National Railway Museum of New Zealand


The National Railway Museum of New Zealand is being built to show the history of the New Zealand railways. Work is underway to open at Ferrymead Heritage Park in Ferrymead, Christchurch by the end of 2015 at the site of New Zealand's first railway opened in 1863.
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 also 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 still being built with the turntable in place.

Locomotives and rolling stock

Diesel Locomotives

NumberTMS numberBuilderBuilder's numberYear builtArrivedNotes
DC4876General Motors Canada81/1119 Ex-DA 1492. Rebuilt at Clyde Engineering in 1979. Currently stored at NZR Hillside Workshops.
TR 190TR 943NZR Hillside Workshops457Owned by the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Currently at Mainline Steam Christchurch undergoing cosmetic restoration.

Electric Locomotives

NumberTMS numberBuilderYear builtYear arrivedNotes
EA 2EO 45Toshiba Heavy Industries

Electric multiple units

NumberTMS numberNameBuilderBuilder's numberYear builtYear arrivedNotes
D 162D 2687PhoenixEnglish Electric1648
DM 16DM 216PhoenixEnglish Electric1561

Wagons

NumberTMS numberBuilderYear builtYear arrivedNotes
LA 13817NZR Hillside Workshops
T 199T 813NZR Addington Workshops
YD 490YD 1044Differential Car CoUsed by the Canterbury Railway Society for work trains.