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building. Restoration work continued until 1988. It has never been the intention of the Friends of the Fell to steam the locomotive, though it has been restored to near fully working order. It is mounted on rollers driven by an electric motor so visitors to the museum can see the moving parts in action.
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At the official opening ceremony for the Rimutaka Tunnel on 3 November 1955 at Speedy's Crossing, the Minister for Railways, Mr McAlpine, presented H 199 to the Borough of Featherston for display. After H 199 completed its duties on the demolition trains removing the Incline track it was towed to
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In 1980, it became obvious that the locomotive was deteriorating through age and exposure to the elements. The Friends of the Fell Society was formed with the objective of preserving and housing it. Restoration work commenced in 1981 and proceeded as volunteer labour was available. During the
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In late February 1984, H 199 was prepared for relocation to the museum, scheduled to happen on 10 March. On relocation day the locomotive was loaded onto a house removal truck and transported to the museum, where it was lifted onto a temporary trackset that enabled it to be winched into the
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Hutt Workshops where it was stored until August 1958, when it was towed to Featherston and mounted on a plinth in a playground for children to play on.
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for display in the museum. One of the conditions of the lease was that the van would be restored to the condition it was in when in service.
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In 1995 the Friends of the Fell Society secured a lease on F 210, the sole remaining Fell brake van, from
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restoration work, the museum was constructed across the main road and next to the town's old courthouse.
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From 1877, locomotive H 199 climbed 265 metres (869 ft) up the 4.8-kilometre (3.0 mi)
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With the arrival of F 210 in Featherston in June 1995 courtesy of
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West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society (inc. Shantytown)
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Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust
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