In 2012 a couple of Lumsden locals were having a conversation, John Titter mentioned that Lumsden needed a Steam Train.
This conversation started a journey that led to the transformation of the Lumsden Railway Station
from an empty gravel carpark to a world class Heritage Railway Precinct.
V126 and V127 were dumped in the river at the Mararoa Junction in 1928. The trust successfully recoverd both locomotives and they are proudly on display in Lumsden
A199, orignally built in 1886 was sitting under the trees for 70 years on a farm in Wairio. The trust undertook the task of returning her to her former glory
The trust have restored this 1896 Carriage which previously served for the Ohai Railway board. The trust leased the carriage in 2016 before restoring the exterior.
In late 2021 the trust were kindly gifted an 1877 C Class Carriage. This will be the next restoration project for the trust - watch this space...
A199, orignally built in 1886 was sitting under the trees for 70 years on a farm in Wairio. The trust undertook the task of returning her to her former glory
V126 and V127 were dumped in the river at the Mararoa Junction in 1928. The trust successfully recoverd both locomotives and they are proudly on display in Lumsden&
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