点评:This is just a delighful place. We wandered up from Black Rocks as the cafe there was closed and we thought we might get a drink here. Let's deal with that first - the lady behind the counter sorted us two hot drinks and we each choose a pack of biscuits. These turned out to be really good. Everyone there is so friendly and helpful. We decided we'd also buy tickets for the railway.
We sat outside having our drink and biscuits talking to some of the volunteers about the railway and what journeys they did, There's a lot to learn if you listen.
There are two trains. Our first took us into the quarry where we disembarked and had an informative talk about the stone from the quary and were shown samples of stone with various fossil animals in them.
When we got back to the start it was our turn to go on the other train which took us much further to the edge of Middleton, We had been many years ago but then the train only went up to a small road. The volunteers have now laid lots more track and you travel over the road, with one holding a red flag to prospective traffic, a lot further along the track.
The carriage we travelled in was from a mine, used to take miners through the mine tunnels. It wasn't built for comfort but it had been fitted with cushions and was fine for our journey.
The overall impression of the visit is that these are a friendly group who want you to enjoy your visit - we certainly did. Thank you.
翻译:这真是一个令人愉快的地方。我们从黑岩漫步而来,因为那里的咖啡馆已经关门了,我们想在这里喝点东西。我们先处理一下这个问题——柜台后面的女士给我们分了两杯热饮,我们每人选了一包饼干。这些饼干真的很好吃。那里的每个人都非常友好和乐于助人。我们决定也买火车票。
我们坐在外面,一边喝着饮料,一边吃着饼干,和一些志愿者谈论铁路和他们做过的旅行,如果你仔细听,会学到很多东西。
有两列火车。第一列火车把我们带到采石场,我们在那里下车,听了一段关于采石场石头的详尽介绍,还看到了一些石头样本,里面有各种化石动物。
当我们回到起点时,轮到我们乘坐另一列火车了,这列火车把我们带到了更远的米德尔顿边缘,我们很多年前就来过,但那时火车只开到一条小路上。志愿者们现在已经铺设了更多的轨道,你可以沿着轨道穿过马路,其中一名志愿者举着红旗提醒前方车辆。
我们乘坐的车厢来自一个矿井,用于运送矿工穿越矿井隧道。它不是为舒适而建造的,但它装了垫子,对我们的旅程来说没问题。
这次访问的总体印象是,他们是一群友好的人,他们希望你享受这次访问——我们当然是这样做的。谢谢。