List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines

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This is a list of groups involved in Railway preservation in New Zealand.

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Members of the Federation of Rail Organisations New Zealand

Members of the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand: Railway museums, heritage lines, societies, clubs, trusts, etc., in New Zealand. This also include model engineering clubs and narrow gauge railways.

North Island

Northland
Auckland
Waikato / Coromandel
Bay of Plenty
East Cape / Hawke's Bay
Taranaki
Wairarapa
Manawatu
Wellington

South Island

Nelson / Marlborough
Westland
English Electric De 1429 at Gate 1 in the sunset. De 1429 Gate 1.jpg
English Electric De 1429 at Gate 1 in the sunset.
Canterbury
Otago
Southland

Cook Islands

Other organisations

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References

  1. ↑ "Collections at the Museum". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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