▁station ▁worker . ▁The ▁repair ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁prest ige ▁for ▁the ▁English , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australian ▁forces . ▁Despite ▁being ▁discrete , ▁the ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁not ▁gone ▁un not iced ▁by ▁the ▁n atives ▁and ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁occup ying ▁forces ▁suffered . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁railway men ▁built ▁additional ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁cam ps ▁established ▁at ▁V ae a ▁and ▁Mal ifa . ▁During ▁the ▁occupation , ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁ha uling ▁am mun ition , ▁ball ast ▁and ▁camp ▁material , ▁including ▁tim ber ▁for ▁the ▁t ents ▁and ▁sh ing le ▁for ▁the ▁roads ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁cam ps , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁wireless ▁station . ▁The ▁‘ Ap ia ▁Express ’ ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁troops ▁for ▁regular ▁out ings ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁leave . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Transport ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Sam oa ▁Category : 2 ▁ft ▁gauge ▁rail ways <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Mill ar ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁journalist , ▁critic ▁ ▁and ▁author , ▁primarily ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁reporting ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Wall ▁. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mill ar ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁Co ▁Down ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Bang or ▁Central ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁Bang or ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁then ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁read ▁French ▁and ▁Russian . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Mill ar ▁was