National Railway Museum of New Zealand

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The National Railway Museum of New Zealand (NRM) is a museum under construction in Christchurch, New Zealand that covers the history of the New Zealand railway network. Work is underway to open at Ferrymead Heritage Park in Ferrymead, Christchurch, [1] at the site of New Zealand's first railway opened in 1863. [2]

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Structure and fundraising

The museum is owned by an incorporated society, the National Railway Museum of New Zealand Incorporated. [3] The society is a registered charity. [4] Alan Spooner is the current president of the society. [4]

To raise funds, the NRM runs its own bookshop, mainly selling books and magazines relating to railway topics in New Zealand. [5]

Exhibits

The museum owns one electric locomotive from Wellington, one electric multiple unit also from Wellington and three wagons with a leased diesel shunter. The museum will display other NZR and bush locomotives from the Canterbury Railway Society. The museum will also display other rolling stock including a turntable from Auckland and any other suitable railway material. The museum is under construction with the turntable in place. [2]

Locomotives and rolling stock

Diesel Locomotives

Key:In serviceIn service, Mainline CertifiedUnder overhaul/restorationStoredStatic displayScrapped
NumberTMS numberBuilderBuilder's numberYear builtArrivedNotes
DC4876 General Motors Canada 81/1119 (Clyde Engineering makers No.)19662022Ex-DA 1492. Rebuilt at Clyde Engineering in 1979.
TR 190 TR 943NZR Hillside Workshops45719782008Owned by the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.

Electric Locomotives

Key:In serviceIn service, Mainline CertifiedUnder overhaul/restorationStoredStatic displayScrapped
NumberTMS numberBuilderYear builtYear arrivedNotes
EA 2 EO 45 Toshiba Heavy Industries 19682013

Electric multiple units

Key:In serviceIn service, Mainline CertifiedUnder overhaul/restorationStoredStatic displayScrapped
NumberTMS numberNameBuilderBuilder's numberYear builtYear arrivedNotes
D 162 D 2687Phoenix English Electric 164819532014
DM 16DM 216PhoenixEnglish Electric156119492014

Wagons

Key:In serviceIn service, Mainline CertifiedUnder overhaul/restorationStoredStatic displayScrapped
NumberTMS numberBuilderYear builtYear arrivedNotes
LA 13817 NZR Hillside Workshops 19222014
T 199T 813 NZR Addington Workshops 19662014
YD 490YD 1044Differential Car Co19582015Used by the Canterbury Railway Society for work trains.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ferrymead Heritage Park - Current Members - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Inc". 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "National Railway Museum of New Zealand". National Railway Museum of New Zealand. 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Register of Incorporated Societies - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Incorporated".
  4. 1 2 "Charity Services - National Railway Museum Of New Zealand Incorporated" . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "National Railway Museum". The Linesider: 59. March 2024. ISSN   2703-6197.

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