Latest Updates to the Register


Explanation of fields for Advanced Searching:

All Feilds » Search All Records
Class » Original NZR Classifications (pre 1980)
TMS Class » TMS Classification (1980 - )
Number » Pre-1980 NZR Number
TMS Number » Post 1980 Numbers
Name » For Named items of Rolling Stock
Subclass » Subclass of a wagon, eg: La-3
Wheel Arrangement » For Loco Use, eg 4-6-2 or A1A-A1A
Builder » Company who Built the item
Builders Number » Builders number of the item
Year » Year of Construction
Status » Overhaul, In Service, etc
Car/Wagon Purpose » Purpose of wagon, eg: Bulk Cement
Car Wagon Length » Length of Car/Wagon, eg: 47' 6'
Body Type » Wooden, Steel, etc
Tramline » Original Tramline of use
Location » Current Location
Notes » Ownership History (etc) of Item
Car/Wagon Notes » Other Notes, eg: Complete, Chassis Only, etc
Source » Source of Information

Search For: » In:

Order By: » In:




Can't find something you know is preserved, or the information found here is incorrect?


Below is listed all entries in the registers Latest Updates (28 Days) section. If you want to search for a specific item/location/etc please use the search box above.


ClassNo.TMS ClassTMS No.NameSub-ClassWheel Arr.BuilderStatusPurposeLengthBody TypeTramlineLocationNotesC&W NotesSourcePhotoConfirmed
Tr190TR9430-4-0NZR Hillside
#457 of 1976		OverhaulNational Railway Museum of NZ1978 - 2004 Hillside Workshops, service
2004 -2008 Taieri Gorge Rly, Dunedin (Stored)
2008 - 09/2014 NRMoNZ, stored
09/2014 - 01/2020 Mainline Steam, ChCh (Overhaul for NRMoNZ)
24/01/2021 returned to NRMoNZ, Ferrymead (Stored)

Photo: Ferrymead, 06/2009		SRC: Build data from TGR

NRMNZ - Newsletter 12/2008
De511DE1412Bo-BoEnglish Electric
#1749 of 1951		OverhaulDiesel Traction Group1952 - 1988 NZR service
1988 Diesel Traction Group
2018 - 07/2020 DTG, Overhaul
07/2020 Entered service at Ferrymead

Photo: Ferrymead, 03/2017		NZ Railway Motive Power 2002 - D. Parsons
De504DE1337Bo-BoEnglish Electric
#1742 of 1951		StoredDunedin Railways1952 - 1988 NZR service
1988 - 1993 Otago Polytech
1993 Taieri Gorge Rly
2006 repainted red
1993 - 201X Dunedin Railways (In Service Mainline)

Photo: Arthur's Knob, 10/2006		NZ Railway Motive Power 2002 - D. Parsons
Da1410DA126A1A-A1AGeneral Motors
#A800 of 1955		In Service (Mainline)Steam Incorporated1955 - 1988 NZR service
1988 Steam Inc
199X - 06/2015 RES/GVR (Leased)
2015 - 2020 Steam Inc (Overhaul)
08/2020 Steam Inc (Returned to Mainline Service)

Photo: P. Steer, 02/2019		NZ Railway Motive Power 2002 - D. Parsons
Ww6444-6-4TNZR - Hillside
#179 of 1915		OverhaulGlenbrook Vintage Railway1915 - 1969 NZR Service
1969 - 1970 NZR, Stored
1970 - 199X Glenbrook, stored
199X - 2007 overhauled
2007 re-entered service
201X overhaul & new boiler

Photo: Glenbrook, 02/2011
7KittySteam MotorKitson & Co, Leeds, UK
#2402 T28 of 1881		DisplayChristchurchTramway Historical Society1881 - 1893 Canterbury Tramway Co
1893 - 1905 Christchurch Tramway Co.
1905 - 1954 Christchurch Tramway Bd.
1954 - 1965 Christchurch, stored
1965 - 1968 Christchurch (CTB), overhaul
1968 - 1979 Ferrymead, service
1979 - 1984 Ferrymead, overhaul
1984 - 200X Ferrymead, service
2017 Ferrymead, Display

