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Weka Pass Railway

7420 Waipara, New Zealand-Aotearoa (Canterbury)
Address
 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ
Railway

Opening times
 Most Sundays and some Holidays, see wekapassrailway timetable.

Admission
Status from 07/2019
 One Way: Adults: $15; Children: $6; Preschooler: $1;
Return: Doubble price; Family: $70
Contact
eMail:https://wekapassrailway.co.nz/contact-us   
Homepage
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wekapassrailway.co.nz
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Location / Directions
S43.054400° E172.757900°S43°3.26400' E172°45.47400'S43°3'15.8400" E172°45'28.4400"
Waipara is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand, on the banks of the Waipara River.
It is at the junction of state highways 1 and 7, 60 kilometres north of Christchurch. It is also situated on the Main North Line railway.

The Weka Pass Railway has its base in Waipara, and runs on 12 kilometres of track between there and Waikari over the former route of the Waiau Branch, a branch line railway that diverged from the Main North Line and ran to Waiau.

The Weka Pass Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway based in Waipara, North Canterbury. It is operated on a 12.8 km length of the former Waiau Branch railway between Waipara and Waikari.
Description

Wikipedia:
Track

The Weka Pass Railway operates 12.8 km of the former Waiau Branchline between Waipara and its terminus at Waikari.

Turntables

The railway has a turntable at both Glenmark and Waikari. A 55-foot turntable was installed in Waikari on 3 October 2002,[4] and was recommissioned on 31 August 2003.

Buildings

Glenmark Station

The ex-Mina Railway Station was built in 1910, and served many passenger trains along the Main North Line, and had been extensively refurbished.

Waikari Station

The ex-Hundalee Station was built in 1939, and is a standard class A station. The station also served many passenger trains along the Main North Line. The building was purchased by the WPR, and was transported to Waikari on 29 October 1991.

Locomotive depot and workshop

In the mid 1980s, a two-road workshop was built in the old Waipara rail yard. The depot was later extended to a three-road depot in 2005, and a pit was installed.

Carriage Shed

Between 2005 and 2006, a two-road carriage shed was built, and was fitted with roller doors. It houses the WPRs carriage fleet.

Gate Huts

Because of the railway running through private farmland, Gate Keepers are assigned to Gates № 1 and 2. Because of this, a hut is allocated to both gates.

Locomotives and rolling stock

see Wikipedia.org:  "Weka Pass Railway" and Museum's homepage.
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