The first stage took us from 10:08 to 11:21, and where I'd been expecting some degree of difficulty when we pulled into the station at Yoshimatsu it was obvious the next train wouldn't be going anywhere until the connection had been made.
The next stage, from 11:24 to 12:48 was on a similarly restored rail motor, though the interior decor was, as you'd expect, slightly different and there were a couple of stops at seemingly out of the way onsens to pick up passengers.
Eventually, of course, we found ourselves approaching Kagoshima, and the interest shifted over the water to Sakurajima, the volcano that is to Kagoshima what Vesuvius is to Naples. Conditions throughout the day had been hazy, and the view across the water wasn't the greatest, but the sight had Madam and other camera enthusiasts snapping away with Hughesy happy to leave the snapping to those who had a fair idea of what they were doing.
