Originally posted by Ngaire:
Been a LONG LONG time since I have done this but that probably takes about 12 hours and I am not sure that is going to meet your expectations. There will be highlights along the way and you will see rural New Zealand but that is a LONG time on a train.
I have to agree with Ngaire.
Like many railways around the world it has been allowed to become run down, and at one stage , the Overlander came close to being closed.