Just in front of us was the renowned Harry's Cafe de Wheels a stall selling pies and hamburgers. It is said to serve really good food and there was always a queue there; something to sample next time perhaps.
The bus route to Central was far from direct with tangential excursions to and from townships but we were in no hurry. Central was a typical Victorian Station of English style
with many preserved features such as stain glass windows
and murals depicting railway history.
There was a railway heritage museum and the largest trainspotters shop that we have ever encountered. Pat bought the Haynes maintenance manual for Thomas the Tank Engine! The station was also a stop for the tram - light railway seemed to be the preferred name. The carriages seemed to be particularly short which would allow it to go round sharp corners. This was the first time that we had seen a tram in Sydney.
After a cup of tea we strolled along to platform 2 where the train to Canberra was being prepared. We were surprised that it was only three carriages.
On the train we had lots of legroom and the carriages were wide so probably wider gauge trains than England. There was a buffet car and they managed to produce hot lunches at very reasonable prices. The train took just over four hours to trundle the 287 km to Canberra - about an hour slower than it would be by car.
At Canberra we were met by our fried Ann whom we have known for over forty years and who had visited us in France in 2010. We met her two dogs and had a lovely meal with Ann and two of her three children, Thor and Esther whom we had last meet when they were very small.
Pat and John on tour