The small Otago community of Middlemarch is gutted after a vital tourist train route was cut from the town. Dunedin Railways - which Dunedin City Council owns a controlling stake in - will no longer be running Taieri Gorge train excursions to Middlemarch. About 20 trips annually take the route to Middlemarch, with the vast majority of Taieri Gorge excursions turning around at Pukerangi, about 18km from the town. SUPPLIED The Taieri Gorge train crosses the Taioma Viaduct, also known as Wingatui Viaduct. There was a lot of money donated from the Middlemarch area to get the Taieri Gorge going years ago.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 09:34 UTC