Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club

Peckett 0-4-2T N°2157 of 1955

The Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club Inc. was formed in 1978 for the purpose of acquiring, preserving, and operating vintage steam and diesel trains for the education and enjoyment of club members and the general public, the railway operates on Museum Live Days and special occasions over its own 0.8 kilometer main track.^[1] The club has in its care two Peckett steam locomotives (one from 1924 and one from 1955), a Union Foundry, one Bagnall diesel loco, a Drewry and a Price diesel shunters.^[2]

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Key:	In service	In service, Mainline Certified	Under overhaul/restoration	Stored	Static display	Scrapped

Number	Builder	Builder's number	Year built	Arrived in Whangarei	Notes
Bagnall 3132	W. G. Bagnall	3132	1958	2005	Built for Portland Cement and classified as PC 10. Withdrawn in 1990 and sold to Kamo Engineering for storage. It was then purchased by the club in 2005 and is currently under restoration.^[2]
Drewry 2722	Drewry	2722	1960	2008	Built for Portland Cement and classified as PC 12. Withdrawn in 1990 and purchased by the club. It has been named "Johnny" in preservation.^[3]^[2]
Peckett 1664	Peckett & Sons	1664	1924	1970	Built for Wilsons's Portland Cement and classified as WPC 5. Purchased by the club in 1970. Placed on display until 1987 until being placed into storage and is currently awaiting restoration.^[4]^[5]
Peckett 2157	Peckett & Sons	2157	1955	1978	Built for Wilsons's Portland Cement and classified as WPC 4. Purchased by the club in 1977. Used at Whangarei until being taken out of service for a complete restoration. This was completed in 2006 with a new boiler. It is notable for being the last imported steam locomotive into New Zealand. It has been named "Seymour" in preservation. The locomotive's boiler ticket will expire in 2016.^[6]^[5]
Price 200	A & G Price	200	1961	2005	Built for Pacific Steel, Otahuhu in 1961. In 1962 it was sold to NZ Farmers Fertiliser, Whangarei. Used until 2003 when it was placed in storage. In 2005 was purchased by the club and currently awaits restoration.^[7]
Union 44	Union Foundry	44	1970	n/a	Built for Northland Farmers Fertiliser. It was then purchased by the club and is currently the clubs maintenance workhorse and usually hauls flat wagon.^[8]^[2]

Trams

Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club has two 900mm/ 2'11" gauge former Lisbon trams 520 and 526 acquired by Dave Harre for Heritage Trams for Henderson, Auckland project he was promoting, having previously stored in Aspen, Colorado for another promoted Tramway. One of the Lisbon tram bodies was restored by Mt Harre's group prior to the Henderson project (2003-2013) being abandoned and the trams being acquired by the Whangarei Group, which intend on building an operating tramway attraction.

No.520 Carris, Lisbon (1926) (2' 11" gauge) Body restored by Heritage Trams for Henderson.
No.526 Carris, Lisbon (1926) (2' 11" gauge)

References

↑ "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". Steamnorth.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
1 2 3 4 http://www.nzrsr.co.nz/view_page.php?page=10&search=false&sort=none&order=none
↑ "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". Steamnorth.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
↑ "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". Steamnorth.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
1 2 http://www.nzrsr.co.nz/view_page.php?page=9&search=false&sort=none&order=none
↑ "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". Steamnorth.org.nz. 1977-12-16. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
↑ http://www.nzrsr.co.nz/view_page.php?page=10&search=false&sort=none&order=none
↑ "Whangarei Steam And Model Railway Club Inc". Steamnorth.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

External links

WSR's official website

Railway preservation in New Zealand New Zealand railway heritage and preservation groups

Upper North Island	Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Bush Tramway Club Driving Creek Railway Glenbrook Vintage Railway Goldfields Railway Helensville Railway Station Precinct Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Museum of Transport and Technology Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust Railway Enthusiasts Society Rotorua Ngongotaha Railway Trust Waikino Victoria Battery Tramway and Museum Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club

Lower North Island	East Coast Museum of Technology Feilding and District Steam Rail Society Fell Locomotive Museum Gisborne City Vintage Railway Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Main Trunk Rail Ohakune New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Ormondville Rail Preservation Society Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust Pahiatua Railcar Society Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust Silver Stream Railway Steam Incorporated SteamRail Wanganui Tokomaru Steam Museum Wairarapa Railway Restoration Society Waitara Railway Preservation Society Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust Wellington Tramway Museum

South Island	Blenheim Riverside Railway Canterbury Railway Society Canterbury Steam Preservation Society Diesel Traction Group Ferrymead Railway Ferrymead Two Foot Railway Kingston Flyer Lumsden Heritage Trust Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Midland Rail Heritage Trust National Railway Museum of New Zealand Nelson Railway Society Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society Ocean Beach Railway Ohai Railway Board Heritage Trust Pleasant Point Museum and Railway Project Steam Reefton Historic Trust Board Dunedin Railways (inc. Otago Excursion Train Trust) The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum Tramway Historical Society Waimea Plains Railway Weka Pass Railway West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society (inc. Shantytown) Westland Heritage Park Westport Railway Preservation Society

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