Thanks very much for all your replies guys.
I stand corrected about the type of weather map I linked to, I'm used to caring only whether it's raining
. This one is much better for my purposes:
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/4day_col.shtml
I like the idea of Linden station, there's an observatory nearby and people actually meet there for a bit of
. I don't think you need to tell the guard anymore if you want to get off, it doesn't say anything about that on sydneytrains.info, but I shall keep it in mind and double-check.
I'll let you know how I go.
