Railroad Museums & Experiences in New Zealand Photos

Attractions like the Museum of Transport Technology and Social History (MOTAT) in Auckland, the Taieri Gorge Rail Road offer rail buffs & Ferrymeade near Christchurch appeal to rail buffs.

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Street car exhibit from the Museum of Transport Technology and Social History (MOTAT) in Auckland.

Locomotive collection in the Museum of Transport Technology and Social History (MOTAT), Auckland.

Passenger cars at the small Rail Museum in Paekakariki.

Commuter train to Wellington passes through Paekakariki.

Red cable car in Wellington.

Peering through the trees at the cable car in Wellington.

Tranzscenic passenger train on Coast south of Kaikoura on the South Island.

Classic locomotive seen through the glass at the Otago Settler's Museum, Dunedin.

Dunedin railway station.

Stained glass from the Dunedin railway station.

Taieri Gorge Rail Road.

View of the gorge from the Taieri Gorge Rail Road.

Passengers step off the train to catch a glimpse of the gorge on the Taieri Gorge Rail Road.

Taieri Gorge Rail Road crossing over a bridge.

Looking down on the flowing water from the Taieri Gorge Rail Road.

View of the Taieri Gorge from the train.

Excursion steam train in Kingston.

Locomotive driver and his dog on the steam train in Kingston.

Steam locomotive at Kingston where once gold miners boarded after crossing Lake Wakatipu by steam boat.

Decorated antique street car in Christchurch (Ch Ch).

Street car in Ferrymeade, a reconstructed village featuring a variety of clubs and associations, in Christchurch (Ch Ch).

Rail bus in Ferrymeade, built on the site of the first railroad in in Christchurch (Ch Ch).


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