New Zealand Railways and Preservation - what's there?

[Leander]

Taken at Steam Incorporated's depot - Paekakariki, on Saturday 6th February 2016.

 

 

 

The Zimbabean Garrett.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Morgan]

I took these photos there back in 2000:

 

 

No mention of Siver Stream Railway, up the Hutt valley from Wellington so far:

 

 

Ian Morgan

Hampshire

[Leander]

A few views of our visit to Oamaru yesterday; Steam Punk HQ and all that. The Scotts brewery is worth a visit (and a sample or two).

 

 

 

 

Does anyone know where these came from, Greymouth possibly?

[Leander]

Saw this former NZR second class coach outside Kingston on our way from Queenstown to Te Anau.

[Leander]

A trip on Dunedin Railways up the Taieri Gorge to Pukerangi. 

 

 

First a few views of Dunedin's marvellous station.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 5, 2016 by Leander

[Leander]

Power is provided by pairs of Mitsubishi 1968-69 built 900bhp Caterpillar engined diesel-electric DJ class locos.

 

 

These two were stabled in the bay platform with another seen on the DR depot.

 

 

On the way up the line

 

 

 

 

Running round at Pukerangi.

 

 

 

And running round back in Dunedin ready for the 2.30pm departure.

[Krusty]

 

Does anyone know where these came from, Greymouth possibly?

 

It's one of the locomotives dug out of the Oamaru foreshore about 2009 – possibly the last mortal remains of Uc.366 or a parts donor for it (I think 366 was more complete and the cylinders are wrong for it).

Edited March 5, 2016 by Krusty

[Leander]

Still on South Island, here's the New Zealand Rail Speed Record holding Vulcan Railcar at the Plains Heritage Railway, Ashburton on Sunday 6th March.

 

 

 

 

[Dbr1295]

Here's a couple of photos taken back in 2002 of Dj3211 on the Tairei Gorge Railway crossing Deep Stream Viaduct. Sorry about the quality as they are scans from prints.

 

 

Cheers, Les

[Leander]

Three of the trams seen running in Christchurch today. 

 

 

 

 

[MinZaPint]

On my recent trip I came across this little gem a 1925 Model T Ford Railcar on the Pleasant Point Railway

 

[avonside1563]

The Christchurch trams are brilliant, complete with excellent commentary from the drivers. I particularly like the bit where they run right through the middle of a shopping arcade!

 

[Leander]

Slightly out of chronological order, these were taken when we went on the Tranz-Alpine on 7th March. The weather was abysmal in the mountains and the viewing cars crowded so fewer photos than I would have liked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our destination, in sun, the following day.

 

The signal box was built at an angle to the running lines into the station. It paralleled the tracks that ran to the coal loading wharves on the south bank of the Gray River. A flood protection wall has been built on most of the formation of these walls.

 

 

No freight or coal trains were passed on the entire journey. We returned to Christchurch by road

[Ian Morgan]

Some photos I took of Trams around New Zealand around the turn of the century.

 

Queen Elizabeth Park, Wellington:

 

 

Around Christchurch:

 

 

Ferrymead, near Christchurch:

 

 

And some Trolley Buses in Wellington:

 

 

[Leander]

Back on North Island now, Went up the Cable Car and visited the small museum at the top when in Wellington; here are a few photos taken on Tuesday this week.

 

 

 

 

[Dbr1295]

I was going through some old photos the other day and found these 2 pictures of the Kingston Flyer when it was still running. Taking in 2002, while not the best quality, they do show Ab778 in all her glory.

 

 

 

Cheers, Les

[Leander]

The view from our apartment in Napier - the Port branch near Ahuriri. 

 

 

 

 

 

3264's a twin engined DSG class, "The DSG class shunters were built in four batches from 1981 to 1983 and have seen widespread use throughout New Zealand, particularly in larger yards and for port traffic."

 

 

According to Wikipedia "in 1959, an order was placed with British Thompson-Houston in association with the Clayton Equipment Company for eighteen centre-cab shunting engines with a horsepower output of around 420 hp." The first 18 were UK built by BT-H, now withdrawn'.

 

Here at Napier, these two are used on shunting and trip workings, moving loaded log wagons into the port and bringing empties out, plus container traffic trips. 

Edited March 21, 2016 by Leander

[EddieB]

I may have posted this before, but here's a photo of one of the original  BTH batch of the DSC class, taken while in service at Auckland in 1987.  The whole of the batch was withdrawn during 1989.

 

 

After the original 18 built in the UK, NZR constructed a further 52 at their Addington and Hillside workshops.  No. 2379 (illustrated in previous post) was of this batch, dating from 1963.

 

No. 3264 (previous post) is actually of the much later DSG class, of which 24 were supplied in the 1980s by Toshiba.

[Leander]

No. 3264 (previous post) is actually of the much later DSG class, of which 24 were supplied in the 1980s by Toshiba.

 

Agreed (see my caption). Only no. 2379 is a DSC class and it's substantially smaller (and less powerful) than the DSG class loco.

[avonside1563]

Here's a few of mine from the Trans Alpine, Greymouth to Christchurch, most of the journey spent in the open coach at the rear of the train:

The banker being detached at Arthur's Pass after coming through the Otira tunnel.

 

And here's another bit of loco reclaimed from the foreshore at Omaru, this was an R class single fairlie

 

[Leander]

Not preservation but a visit to the Coromandel Peninsula took us to the wonderfully quirky Driving Creek Railway, for a trip to the 'Eyefull Tower', on Sunday.

 

 

The double deck viaduct

 

One of the 'bottle walls'...

 

...and a 'tyre wall'.

 

 

The last reversing point

 

Our destination

 

 

'Lynx' at the Eyefull Tower terminus.

 

 

 

On our return journey

 

 

 

'Snake' at the lower terminus

 

 

And an old tramcar used for displaying pottery and art works.

 

[Leander]

Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, Kawakawa to Taumarere, last Saturday, 16th April. "A train may not run if there are no passengers leaving from Kawakawa"!
Features street running through the town along State Highway 1.
http://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/

 

 

There's a good cafe at the station.

 

 

 

The railway runs through the main street in Kawakawa; this is State Highway 1!

 

 

 

 

[Leander]

Probably my last set of photos from this trip. The South African Railway locos stored at the KiwiRail Yard by the port at Quay Street, Auckland. One Garrett, GMAM 4088 (seen in the background), two SAR Class 25NCs nos. 3432 & 3508, plus a spare set of frames, motion, wheels, etc. At the moment they are stranded here as they're too big for the NZR loading gauge and the wheels are the wrong profile for the turnouts.

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland's compact CBD with the Sky Tower dominating. At the bottom (centre) are the stabling sidings for EMUs used on the local suburban services. The line going to the right leads to the Britomart terminal station in the downtown area.

 

We leave NZ on Monday, via Singapore, for Manchester; home on Wednesday morning.

Edited April 24, 2016 by Leander

[tomparryharry]

I took these photos there back in 2000:

 

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No mention of Siver Stream Railway, up the Hutt valley from Wellington so far:

 

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Ian Morgan

Hampshire

The little blue Andrew Barclay at Hutt, is a one off special, built for the 'Gear Meat Company'. I think the volunteers there took it off the outside plinth a couple of years back. Amazing that it still had all it's boiler & backhead fittings.

 

Ian

[Leander]

My photos taken last year appear to be inaccacesible  now. However the complete collection can be seen here:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/25942613@N04/collections/72157677787073613/