National Railway Museum of New Zealand

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

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The 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

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The 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

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### Diesel Locomotives

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

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| 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

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

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Number  | TMS number  | Builder  | Year built  | Year arrived  | Notes

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EA 2 | EO 45  | Toshiba Heavy Industries | 1968 | 2013 |

### Electric multiple units

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

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Number  | TMS number  | Name  | Builder  | Builder's number  | Year built  | Year arrived  | Notes

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D 162 | D 2687  | Phoenix | English Electric | 1648  | 1953 | 2014 |
DM 16  | DM 216  | Phoenix | English Electric  | 1561  | 1949 | 2014 |

### Wagons

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

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Number  | TMS number  | Builder  | Year built  | Year arrived  | Notes

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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

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1. ^ "Ferrymead Heritage Park - Current Members - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Inc". 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
2. ^ a b "National Railway Museum of New Zealand". National Railway Museum of New Zealand. 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
3. ^ "Register of Incorporated Societies - National Railway Museum of New Zealand Incorporated".
4. ^ a b "Charity Services - National Railway Museum Of New Zealand Incorporated". Retrieved 10 April 2024.
5. ^ "National Railway Museum". The Linesider: 59. March 2024. ISSN 2703-6197.
6. ^ "C Class history | Westport Railway Preservation Society". 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
7. ^ "National Railway Museum of New Zealand". www.facebook.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

## External links

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* NRM official website

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

Nationwide|

* Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ)
* Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand
* New Zealand Model Railway Guild

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
* Tramways Whanganui Trust
* 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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