Off the Rails: A Love Story — Season 1, Episode 6: Secrets and Lies
Documentary • 22 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
From Wanganui, Marcus travels by steam boat and milk train to Whangamomona. He goes to bed in a town of 40 and wakes up the next day to find he's one of 6,000. He then catches his first rail enthusiast train, with mixed results, and stays at the world's most unusual marae which has its own secret rail network.
About Off the Rails: A Love Story
One man in New Zealand is still passionate enough about its rails and the country they roll through, to put words into action. Train buff Marcus Lush heads "Off the Rails", from Bluff in the South to Opua in the North, on a remarkable array of railways - coal, freight, steam, railcars, even a jigger or two! A fascinating and entertaining journey full of quirky locals and spectacular scenery.