Local History and Trains

Ohai Railway Board No.1 update September 2024

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Ohai Railway Board No.1 update September 2024 Hugh McCracken Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 15:07

Killed by a Tram

Friends of Karori Cemetery — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

On the evening of 28th May 1917, a tramcar motorman was driving his tram towards Lambton Station when a man stepped off the footpath in front of him. He sounded the gong and the man seemed to stop and stagger. He then applied the emergency brake but the man was struck by the advertisement side of the car and knocked down. The injured man was carried to the Central Hotel with the assistance of a solider. He never regained consciousness on being admitted to hospital and died at 8am the following morning.

Winter 2022 news roundup

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 01:35:00 GMT

Winter 2022 news roundup Hugh McCracken Fri, 30 Sep 2022 - 14:35

Carriage A1328 restoration progress February 2022

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 01:11:44 GMT

Carriage A1328 restoration progress February 2022 Hugh McCracken Fri, 11 Feb 2022 - 14:11

Station to Station

Eye of the Fish — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Wellington’s main (only?) central Railway Station has been getting a lot of press recently, mostly over the intransigence of the Heritage NZ lobby who are, to be honest, being silly over the heritage of this building. They’ve only just today approved the installation of a pedestrian ramp out the front doors – the disabled have been forced to use the side door for the last several decades. They’re sitting on the approval of installation of the Snapper ticketing terminals because they don’t like the colour. KiwiRail: do it anyway. It needs to be a living piece of heritage, adapting and changing to the times – not preserved in aspic (whatever aspic is).

Mainline extension update

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 03:08:05 GMT

Mainline extension update Hugh McCracken Thu, 3 Jun 2021 - 15:08

Cab and bunker fabrication for Wb 292 and 299

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:18:41 GMT

Cab and bunker fabrication for Wb 292 and 299 Hugh McCracken Wed, 23 Dec 2020 - 10:18

Carriage A1328 restoration update

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:21:29 GMT

Carriage A1328 restoration update Hugh McCracken Tue, 22 Dec 2020 - 13:21

Carriage A 1328 added to fleet

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 04:20:32 GMT

Carriage A 1328 added to fleet Hugh McCracken Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 16:20

Track extension - June 2020

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 03:27:55 GMT

Track extension - June 2020 Hugh McCracken Fri, 26 Jun 2020 - 15:27

Patterns for Gumdigger carriage A 255

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:08:45 GMT

Patterns for Gumdigger carriage A 255 Hugh McCracken Wed, 22 Apr 2020 - 18:08

Moving Wb 299 to the workshop

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 02:35:07 GMT

Moving Wb 299 to the workshop Hugh McCracken Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 14:35

Wb 299 cab and bunker reconstruction

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 02:21:42 GMT

Wb 299 cab and bunker reconstruction p9ndr0l Fri, 15 Nov 2019 - 15:21

Work in progress - July 2019

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:27:45 GMT

Work in progress - July 2019 p9ndr0l Mon, 29 Jul 2019 - 21:27

Track work - March 2019

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 02:56:58 GMT

Track work - March 2019 Hugh McCracken Tue, 12 Mar 2019 - 15:56

Steam locomotive restoration work February 2019

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 04:46:32 GMT

Steam locomotive restoration work February 2019 Hugh McCracken Thu, 7 Mar 2019 - 17:46

Work in progress - December 2018

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:14:43 GMT

Work in progress - December 2018 Hugh McCracken Fri, 21 Dec 2018 - 14:14

Work in progress - August 2018

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 06:01:43 GMT

Work in progress - August 2018 p9ndr0l Tue, 14 Aug 2018 - 18:01

FRONZ conference visit 4 June 2018

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 22:51:35 GMT

FRONZ conference visit 4 June 2018 Hugh McCracken Fri, 29 Jun 2018 - 10:51

Wb 299 cab update

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:57:12 GMT

Wb 299 cab update Hugh McCracken Wed, 25 Apr 2018 - 16:57

Mainline track extension - Summer 2018

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:00:04 GMT

Mainline track extension - Summer 2018 p9ndr0l Thu, 19 Apr 2018 - 13:00

Replacement boiler for Ab 745

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:31:33 GMT

Replacement boiler for Ab 745 p9ndr0l Tue, 31 Oct 2017 - 20:31

Ballast wagon restoration total reaches six

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:42:50 GMT

Ballast wagon restoration total reaches six p9ndr0l Fri, 22 Sep 2017 - 12:42

Engine hood frame repairs for ORB No.1

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:30:43 GMT

Engine hood frame repairs for ORB No.1 p9ndr0l Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 12:30

Wb steam locomotive display at Railex 2016

Rimutaka Incline Railway — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT