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]
Structure and fundraising
editThe 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
editThe 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] An NZR C class (1873), rescued from a dump in Buller Gorge,[6] was moved from the Westport Railway Preservation Society to NZRM in 2024.[7]
Locomotives and rolling stock
editDiesel Locomotives
edit| Key: | In service | In service, Mainline Certified | Under overhaul/restoration | Stored | Static display | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | TMS number | Builder | Builder's number | Year built | Arrived | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC4876 | General Motors Canada | 81/1119 (Clyde Engineering makers No.) | 1966 | 2022 | Ex-DA 1492. Rebuilt at Clyde Engineering in 1979. | |
| TR 190 | TR 943 | NZR Hillside Workshops | 457 | 1978 | 2008 | Owned by the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. |
Electric Locomotives
edit| Key: | In service | In service, Mainline Certified | Under overhaul/restoration | Stored | Static display | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | TMS number | Builder | Year built | Year arrived | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA 2 | EO 45 | Toshiba Heavy Industries | 1968 | 2013 |
Electric multiple units
edit| Key: | In service | In service, Mainline Certified | Under overhaul/restoration | Stored | Static display | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | TMS number | Name | Builder | Builder's number | Year built | Year arrived | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 162 | D 2687 | Phoenix | English Electric | 1648 | 1953 | 2014 | |
| DM 16 | DM 216 | Phoenix | English Electric | 1561 | 1949 | 2014 |
Wagons
edit| Key: | In service | In service, Mainline Certified | Under overhaul/restoration | Stored | Static display | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | TMS number | Builder | Year built | Year arrived | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA 13817 | NZR Hillside Workshops | 1922 | 2014 | ||
| T 199 | T 813 | NZR Addington Workshops | 1966 | 2014 | |
| YD 490 | YD 1044 | Differential Car Co | 1958 | 2015 | Used by the Canterbury Railway Society for work trains. |
References
edit- ^ "Ferrymead Heritage Park - Current Members - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Inc". 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b "National Railway Museum of New Zealand". National Railway Museum of New Zealand. 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Register of Incorporated Societies - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Incorporated".
- ^ a b "Charity Services - National Railway Museum Of New Zealand Incorporated". Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "National Railway Museum". The Linesider: 59. March 2024. ISSN 2703-6197.
- ^ "C Class history | Westport Railway Preservation Society". 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "National Railway Museum of New Zealand". www.facebook.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.