[6] By July 1876 the rails were in place, linking Palmerston North and Feilding,[7] and ballasting was finished in September.

[12] By 1896 it had a shelter shed, passenger platform, cart approach, loading bank, cattle yards and a passing loop for 68 wagons.

[4] After that timber traffic ended, the railway began to carry livestock from the new farms.

The restoration work gained a Certificate of Merit from the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand in 2002.

[14] McChesney & Beard's Bunnythorpe Steam Sawmill and short tramway were offered for sale in 1879.