Margaret Hay and Laurence Hay, both of Waitati, boarded at Waitati station.
Helga Diettrich and Beck Ritchie, both of Michies Crossing, boarded at Michies Crossing station.
Mathew Hill (10, left) and Benjamin Hill (7), both of Purakaunui, boarded at Osborne and travelled to school at Port Chalmers.
Tony Frew and Justine Dallimore, both of Purakaunui, boarded at Purakaunui station.
Pamala Walrond and Lucas Walrond (4), both of Purakaunui, boarded at Mihiwaka station.
Bronwyn Lowe (left) and Andrew Last, of Waipuna Bay near Aramoana, boarded at Port Chalmers Upper.
Leeann Camp and Lynnette Campbell, both of Sawyers Bay, boarded at Sawyers Bay station.
Caitlin Chew and Brad Willson, both of Maia, boarded at Maia station.
Pictures are by Peter Dowden; prints available from Otago Images.