Dinner on a train
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339612)
Rockingham, Australia
November 17, 2024 2:59am CST
We are back from our train trip. Eight of us had a five-course meal while gliding slowly along on the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Because of the danger of a fire being started by sparks, the dining carriages were pulled by a diesel engine. In winter, a steam engine can be used.
The tourist railway is run by volunteers and, instead of five waitstaff on the night, there were only three. However, they did a magnificent job and we never had to wait long for the next course. Eight of us had booked in for the dinner. We stayed overnight in the motel at Dwellingup, a former timber town.
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@ptrikha_2 (46928)
• India
12h
@xFiacre
Flights save time. Yet nothing like watching cities, towns and countrysides while traveling by a train.
Simply unmatched !!
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@allknowing (136129)
• India
15h
I can imagine the great time you guys had. Almost like a picnic
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@GardenGerty (160640)
• United States
43m
I imagine that was a fun outing. I have never ridden any kind of train, but we have at least one in a town about two hours away.
@LindaOHio (178124)
• United States
16h
That sounds like mega fun! ... and a 5-course meal sounds good too. Have a good day.
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@ptrikha_2 (46928)
• India
12h
Sounds like interesting Tourist ride!
I think some of the places you go to have been promoted a lot for tourists.
I think folks from here and can take notes on how to promote tourism more.
Are the fares for this Train Ride and Motel in Dwellingup reasonable enough?
Also I wonder if the touring Sports teams get to know about these places and tour them?
@rebelann (112786)
• El Paso, Texas
9h
How lucky for you, I've always wanted to take a train ride but there aren't any passenger trains here in my area
@aureategloom (9416)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
15h
that train trip sounds so interesting. i hope that the food was good and that you and your friends had fun 
