Hopefully - well, for Otago rugby fans - it will be third time lucky for this train trip.
North Otago folk will be hoping it returns to Dunedin minus one important passenger.
A couple of times before, a train has been laid on for Otago supporters in a Ranfurly Shield game and it has not finished well.
In 2010, a trainload of fans headed to Invercargill as Otago had a challenge against Southland. The Stags won 16-12, and it was a sorry trip home on the train for many Otago supporters.
The WAE train, as it is known, has proved popular with fewer than 20 tickets left out of the 300 available. The train will leave at 9.30am on Friday and arrive back in Dunedin about 12 hours later. Train tickets can be bought at the rugby union.
The Ranfurly Shield will be on the train, which will pick up some school children in Palmerston.
Meanwhile, the shield is creating plenty of fever in North Otago.
Old Golds coach Jason Forrest has taken the shield to several schools, starting with Twizel Area School on Monday, followed by Omarama, Waitaki Valley and Papakaio.
It was at Waitaki Boys' High School yesterday afternoon, when pupils had the chance to hoist the shield and have photos taken with it.
Connor McLeod (14), who plays for the school's under-14 team, said it was ''quite special'' to see the shield up close.
While he did not know a lot about its history, he knew it was ''quite a big thing''.
The shield will remain in Oamaru until tomorrow before it heads home to Dunedin.