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Afterwards, mayor Aaron Hawkins said there was no appetite to sell or close the business. The council decided to request a report into extending the existing arrangements with the train company to June 30, 2022. It was a “significant decision”, Hawkins said.
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The Taieri Gorge Railway passes through a tunnel and over a viaduct. The report would investigate retaining the operation under city ownership, using either the KiwiRail network, or coupling it with the Taieri Gorge line. The council would also support the Otago Central Rail Trust in seeking funding for a feasibility study to link a cycle trail to the railway line between Middlemarch and Wingatui.