Peterborough

Peterborough is a town of steam trains. Each road into the town has a model steam train welcoming you and the info centre is an old railway carriage. Outside the info centre is a statue of Bob the railway dog who loved to travel on trains. Whenever he heard the train whistle he would be off and he would often be seen travelling on the trains all over the countryside. He even went down to the Murray and had a ride on a paddle steamer. The train was very important as this town is the centre between Perth, Adelaide and Sydney and it is the only place where you can see the three railway gauges in one place. Now there are only goods trains going through except for the Indian Pacific which is the only train that stops here.

Once again all the buildings are made out of sandstone and outlined with red bricks. There are many beautiful churches and houses.

We saw a fascinating exhibition of miniatures. A lovely couple, whose hobby is making miniatures of old horsedrawn vehicles, are also making an amazing replica of the old railway station which has already been two years in the making. The original building was destroyed and the original stone and timber has been used in the model.
















We spent the night at a free camp 2ks out of Peterborough. It was a cold night and a very chilly wind sprung up the next day.