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Off the Rails - Rail Rider (Episode Nine)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2004
What I’ve found is that there’s two sorts of trail people. There’s those who are into diesel and there’re those who are into steam and I what I reckon is that I’m partial to railcars.
– Marcus Lush nails his colours to the mast
Everyone says it’s one of the most scenic, most beautiful, most spectacular tracks in the New Zealand rail system.
– Marcus Lush on the Napier to Gisborne line
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