One of the things people do on Puffing Billy is sit with your legs dangling over the side of the carriage.  Some people try to reach twigs or bushes with their feet. It felt safe because there are bars across the windows. The big bridge felt super scary as I felt I was going to fall down.   

Unfortunately, my sister Holly’s shoe came off on the way back as she was coming back into the carriage. Quick as a flash Mummy got her phone out to see where we were so we could try to go back and get it. This was the only pair of shoes Holly had with her.

The fire brigade follow the train in bush fire season and one of the firemen saw the shoe fall and picked it. When the train stopped briefly at a station he gave it to the train conductor. When we got back to the starting station the conductor walked down the side of the train waving the shoe and asking “Is this anybody’s shoe?” So we got it back.

It was a bit cold but we all had fun. We saw outstanding views and the people who wanted to sit on the ledge got to sit on the ledge. When we got to Lakeside we went our separate ways. Some went to the gift shop, some to the café and some both.  The café was really good. I remember from last time I went the café was very small and there wasn’t a gift shop. Now it is all open plan. There is a much bigger café and a gift shop. There were lots of desserts, big pieces of cake and slices.

It was good having other children in our carriage, it didn’t make me feel like the odd one out. We all really enjoyed it and had a good time, even the grown ups.

Eliza Piera, 9, #564