This way to the penguins

Oamaru Steam and Rail Society general manager Harry Andrew (left) realigns the track, removing the curve, at Oamaru Harbour on Saturday, watched by other members of the society.

The work is in preparation for the 10th International Penguin Conference, in Dunedin.

During the conference a passenger train will bring up to 300 visitors north from the Dunedin Railway Station to the harbour for an evening viewing at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony on August 26.