点评:We did the Waterloo Central Railway “Heritage Train” on Family Day and it was honestly very underwhelming, especially for kids. We were 4 families.
The website photos/description felt misleading.
1) The ride was advertised as 2 hours, but ours was about 1.5 hours (not complaining it ended early, but it didn’t match what was sold).
2) The train moved extremely slowly (around 10 km/h), and there were no announcements, trivia, music, or anything to make it engaging. It simply went one direction and then returned the exact same way.
3) It is winter, so no real scenery was expected, but some good speed and distance would have covered for it but no, it was a lazy effort.
4) There was NOTHING like this description---"Extra-special activities will even be available aboard the train for children"
5) The website description said this--"After your train ride, we encourage you to take the short drive to the Village of St. Jacobs for more Family Day activities, shopping, and more!" Guess what, the whole place was shut for Family day. This is like misdirecting the customer.
We drove an hour each way for this, and since St. Jacobs Market was closed for Family Day, there wasn’t much else to do nearby—so the overall day felt like a letdown.
I wouldn’t recommend this experience for families with kids older than 10Y unless you’re specifically into slow scenic rail rides with minimal onboard programming or anything tbh.
翻译:我们在家庭日乘坐了滑铁卢中央铁路的“遗产列车”,说实话,体验非常令人失望,尤其是对孩子们来说。我们一行四家人。
网站上的照片和描述感觉有误导性。
1)宣传说行程是2小时,但我们只坐了大约1.5小时(倒不是抱怨提前结束,只是和宣传的不符)。
2)火车行驶速度极慢(大约10公里/小时),车上没有任何广播、小知识、音乐或其他娱乐设施。它只是简单地单程行驶,然后原路返回。
3)虽然是冬天,沿途风景一般,但我们也没指望能看到什么美景,如果速度快一点,行驶距离长一点,应该也能弥补这一点,但结果却令人失望,感觉很敷衍。
4) 描述里根本没有“火车上还会为孩子们提供特别活动”这样的内容。
5) 网站上是这样写的:“火车之旅结束后,我们鼓励您驱车前往圣雅各布村,体验更多家庭日活动、购物等等!”结果呢,整个村子在家庭日当天都关门了。这简直就是在误导顾客。
我们单程开车一个小时,而且因为圣雅各布市场在家庭日当天关闭,附近也没什么其他可玩的——所以这一天过得非常失望。
说实话,除非你特别喜欢那种车上活动很少、风景优美但车速很慢的观光火车之旅,否则我不会推荐给10岁以上孩子的家庭。