Photo: Cathedral Square		CompleteNZRO 191 - Spring 1987

D. Hinman - 06/2009
Battery Electric0-4-0Greenwood & Batley
#6137 of 1965		DisplayRainbows EndMinistry of Works?
Goldmine Wahi
Dowers - #DM 115

Photo: D. Parsons - 12/2009		http://leedsengine.info/leeds/locolist.asp
Battery Electric0-4-0Greenwood & Batley
#2383 of 1952		DisplayNorthern Buller MuseumPhoto: Granity, 07/2017
Battery Electric22810-4-0Greenwood & Batley
#2281 of 1950		StoredDenniston ExperienceMines Department
Friends of the Hill, Denniston
2009 - 2010 Westport (OH)
Denniston Experience (ST)		SV: 03/01/2007
DcDC4375A1A-A1AStoredSteam Incorporated01/04/2021 arrived Paekakariki_
NN-11890Timber WagonWooden BodySilver Stream RailwayOrmondville Rail Preservation Group
03/2021 to Silver Stream Railway

Photo: Ormondville, 05/2009		Site Visit2006-02-16
MOTAT - Western Springs Railway
MOTAT - Western Springs Railway
Nf288NF34311971DisplayFlat DeckPrivate - Pleasant PointRebuilt from Lc 27274/1953 at A & G Prices Ltd, Thames
01/2021 placed on display

Photo: Bryan Blanchard
G184G-4NZR - Newmarket
of 1908		StoredHorse BoxWooden BodyMOTAT - Western Springs Railway)1908 - 1952 as G 184
1951 - 1976 to E 2392
1976 written off
Frame only - P hoppers stored.

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		GA2007-08-30
E36341963StoredSand WagonSteel BodyMOTAT - Western Springs Railway)1915 - 1960 K 707 built at East Town
1960 - 1963 stored
1963 - 1967 E 3634, Sand Wagon
1967 written off

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		GA2007-08-30
LL-6StoredHigh SideSteel BodyMOTAT - Western Springs Railway)Iron L wagon

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021
GA2007-08-30
Ua152Ua-11901StoredGas TankerSteel BodyMOTAT - Western Springs Railway)Underframe only

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		GA2007-08-30
LbStoredHigh SideWooden BodyMOTAT - Western Springs Railway)E wagon converted from L or Lb.
Wooden frame

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		GA2007-08-30
Ks5141KS18615Ks-2NZR - Addington
of 1972		StoredBox WagonSteelWestern Springs Railway (MOTAT)June 2012 to MOTAT

Photo: Western Springs Railway, 03/2021
A714NZR - Hillside
of 1902		Stored43' 9"Wood CladProject Prospector - Middlemarch1902 - 1956 NZR service
1956 - 1976 Ways & Works (Ea 2849)
1976 - 2020 Ocean Beach Rly
03/2020 to Project Prospector (formerly Project Steam)

Photo: Ocean Beach, 10/2018		Complete02-2010
SM-RR
107TrailerJones Car Co, USA
of 1883		DisplayDunedinWestern Sprngs Tramway1883 - 1920's Mornington Tramway Co. (No.4)
1903 - DCCT own
1920's - 1958 DCCT (No.107)
1958 MOTAT (Tramway)

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		CompleteMOTAT Book
10TramBoon & Co, Christchurch
of 1912		StoredWanganuiWestern Springs Tramway1912 - 1950 Wanganui Tramway
Purchased private, Castlecliff
1967 Western Springs? (stored)

Californian Combination - body only

Photo: MOTAT, 03/2021		Body Only
MOTAT Book
SV 04/2007

B. Pullar - Western Springs Tramway (June 2007)