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, bought lunch for the train and had a drink at Scott\u2019s (again). \u00a0We saw someone dressed as a trainman and got chatting just be for the train was due. \u00a0It turns out that he is Harry ![\"4368D920-C613-43DF-9A2F-AE319B1708BA\"](\"https:\/\/www.thenaylors.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4368d920-c613-43df-9a2f-ae319b1708ba.jpeg\")
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and has been for 30+ years the station manager, rail yard main and general all things for Oamaru Station. It is private and this is the only station in NZ where a public train goes onto a private track. \u00a0He built the track and the platform. The introduced us to Lyle the train conductor who loaded our bags in the goods bit of the train. \u00a0We felt quite special.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thenaylors.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0d349a52-aab5-42c5-884a-51437b7bc780-150x150.jpeg\")
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He drove us to our hire car and after the paper work was done we drove our Nissan Note to the Airbnb for the night, a nice self contained flat in easy walking of central Dunedin.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thenaylors.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/b833e67a-d1b0-4a88-bfb9-4503fa6ffad0-150x150.jpeg\")
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