Train to Blue Mountain

Today is an excursion to the Blue Mountains for a much needed nature walk.
Needed like a hole in the head.
But it is one impressive sight and a wonder of nature. I’m taking CityRail to Katoomba, the town that serves the tourist industry that is the Blue Mountains.
The ride there is two hours in each direction so that will give my feet ample time to recover from the thrashing (and blisters) they got on the other day’s Coast Walk.

中環? No, this is a diff Central.
I like to travel by train, provided the rail network is expansive and isn’t a complete rip-off (saaaaay, like Amtrak. Or British Rail). Most of my train experience involves Asian trains. The MTR. MRT. Tokyo Metro. JR. Even, to an extent (because of value for money), China Rail. I’m used to punctual trains. Which CityRail isn’t!
I haul ass from one end of Sydney Central to the other because the train is scheduled to leave at 11:07 AM. Turns out I didn’t have to run. Or walk. Or even get to the station when I did. The train left at 11:28 AM. Then it went hella slow. Then it stopped dead a few times on the way out of town.
Feels like British Rail.
Speaking of old trains, check out the interior of the train I was on.

hey, the 70’s called and they want their color scheme back…
These are similar trains to what they run within Sydney. Heavy Rail. Imagine if CalTrain ran the Muni Metro with its own cars. Comfy.
Finally, we got some speed up and off we went. Whoosh. What will I see on the two hour journey there?