Monday 08 January 2007 - Kingston to Glen Tanner
Trip: Kingston - Frankton - Queenstown - Frankton - Lower Shotover - Gibbston -
Waitiri - Kawarau Gorge - Ripponvale - Cromwell - Crippletown - Lindis Crossing -
Tarras - Lindis Valley - Dalrachney - Omarama - Twizel - Glen Tanner - Mt Cook -
Glen Tanner
End Mileage: 185278
Start Mileage: 184916
Distance Travelled: 362
Up and off to catch the Kingston Flyer for a return trip to Fairlight! The
steam train goes from Kingston to Fairlight and back - all up 1 1/2 hours.
Below are photos from the trip.
The various carriages available.
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Dining carriage:
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First Class
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Detail in the first class carriage:
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Guards carriage
Yes we were on the train - had to try out the compartments.
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Loading coal for the next trip.
Turning the engine around.
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| Getting the engine on the turn table:
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Train on the turn table
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| All turned around:
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Ready for the next trip
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| On the road to Queenstown:
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How could we not to to a vineyard - Chard Farm in this case.
| Hmmm road is quite safe...
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Chard Farm winery
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| Karawau Gorge from the Chard Farm road:
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Bungy bridge.
| Over the Lindis Pass - first time the ground actually
looked brown, up to now paddocks had seemed amazingly green for this time of
year:
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| Mt Cook - whilst not the clearest of days we could at least
see the mountain:
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Glen Tanner camp site.
Links
South Island and Feilding index page
BILITY home page
