Trainspotting

Coming home on the motorway last night, I glanced over at the railyards and saw TWO steam trains! Much excitement ensued - at least from the adults in the car. Coming off the motorway, we turned left to the railway station rather than right towards home to see if we could get a better look (oh, and so the children could look too).

We couldn't see a thing from our first position down on Thorndon Quay, so we drove along looking to see if any of the fenced car parks gave a decent view of the yards. None did really, but we managed to spot the steam engines at a distance in the approaching darkness, wisps of steam or smoke appearing from time to time around them. Neither Isabelle nor Aidan saw anything.

Next, we drove up the hill to see if we could glimpse them from an aerial position. We (the adults) could just make them out - as they were black with no lights on, and it was almost dark, there really wasn't much for a young child to see.

Fortunately the children didn't seem too concerned!