The train to Broken Hill

The train leaves Sydney at 6:19 am so we stayed in a hotel close to the station.

The Concourse at Sydney Central.

Our train leaving at 6:19 am. 

Our train which is an XPT, similar to the English model. There is talk of eventually replacing them with new models.

Inside before quite a few passengers boarded.

It was still dark when the train left and I think the sun rises an hour later than it does at home in Urangan.

Crossing the Nepean River in Western Sydney at the foot of the Blue Mountains.

Signal box at Katoomba. The train windows were too dirty to allow decent photos.

Almost at the western side of the Blue Mountains and finally a bit of sunshine.

Decent looking countryside with a touch of green.

Much further west with rain clouds brewing.

Grain storage.

Eventually, it started to rain, at times quite heavily. The farmers would have been thrilled.

It's flat.

We stopped at Ivanhoe, way out west.

There was a 10 minute stop so most passengers took the opportunity to walk around.

Note the red dirt which goes on and on for hundreds of miles. It soon became dark and it was impossible to see anything.

We had dinner on the train. The wine arrived in these glasses.

The train arrived about 30 minutes late. Our motel is across the street from the station. A fourteen hour ride is very tiring so we were soon asleep.