Train Trip Goodbyes

Dunedin Railway Station after our Taieri Gorge Railway trip on 29 Dec 2019. People saying goodbye, Nigel lining up to take a platform photo. New Zealand.

Taieri Gorge Railway

Today is a day we've looked forward to for weeks because we'd booked to do the Taieri Gorge Railway trip to Middlemarch (and return), leaving from Dunedin Railway Station. We boarded the train at 9.30am and got back soon after 4.00pm. FYI:  Wingatui is right by Mosgiel on the outskirts of Dunedin. Construction of this...

Cherry Blossom by Railway

Mataura, Southland, New Zealand. Taken by Nigel 28 Sept 2019.

Which Way, NZ Spring

This morning on a whim we decided to have brunch in Gore and then went on to Invercargill. At Mataura (just south of Gore) we found a row of cherry trees still in blossom that we'd seen a couple of weeks ago but hadn't had time to stop. They're neat to see because they're between...

Oamaru Railway: Nigel

In Oamaru the railway tracks are located right next to the ocean, forming a boundary between town and sea. On 21 January we both enjoyed exploring this area near the old railway station and my photos have already been posted in  Which Way: Oamaru Railway. I wanted to select from Nigel's photos for this post....

Railway and Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru

Railway leading into town with Cape Wanbrow beyond, Oamaru, East Otago, New Zealand. Taken by Nigel, 21 Jan 2019

Which Way: Oamaru Railway

My introduction to Oamaru starts from an unlikely place, the old railway station. Others would no doubt start with the whitestone buildings, the Victorian precinct, the penguins, steampunk. But I want to start from the sea alongside which the railroad runs, boundary between town and seafront. This area feels forgotten, situated at the "back" of...

Railway Station and Hotel

Invercargill is at the south end of the South Island of New Zealand. On the other side of the block from the main street, the west side of the inner city, you'll find a very beautiful railway hotel on which sits the elegant wind vane that I showed you in  Wind Vane, Invercargill. Across from...

Display of old dog spikes, historic rail trail. New dog, Old dog, Top dog, Big dog, Crusty dog and Doggone! Dog spikes hold rail in place on wooden sleeper. Matai Falls Walk, Catlins, New Zealand

Walk this way, Drive that way

"Which Way" in Gore. On 22 Oct when we walked over the Mataura River via the highway and pedestrian bridge, Nigel got a close-up of the sign that I usually see from the car. It shows that there's a roundabout (traffic circle) up ahead and to go straight ahead if you're heading into the town...

Which Way: Railway

There's a complex intersection between the main road through Gore and the old porridge factory. Its a large intersection with the railway running through the middle as well as a service lane that goes along the back of the shops. I paused to take some photos for a Which Way post. Taken by Liz 11...

Steam train giving rides on a short length of track at Mandeville, Southland, New Zealand. The beginning of an interesting out-and-about day for us. Taken by Liz 20 Oct 2018