Melbourne self-driving travel Raiders scenery on the way (Photos)

Speaking ofAustraliaIn the capital, many people are likely to escape one's lips "in Sydney". In fact, in the back of capital in Canberra, there is a "capital competition".

As early as in 1901, Melbourne has been the Australian federal capital of the seat, then, a fierce battle for the capital, between Melbourne and Sydney. Results, for resolving conflicts two city to be the capital of Australia, in between the two places to build a new city -- Canberra, 1927 as the new capital.

"So, although Melbourne is not the capital, is still worth careful taste." The state of VitoriaTravelingBureau of the work partner Jimmy's words, just off the plane, in the experience of the comfort of air travel, thoughts immediately transferred to the history and reality of.

The Billy steam train

Iron "road": sit steam train more forest valley

Want to "through" to the history, it is not impossible, can take the Billy steam train.

In November 1st, in the spring and summer of Melbourne, began to drizzle. In addition to Christmas shutdown, puffing Billy Billy steam train regardless of the weather.

This section of the railway history, going back to the beginning of the last century. The Australian state of Vitoria for the development of the rural areas, the new four low cost railway line, the railway is one of the Billy. This railway was opened to traffic in December 18, 1900, 29 kilometers in length. Due to a collapse in 1953, plus operating losses, the railway was closed.

Then some enthusiasts obligations formed the Billy Conservation Association, and the state government assistance, bypassing the landslides at construction, in 1988 October the new terminal to thunder yorkshire. Now the Billy train is Australia's most popular steam train beloved, is the world's one of the best preserved steam railway.

The Billy train originating from the bell-grey station, located at the Denton agricultural Mountain National Forest Park, 40 kilometers away from Melbourne.

The train pupils

On the same day, and we take the same train has more than 10 students. Twitter children, while sitting in the seat, while lean out of the window, let the old steam train adds more vitality. According to the station master, patriotism education base here is similar to Melbourne. Even more amazing is, at present, the railway is to maintain the operation of more than 600 volunteers in the volunteer service.

Here, we met an old couple around the age of 60 volunteers, they wear in railway work uniform, in the small train on busy, wipe floated into the seat on the rain.

The old gentleman was taught in mechanical engineering university teacher, a steam train, retirement and his wife every two weeks to do a volunteer. Along the way, a smile always on his face. And we take a steam train, feeling along the forest beautiful scenery, like the shuttle in the fairy tale.