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49. Trains


All trains are exciting but there is nothing quite like a steam train.

BTW, I seem to have got my counting wrong and have more than 50 favourite things so this series will go on for a few extra days rather than finishing tomorrow.

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  1. diane bJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Love steam trains. Good shot.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 16, 2015 at 10:26 PM

      I have enjoyed quite a lot of lovely train trips with you via your blog. Read about a great trip today starting around Anzac day for a week, on the Southern Aurora following the troop train lines into Victoria, ACT, Qld and NSW.

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  2. VickiJanuary 17, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    Not a steam train fan, but I do love this shot.

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