Wednesday: Uneventful flight with Virgin to Sydney. Had three hours to fill in, so dropped in to St Andrew’s Anglican Cathedral to catch a lunchtime concert by RAN Band … an enjoyable hour of varied music.
Indian Pacific pulled out of Central at 3pm. I am in Car I, Berth 1, about halfway along the train.
First impressions:
Train is clean and comfortable, but looking rather tired. Staff very friendly and helpful. I have been assigned the late meal sittings (dinner 8 or 9pm, breakfast 9am). I feel rather out of place, not having a walking stick and 2 hearing aids!
Fittingly the first sight on leaving Central was the Mortuary Platform where the funeral trains used to leave for Rookwood Cemetery!
Clear of Sydney suburbs and climbing into the Blue Mountains.. journey well under way!
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