Train spotted

New Zealand appears to have a pretty perfunctory rail network and it was only yesterday I saw a passenger train for the first time as we neared Wellington, 19 days into our trip here.

Wellington station serves quite a few suburbs but there’s not much long distance stuff. As someone interested in rail and transport generally, I find it a bit surprising but clearly the terrain is difficult and the population quite small.

At such times when trains are sparse I develop a kind of twitching and begin to lose weight. Doctors have diagnosed a rare condition called Anorakia Nervosa. Ho, Ho.

Also downtown, we visited Old St Paul’s, Wellington’s cathedral until superseded in 1966 by one much larger and not made of wood. Colonial Gothic style with superb windows. Dave.