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Wa 165

This outstanding restoration is the sole surviving Wa Class locomotive in New Zealand.  Wa 165 regularly runs carrying fare paying passengers on one of the most famous, scenic, rail rides in the country.

This Web site tells you all about Wa 165.  Its history as a working locomotive, it's recovery, and restoration.  You can catch Wa 165 yourself and relive the colourful past of steam rail transport on the beautiful Pacific Coast around Gisborne New Zealand.

Gisborne City Vintage Railway Inc 2001

Photos by Cadstuff