Another adventure today as we head off to ride the re-opened Kingston Flyer which operates from Kingston to Fairlight. Our stop for the night is on the hardstand next to the Kingston station on the banks of Lake Wakatipu.
With the glorious weather again we are looking forward to our train ride. On our way in this morning we caught up with the train just leaving Fairlight for it’s return to Kingston.
What a marvellous sight to see this iconic train operating again after so long out of action. The railway operates 2 AB Class Pacific 4-6-2 locomotives, Number 788 built in Addington Workshops in 1925 and Number 795 built in Dunedins Hillside workshop in 1927. They were withdrawn from NZ Rail service in They operate along a 14km stretch of track and pull four of seven carriages aged between 105 and 76 years old. The Black leather interiored 1st Class carriage with it’s caged observation area is the last remaining example in the world.
These trains featured in the well known advertisement for Crunchie Bars back in the 80’s or 90’s (can’t remember when) so we had to buy a Crunchie on the journey!
Crunchie Time and No Robbers in Sight!
Another great trip worthy of a visit even for those who are not train buffs.
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