Whangarei_Steam_and_Model_Railway_Club

Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club

Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club

Heritage railway club in New Zealand

The Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club Inc. was formed in 1978 for the purpose of acquiring, preserving, and operating vintage steam and diesel trains for the education and enjoyment of club members and the general public, the railway operates on Museum Live Days and special occasions over its own 0.8-kilometer (0.50 mi) main track.[1] The club has in its care two Peckett steam locomotives (one from 1924 and one from 1955), a Union Foundry, one Bagnall diesel loco, a Drewry and a Price diesel shunters.[2][3][4]

Peckett 0-4-2T N°2157 of 1955

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Locomotives

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Trams

Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club has two 900 mm or 2 ft 11+7⁄16 in gauge former Lisbon trams 520 and 526 acquired by Dave Harre for Heritage Trams for Henderson, Auckland project he was promoting, having previously stored in Aspen, Colorado for another promoted tramway. One of the Lisbon tram bodies was restored by Mr Harre's group prior to the Henderson project (2003-2013) being abandoned and the trams being acquired by the Whangarei Steam Group, which are converting the two trams to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge and building an operating tramway attraction.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". steamnorth.org.nz. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "New Zealand Rolling Stock Register". www.nzrsr.co.nz. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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    "List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines". thegrid.co.nz. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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    "FEDERATION OF RAIL ORGANISATIONS NZ: The Journal" (PDF). www.fronz.org.nz. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Electric trams find new home at city's Heritage Park". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Vintage electric tram to run again". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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