Web sites about the Railways in New Zealand
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Operators of Suburban
train services, buses, and ferries. |
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A group of Wellington
youth restoring a Barclay loco to steaming condition. |
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Scenic railway running from
Kawakawa to Opua. |
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Official site of the Bush
Tramway Club. Operators of bush and industrial locomotives. |
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Official web site of the
Ferrymead Railway. |
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Operators of a bush
tramway on the outskirts of Christchurch. McLeans Island Steam Scene. |
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Chosen Scale Co-Op.
Producer of NZR120 related products. |
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Site on those tireless trams
that ply Christchurch's inner streets. |
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Operators of historic
diesel locomotives. Included in their collection is the only 1966 DI
preserved in the country. |
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Museum with a large
collection of artefacts, including a Barclay locomotive used at Port
Gisborne. |
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Quality videos produced in
the Auckland area, as well as surrounding areas. |
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Restoring 1927 built WAB794
and once completed will commence on the 1909 built X442. |
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Site for the Christchurch
modellers. |
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Restorers of the last
surviving Wa in the country. Wa 165. |
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Operates at Waiuku running
trains along the old Waiuku branch line. Has the first Mallet built in the
world. |
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The web site of the
Hamilton Model Railroaders. Has a scenic Sn3.5 railway, and also smaller
layouts. |
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Group which has a lot of
dumped locos and not a lot else. |
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The major locomotive
workshops in New Zealand. |
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Linking the North with the
South. Fast ferry and conventional ships operating daily. |
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Motor Trolley restoration
and railway preservation. |
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Videos by John Raby.
Including GVR’s 25th anniversary. |
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A full history of K900 now
on display at MoTaT. |
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The famous steam train
known throughout the world. On the shores of Lake Wakatipu. |
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Model railway based on the
NZR. In Napier’s Marine Land complex. |
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The largest collection of
locomotives in the Southern Hemisphere privately owned. Included at their
Auckland depot is a Beyer Garrett. |
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Restorers of AB
663. And currently working on K 911 at their Plimmerton base. |
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Photos of Railways in the
Auckland area. Including GVR and MoTaT. |
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List of all groups
associated with this organization. |
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Oldest railway society in
New Zealand. Founded in 1944. |
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News from newspapers around
New Zealand. Featuring Tranz Rail articles as well as museum groups. |
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NZRC is a statutory
corporation, and a State Owned Enterprise. |
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Site listing all known
geared bush lokeys designed and built in New Zealand |
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Mainly non-geared lokeys
used in New Zealand, sourced from overseas. |
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Photos by an English visitor
to New Zealand |
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Included photos of steam,
and present day railway operations. |
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Photos by a true NZ Train
Nut, Dunedin area. |
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Photos of a NZR120 gauge
railway. |
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A very informative site on
NZR cranes. Steam, hand and coaling cranes included. |
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Line drawings and plans of
NZR equipment |
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Listing of all locomotive
classes used by NZR. |
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Photos of old steam trains
at work in New Zealand. |
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Site of plans and blue
prints used by NZR |
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Operate and ex-industrial
locomotive from Harbourside station to "the red sheds". |
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New
Zealand’s first railway preservation group. Operates Steam and Diesel
locomotives. Has a large amount of restored rolling stock. |
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A site devoted to people
who have worked or are working for the national railway system. |
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Being restored by a local
group in the Hawkes Bay. |
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A Bed and Breakfast with a
difference. |
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Preserving Ormondville
Yard which still includes a goods shed. |
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Walking track along the
former Otago Central Railway. From Middlemarch to Clyde. |
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Housed in the old
Paekakariki Railway station, has historic photos and displays of the railways
of that area. |
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Pahiatua Railcar Society.
Restoring Ex-NZR railcars to mainline standard. |
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A mixed bag really, from
branch lines to locomotives. |
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Photos from around the
Upper Hutt region including the Rimutaka Incline. |
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The plains railway is set
in the Tinwald domain and uses a section of the former Mt Somers branch.
Operators of K88. |
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Operators of the world’s
only Ford Model T railcar. |
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Steam locomotives
preserved in New Zealand. |
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The New Zealand Rail and
Maritime Transport Union |
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Organisers of some
Mainline excursions in New Zealand. |
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Railway Preservation news
site |
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A page dedicated to New Zealand
and overseas railcars. |
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Being restored to their
former glory are the Reefton engine shed and the Railway station. |
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The saga of the only Fiat
Railcar left in New Zealand. |
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Royal Carriage (A1825).
Being restored in Christchurch. |
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Unique tourist attraction
near Greymouth. Based on an historic gold mining town has an operational
steam railway. |
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Web site depicting the Shantytown
railway. Included locomotives, rolling stock, and route map. |
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A museum railway nestled
in the Hutt Valley. Operates steam and diesel locomotives including Standard
Railcars. |
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Photos of trains at work
in New Zealand in the 1980's and 1990's. |
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Company that makes models in
3/16th scale of NZR rolling stock. |
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Photos of the last journey
of the Southerner Express. |
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Operators of large
mainline locomotives using heritage carriages on most excursions. |
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Preservation group set up
to restore rolling stock in the Wanganui Area. |
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Photos of a steam trip to
Dunedin from Christchurch using AB 663. November 2000. |
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Steel Ribbons
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Rosters
of NZR locomotives. Also some interesting photos of railway equipment. |
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Scenic railway between
Dunedin and Middlemarch. Travels through the world-renowned Taieri Gorge. |
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Steam heritage museum with
Tration engine, railway and stationary engines. |
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Tony Batchelor. Locomotive
restoration. |
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NZ engines, and rolling
stock made of Lego. |
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Based at the Ferrymead
Historic Park, restores and maintains a vast collection of trams, including a
Kiston Steam tram. |
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Freight service in New
Zealand |
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Suburban rail operators in
Wellington. |
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The major rail freight
mover in New Zealand. |
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The passenger rail company
in New Zealand. |
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Recovered from the Bealey
locomotive dump, currently at McLeans Island, Steam Scene. |
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A group set up to preserve
and restore the historic Waitara branch line. |
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A group restoring two WB’s
to steam able condition. As well as probably restoration of WD 356. |
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Operates a railway through
the Weka Pass in North Canterbury. |
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Site about the Weka Pass
Railway. Has information about past Waipara Vintage Festivals. |
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A group who are restoring
an 1874 steam loco recovered from a local river. |
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New Zealand Produced
Railway Videos. |
Compiled by David Maciulaitis