To solve the puzzle you will need to establish these final co-ordinates S 36° 52.FED E 174° 37.CBA as below. Always include the station you are getting on and off and remember you are Going West.
a. The number of letters in the book title -3
b. "You saw the grey fringe of the cemetery overlapping the hill" how many stations before Loomis would you get off to visit this cemetery? x2
c. "The prison, an English castle with a quarry where the prisoners broke the stone" Between Auckland and Newmarket is the only tunnel on the line, if you wanted to visit your fare dodging mates how many stops after the tunnel would you get off?
d. "From Loomis station the track ran straight for several miles, with straggly town on one side" What is the fare zone from Auckland station to Loomis Station? As they have recently changed the zones the solution is 5
e. "Eden Park mown like a lawn for the big match on Saturday". Leaving from Auckland station, how many stations before you will get off to watch the match?
f. The last number in the year the book was published.
Since the making of this puzzle the Parnell Station has been added, DO NOT include Parnell in your calculations