Random Bollocks From A Semi-Retired Foamer!: WESTERN AD'V'ENTURE - A V-SET TRAINOCADE

Monday, September 15, 2025

WESTERN AD'V'ENTURE - A V-SET TRAINOCADE - PT 3 TO LITHGOW

Not a day for brass monkeys.

The third freezing instalment.

Ah yes, welcome back to our ongoing saga of frostbite and questionable life choices—chapter three of this bone-chilling escapade through the Blue Mountains. This time, we flee the soul-sapping chill of Katoomba (a place clearly designed by someone who thought Siberia was a bit too tropical) and board yet another air-conditioned V set—because nothing says "comfort" like being refrigerated on wheels.

But wait, the universe wasn't done torturing us yet. As if Katoomba wasn’t bleak enough, we arrived at a place where even the sun had given up. Seriously, it called in sick and left us with temperatures that would have penguins filing HR complaints.

Enter Mr Chris Lithgow—local railfan legend, apparent masochist, and the saint who drove us around in his blessedly warm car, giving us a grand tour of places so cold they’ll be featured in future therapy sessions. Eventually, he deposited us at Bell station (a name that somehow fails to warn you it’s actually a portal to Antarctica) so we could film more V sets while trying not to lose fingers to frostbite.

But I digress. Anyway, come along for the ride between Katoomba and Lithgow, and behold the station where warmth goes to die.

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Above and two below.

Having had more than enough of the delicious Katoomba winter weather, we were greatly overjoyed at the sight of V44 arriving at the station and the promise of some thawing out time as we moved on to a little better Lithgow.

Photos: Brad Peadon