List of New Zealand Railway Companies
This list of New Zealand railway company counts in alphabetical order railway companies in New Zealand on the public transport offer. They are mostly providers of museum transport. The railway companies are mainly organized in the Federation of Rail Organizations of New Zealand Inc.
list
| Surname | Operating mode | Geographical location | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Railway Preservation Railway | Museum railway | Ashburton | See: here |
| Bay of Islands Vintage Railway | Museum railway | Kawakawa - Taumarere , extension to Opua in progress | Part of the former Auckland – Opua railway line , Cape Gauge ; the train runs in the middle of the main street in Kawakawa; see: here |
| Blenheim Riverside Railway | Tourist train | Blenheim | 11 km, 610 mm track, see: here |
| Bush Tramway Club | Field railway | Rotowaro | See: here |
| Canterbury Steam Preservation Society | Field railway | Outskirts of Christchurch | See: here |
| Christchurch Tramway Ltd. | tram | Christchurch | See: here - due to the earthquake damage, there is currently no operation |
| Diesel Traction Group | Maintains historic diesel locomotives | Christchurch | Runs on the New Zealand Railways network ; see: here |
| Driving Creek Railway | Mountain and park railway | Coromandel | One of the steepest adhesion tracks in the world (approx. 7%), 5 switchbacks ; 381 mm (15 inch ) track |
| Ferrymead Railway | Museum railways | Christchurch | 2 km route, rail and tram service, sponsors: Canterbury Railway Society and The Tramway Historical Society Inc., see: here and here . As well as 610 mm gauge light rail, carrier: Ferrymead 2 Foot Railway Society Inc., see: here |
| Fielding and District Steam Rail Society Inc | Museum railway | Fielding | See: here |
| Gisborne City Vintage Railway Inc. | Historic diesel locomotive | Gisborne | Runs on the New Zealand Railways network; see: here |
| Glenbrook Vintage Railway | Museum railway | Glenbrook - Waiuku | 15 km route; see: here |
| Goldfields Railway Waihi | Museum railway | Waihi - Waikino | 6.5 km route, see: here |
| Heritage Tramways Trust | |||
| Kingston Flyer | Museum railway | Kingston | End of a former route of the New Zealand Railway; see: here |
| Mainline Steam Trust | Museum railway | Locations in Auckland , Wellington , Christchurch | Runs on the New Zealand Railways network; see: here |
| Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) | Museum Railway (Western Springs Railway), Museum Tram (Western Springs Tramway) | Auckland | See: here |
| Nelson Railway Society | Museum railway | Founders Historic Park , Nelson | See: here |
| New Zealand Railways | State railway | Nationwide | See: here |
| New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society | |||
| Oamaru Steam and Railway Society | Museum railway | Oamaru | approx. 2 km route on the former port railway of Omaru, see: here |
| Ocean Beach Railway | Museum railway | Dunedin | New Zealand's oldest museum railway, see: here |
| Pahiatua Railcar Society | Museum railway | Pahiatua | See: here |
| Palmerston North Esplanade Scenic Railway | Park railway | Palmerston North | 2.3 km route in 260 mm gauge (scale 1: 4 for Cape gauge) |
| Plains Railway | Museum railway | Tinwald Domain, Ashburton | |
| Pleasant Point Museum and Railway | Museum railway | Timaru | Among others: diesel railcar on a Ford Model T built |
| Rail cruising | Tourist train | Rotorua | Use the disused branch line to Rotorua for trips with electric draisines . See: here |
| Rail Heritage Trust | |||
| Rain Forest Express | Tourist train | Auckland | Operator: Watercare Services ; see: here |
| Rotorua Ngongotaha Rail Trust | Park railway | Rotorua | |
| Silver Stream Railway | Museum railway | Wellington, Upper Hutt | See: here |
| Steam Incorporated | Tourist train | Paekakariki | Operates on the New Zealand Railways network, see: here |
| Taieri Gorge Railway | Tourist train | Dunedin | 77 km, including 13 km of the Main South Line and 64 km on its own route, part of the otherwise disused Otago Central Railway . |
| Te Aroha Mountain Railway | cable railway | Te Aroha | |
| Victoria Battery Tramway and Museum Waikino | Industrial and museum railway | Waikino | 1.2 km route; 610 mm gauge |
| Waitakere Tramline Society | Field railway | Waitakere City | 610 mm track width, see: here |
| Waitara Railway Preservation Society | Tourist train | Waitara | Former Waitara Branchline , see: here |
| Weka Pass Railway | Museum railway | Waipara | 12.6 km route, Cape gauge |
| Wellington Cable Car | cable railway | Wellington | See: here |
| Wellington Tramway Museum | Museum tram | Wellington | See: here |
| West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society | Shantytown Museum | 10 km south of Greymouth | See: here |
| Whangaparoa Narrow-Gauge Railway | Tourist train | north of Auckland | 381 mm track, see: here |
| Whangarai Steam and Model Railway Club | Field railway | Whangarai | See: here |
See also
literature
- NN: Train Advices . In: New Zealand Railfan [magazine]. December 2011, p. 10f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ NN: Preservation in Progress . In: New Zealand Railfan [magazine]. December 2011, p. 34f; DLA Turner: The Glenbrook Vintage Railway. A photo essay. In: New Zealand Railfan [magazine]. December 2011, pp. 62-77.
- ^ The Trust . Taieri Gorge Limited , archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on February 4, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).