Designed to transport produce from the productive
hinterland farms, plus limestone and coal deposits to the port and beyond, North Otago’s numerous branch lines successfully fulfilled these tasks through the decades.
Author Arthur De Maine covers in detail the features and operation of each line. Branches covered are the Kurow Branch, Waitaki dam extension, Ngapara branch, Tokarahi branch, Dunback and Makareao branches, the formative Port Moeraki branch and the little-known Shag Point branch and Allendale Coal Company line.