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was founded in
Christchurch in 1983 with an aim to preserve these locomotives. By 1990 this group had four locomotives at their Ferrymead base, all of which were built by English Electric. Other groups and individuals started to acquire other first-generation diesel locomotives to add to their fleet,
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which began operation between
Lumsden and Kingston on the Kingston Branch in that year. This ban required that if steam locomotives were to operate in New Zealand, they would be confined to either heritage railways, museums, or private sites. During this time, the majority of groups established began
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in 1944, which established branches throughout the country. The first act of active railway preservation was started by the NZR&LS Otago Branch when they purchased a small 9-tonne Fowler 0-4-0T tank locomotive built in 1921 and formerly used by the Public Works
Department as their N 540, from the
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in the Bay of Plenty were all founded during the early 1980s using stock retired by NZR. In the case of
Dunedin Railways (formerly known as Taieri Gorge Railway Limited), it was created by the OETT and the Dunedin City Council to preserve the 64-kilometre section of the Otago Central railway between
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was formed with former NZR executive Euan McQueen as its chair, to preserve former NZR buildings and rolling stock, which was leased to other groups. The Rail
Heritage trust pioneered the concept of "heritage rolling stock" which was leased to various preservation groups around New Zealand by Tranz
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at 60 km length, it has the advantage that all its track was still in place when it was set up in 1990. The
Rimutaka proposal faces many obstacles from the construction of new track and formation rehabilitation works, to the building of new locomotives of the Fell type. The project is in the
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N 9 is one of three WMR engines to exist - the remains of what is believed to be WMR N 8 (NZR V 452) were found in the
Branxholme locomotive dump near Invercargill by Tony Bachelor in 1999, while it is believed the substantially more complete remains of WMR N 10 (NZR N 454) were dumped near Cora
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diesel locomotives which were purchased in 1988. Other individuals also purchased similar locomotives for preservation and based them at established heritage sites. NZR also selected numerous diesel and electric locomotives, along with two carriages, for inclusion in their own
Heritage Fleet.
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emerged as a heritage operator with its fleet of preserved ex-NZR steam locomotives. This period also witnessed the creation of other groups such as the Oamaru
District Steam & Rail Society, the Grand Tapawera Railroad
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The WMR Trust ultimately seek to restore N 9 to working order, and operate this locomotive on the main line. This locomotive will be paired with a replica of a WMR goods wagon to act as a support wagon on the main line.
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at
Tinwald Domain near Ashburton in Canterbury. These groups at the time were attempting to save part of the fabric of rural branch lines that had been operated by New Zealand Railways but were being closed down.
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As the replacement of steam was accelerated during this period and was completed in 1971, other groups were initiated to preserve the mainline locomotives and rolling stock of NZR. The first group to do so was
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Although the pace of preservation slowed into the early 1980s and beyond, several more groups were established to preserve longer branch lines as well as the more traditional museum-focused operation. The
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over a distance of some 20 km, including 5 km of the 1 in 15 incline worked by the Fell centre-rail system. Although the Taieri Gorge Railway in Dunedin is a much longer and successful
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During the period from 1960 to 1979, the rail preservation scene began to increase as more railway museums and groups were established, helped in part by the closure of rural branch lines by
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to expand their operations as NZR progressively modernised, and in some cases were able to extend their running lines or establish museum-type displays to showcase their rolling stock.
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and aims to restore it to full operational condition. Although four ex-WMR coaches and a small number of wagons have survived into preservation, it was believed for many years that no
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to haul the train of mixed Steam Inc and RES stock. As NZR still used red as the colour for its coaching stock, these groups used their own liveries, predominantly brown or yellow.
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was formed to provide a cohesive network between the different groups. This group would work as a coordinator and organiser in later years between different groups.
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by the NZR&LS Waikato Branch. However, this period also saw the breakaway of the NZR&LS Auckland and Canterbury Branches to become the
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Early preservation efforts in New Zealand were restricted to static public display of locomotives, and it is believed the first was Double
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history. The earliest recorded preservation attempt took place in 1925, although the movement itself did not start properly until 1960.
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celebrations in Christchurch to mark 125 years since the first public railway opened in New Zealand.
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locomotives were still extant. However, the remains of WMR N 9 (N 453) were found at Bealey on the
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in Auckland also began to accept railway vehicles for preservation, in conjunction with the
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Middlemarch and Wingatui through the Taieri Gorge for passenger operations after the
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planning stages and it will be some years before any construction starts.
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is the preservation of historically significant facets of New Zealand's
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Another ambitious project is currently being undertaken by the
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West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society (inc. Shantytown)
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were formed to preserve a specific locomotive, in this case
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Rail. Over 200 such items of rolling stock are now leased.
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In 1988, numerous preservation groups contributed to the
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Similar works were soon started in Christchurch by the
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The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History
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List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
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Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust
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New Zealand railway heritage and preservation groups
509:"Rail Heritage in New Zealand - Review and Prospect"
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Dunedin Railways (inc. Otago Excursion Train Trust)
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432:"Obituary Euan McQueen Elder Statesman of Railways"
308:The most ambitious heritage project to date is the
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516:Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand
578:Steel Roads of New Zealand: An Illustrated Survey
651:Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand
285:Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand
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538:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand.
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430:Kevin Ramshaw (16 September 2016).
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782:Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust
711:Museum of Transport and Technology
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392:Lynn, further up the Midland Line.
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787:Pahiatua Railcar Society
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258:Pahiatua Railcar Society
770:Main Trunk Rail Ohakune
180:North Island Main Trunk
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907:Nelson Railway Society
887:Lumsden Heritage Trust
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507:Euan McQueen (2004).
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