SteamRail Wanganui Incorporated
Preserve and maintain railway items of historical value related to the Wanganui area.
www.steamrailwanganui.co.nz
Locomotives
 1944 Price:
Price 0-4-0 Locomotive. Makers number 149. Chevrolet 6cyl petrol engine. Built in 1944. On long term loan to SteamRail from Waiouru Army Museum. We received the locomotive in 1998. |
 1950 Drewry:Drewry 0-4-0 locomotive. Makers number 2266. Gardner 6Lw diesel engine. Built in 1950 for Kempthorne Prosser and then sold to Waitaki NZR as relief shunter for works at Wanganui and Feilding. Then sold to Hubs and Spokes Museum before being brought by SteamRail on 23 September 1997. |
 1964 Price:Price 0-4-0 Locomotive. Makers number 212.Waukesha F-817-G CNG engine. Built in 1964. Ex AFFCo Imlay Freezing Works locomotive. Converted to run on CNG when this plant was owned by Waitaki NZR. Brought by SteamRail on 28 February 2002. |
 The club is currently restoring Imaly
Price loco No 212.
 We lifted the hood off the loco to help with restoration on
the 28.3.10.  We are currently converting this loco from CNG to LPG gas
powered.  While the hood is off we have replace parts off the steel
that had rusted with new panel. We are currently remounting
brackets for the new gas bottles to fit in.  Once this is
done we will then strip all the paint off the hood and prime
it before lifting it back onto the loco. |
 Hand
Jigger:The club has the use of two hand jiggers. One on occasional loan from The Friends of the Waverley Railway Station Trust; and one owned by a SteamRail member. |
 Material
Trolleys:The club has restored two Material trolleys with more in the planning. Another one is also owned by a SteamRail member. |
 Motor
Jigger:The club has the use of three motor jiggers. One on long term loan from The Friends of the Waverley Railway Station Trust and the other two are owned by a SteamRail member. |
 Steam
Crane:E120 Steam Crane ex-Eastown Railway workshops here in Wanganui. Built in 1904. Received in 1994? (Rail Heritage Trust Wagon). |