to anyone that I love trains. I’ve been fascinated by anything rail related since I was a kid. So of course when I heard about the historic steam locomotive adventure - the Picnic Train, I straight away wanted to experience it. It is still COVID times some parts around the world, but here in Sydney we’ve all got our vaccines and are freely moving about again.

The train journey starts from Sydney Central Station and goes to Kiama down the NSW coast. It takes about 3 hours 1 way, which is double the time compared to a modern electric train. But it is totally worth it for the experience of riding on the vintage cars of a 100 year old train.

We actually found out about the Picnic Train from my Latvian friends Deniss and Valentina, so it was a sort of a double date for us.

Overall a very pleasant experience, even though we did get covered in ash and coal bits while going through the tunnel. Would recommend to anyone who likes trains or historical machines.

Check out the photos I took here: https://adobe.ly/3qbvPrD