“Skunk” the train was found in deep sand at the mouth of the Whanganui River. It is thought to be one of the earliest New Zealand-built locomotives still around. A Whanganui train preservation group ...
SteamRail Wanganui Inc have been working with volunteers from a number of organisations to retrieve Skunk, a steam locomotive ...
The historical locomotive “Skunk” has been safely removed from Whanganui’s South Mole, and SteamRail Whanganui Inc placed in ...
A 150-year-old train has been recovered from a beach near Whanganui Port after sitting in the sand for about 75 years. At the ...
THE group behind one of Gisborne’s favourite visitor attractions are so confident about the region’s tourism future they have bought a locomotive. The ex-New Zealand Railways electric-diesel ...
Voice recordings of one of Britain's most celebrated steam locomotive engineers are being sought as part of celebrations to ...