▁crisis ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mars den ▁B ▁Power ▁Station ▁to ▁use ▁coal ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ik ato . ▁ ▁The ▁rail ways ▁have ▁always ▁carried ▁significant ▁t onn ages ▁of ▁Wa ik ato ▁coal , ▁and ▁this ▁proposal ▁would ▁have ▁certainly ▁required ▁a ▁railway ▁link ▁had ▁it ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁that ▁Mars den ▁Point ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁forest ry ▁export , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 4 - kil omet re ▁branch ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁A uck land ▁Line ▁was ▁proposed , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁built . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁however , ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁rev ived , ▁and ▁the ▁North land ▁Regional ▁Council ▁is ▁currently ▁negoti ating ▁land ▁purch ases ▁which ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁link ▁to ▁be ▁constructed . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Le itch , ▁David , ▁and ▁Scott , ▁Brian ; ▁Ex pl oring ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁Ghost ▁Rail ways , ▁Gran th am ▁House , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁re vised ▁edition ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Hermann , ▁Bruce ▁J ; ▁North ▁Island ▁Branch ▁L ines ▁p ▁ 5 ▁( 2 0 0 7 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Railway ▁& ▁Lo comot ive ▁Society , ▁Well ington ) ▁▁ ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Wh ang are i ▁Category : R ail ▁transport ▁in ▁the ▁North land ▁Region ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines ▁opened