Off the Rails: A Love Story — Season 1, Episode 8: Gliding On
Documentary • 22 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
Every day, hundreds of Palmerston North people catch the train to Wellington to work. Marcus partakes in some of their rituals and discovers that the capital is full of rail obsessives. He finds an amazing suburb of railway houses before unveiling the rail miracle that is the Rimutaka Incline.
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.