794 steams through Managweka working a special run to Taihape for the annual Gumboot Day. 794 is based at the Feilding Steam Rail depot but is owned by New Zealand Railway Locomotive Society.
RM 31 was built by NZ Railways Hutt Workshops in 1938 and named Tokomaru after a famous historic Maori canoe. After restoration by the Pahiatua Railcar Society it returned to mainline service in ... (more)
Ab 663 was retired by NZR in 1969 and purchased by Mainline Steam in 1983 who returned it to the mainline in 1997. 663 ran trips to Castlecliff and Kai Iwi as part of a Vintage Weekend in Wangan... (more)
Feilding District Steam Rail excursion train homeward from National Park descends towards Ohakune. The active volcano Ruapehu 2797m dominates the scene. A lift on Turoa ski field can be discerned... (more)
Mainline Steam Trunk Trekker excursion to National Park is in full steam along Ongarue River valley between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui. This annual winter day trip is the longest in NZ at almost 19 ... (more)