THE TRAIN THAT WENT NOWHERE

Anyone you talk to knows about the train ride from Christchurch to Arthur’s pass. it’s a must see they all say.

We arrived early, as that is our way, boarded the train with a lot of other folks and waited. The time to depart slipped away and then we got the message that a train, not too far from CC had an accident and there were two fatalities. We waited about one hour and were told the train could not get through. We all disembarked, told we could get a refund or catch a bus and come back later on the train. We chose to get the refund which would be deposited in 15 working days. It always amazes me as to how quickly they can remove the funds from your account and how long it takes to put them back.