For a long time the Railway Enthusiasts Society of Auckland's excursion trains stopped on several occasions at the siding to take a ride on the tram.

[6] Most of the trestle bridges were surveyed and built by Frank Ward (born in 1873 in Manchester; died 2 June 1956).

He worked mainly on his own, when he built trestle bridges ahead of the bush gangs, who felled the trees and hauled them to the track for being carted with the locomotive of the tramway to the mill.

When near the foot of a steep grade some wild pigs ran across the line, but failed to clear it, and a collision ensuing, a truck containing passengers overturned.

Sister Macfarlane, who was on the train at, the time of the mishap, rendered first aid until medical assistance was obtained.

Lade died on the train at 1.12 a.m.[9] Another fatal accident occurred on 22 January 1915 on the Taringamotu Timber Company's line.

A train composed of an open truck and a covered passenger car ran in the morning from Taringamotu to Waituhi.

[10] The Taringamotu Totara Sawmill Company owned in total four steam locomotives and several draisines (locally known as jiggers).