Trains and Trains

People criticise public transport a lot here. There are some good points to make, but in comparison to cities in the UK, the challenges faced by the public transport system are more difficult because Melbourne is a city designed for cars. Last Tuesday, there was a power failure at one of the main stations so a lot of commuters were left stranded for hours. On Friday, all public transport was made free for the day as an apology.



Paul, Sarah and I just got back from doing the tourist thing on Puffing Billy - the old steam railway that runs from Belgrave to Gembrook. The weather forecast was not good, but it turned out alright. Just a bit cold though, especially when you sit out on the ledge of the train windows. And there was a slight thunderstorm, but we had just gone into the tearooms when it started so we all remained fairly dry.