I stopped off at the Railway Station on my way home tonight. I only had a few minutes to wait before the daily passenger service from Sydney arrived. The trip takes about 8 hours.
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Not much activity on the platform yet.
The train appears on the horizon, from under the railway bridge it rolls down the incline.
It gets closer and, miraculously, people start appearing on the platform from nowhere. The low evening sun lights the station paintwork gloriously.
The train, The Explorer, draws to a halt.
Passengers disembark and greet awaiting friends and relatives.
Then off they head, making their way to the exit, and to their final destinations.