Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club


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. The club has in its care two Peckett steam locomotives, a Union Foundry, one Bagnall diesel loco, a Drewry and a Price diesel shunters.

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Locomotives

NumberBuilderBuilder's numberYear builtArrived in WhangareiNotes
Bagnall 3132W. G. Bagnall313219582005Built 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 Withdrawn in 1990 and sold to Kamo Engineering for storage.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.
Drewry 2722Drewry272219602008Built for Portland Cement and classified as PC 12. Withdrawn in 1990 and purchased by the club. It has been named "Johnny" in preservation.
Peckett 1664Peckett & Sons166419241970Built 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.
Peckett 2157Peckett & Sons215719551978Built 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.
Price 200A & G Price20019612005Built 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.
Union 44Union Foundry441970n/aBuilt for Northland Farmers Fertiliser. It was then purchased by the club and is currently the clubs maintenance workhorse and usually hauls flat wagon.

Trams

Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club has two 900 mm / 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 Mr Harre's group prior to the Henderson project being abandoned and the trams being acquired by the Whangarei Steam Group, which are converting the two trams to 3'6" gauge and building an operating tramway attraction.