The travel equivalent of "slow food". Photo:
Is there anything more relaxing than a long train trip - provided you're not in hurry?
In this week's "Sonic Moment of Calm", RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump invites you to take the train from Wellington to Auckland as it leaves Hamilton station.
Click on the audio, and you'll hear the train horn, the sound of the brakes being released, the carriages beginning to move and people shouting their farewells before the train sways over the points and picks up speed on the main line.
Who cares if the lights haven't changed for a while?
