Re: Dumped NZ Steam Locomotives

["Ed" <ews3@nospicedham.ozemail.com.au>]

I usually buy NZ Railfan; it was a recent article that prompted my question.
However the articles don't tell me where the dumps are, if anything can be
seen, or how to get there.
On previous trips I have tracked down the 3 K class engines (Dunedin &
Ashburton), 2 P class engines (Dunedin), 2 Wb engines (Paekikari or
whatever), and the next trip will take in the V at Auckland, all rescued
from these dumps, so you can see that I'm quite interested in this topic.

Now I'm planning another trip to NZ, and was considering if a stop at one of
these places was feasible.
Can anyone help with the details please?

Many thanks
Ed


Patrick Dunford <no.sp@m.please> wrote in message
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> >There have been several old NZ steam locomotives retrieved from riverbeds
> >etc where they were dumped during the depression years, apparently to
> >prevent erosion of nearby rail embankments.
> >Some have since been restored to working order, such as K88 and K92 (1877
> >Rogers 2-4-2 engines).
> >Apparently there are several more steam locomotives still at these
> >locations.
> >
> >Can anyone advise:
> >1) Where exactly are these dumps?
> >2) Can anything be seen there?
> >3) What locomotives are still available in these dumps?
>
> Some of the well known ones are at Omoto near Greymouth and Branxholme
near
> Invercargill. NZ Railfan magazine has carried articles on both sites
> recently,
> try and get that if you can
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