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The National Railway Museum of New Zealand (NRM) is a museum under construction in Christchurch, New Zealand that covers the history of the New Zealand railway network. Work is underway to open at Ferrymead Heritage Park in Ferrymead, Christchurch, at the site of New Zealand's first railway opened in 1863.

Structure and fundraising

The museum is owned by an incorporated society, the National Railway Museum of New Zealand Incorporated. The society is a registered charity. Alan Spooner is the current president of the society.

To raise funds, the NRM runs its own bookshop, mainly selling books and magazines relating to railway topics in New Zealand.

Exhibits

The museum owns one electric locomotive from Wellington, one electric multiple unit also from Wellington and three wagons with a leased diesel shunter. The museum will display other NZR and bush locomotives from the Canterbury Railway Society. The museum will also display other rolling stock including a turntable from Auckland and any other suitable railway material. The museum is under construction with the turntable in place.

Locomotives and rolling stock

Diesel Locomotives

Key: In service In service, Mainline Certified Under overhaul/restoration Stored Static display Scrapped
Number TMS number Builder Builder's number Year built Arrived Notes
DC4876 General Motors Canada 81/1119 (Clyde Engineering makers No.) 1966 2022 Ex-DA 1492. Rebuilt at Clyde Engineering in 1979.
TR 190 TR 943 NZR Hillside Workshops 457 1978 2008 Owned by the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.

Electric Locomotives

Key: In service In service, Mainline Certified Under overhaul/restoration Stored Static display Scrapped
Number TMS number Builder Year built Year arrived Notes
EA 2 EO 45 Toshiba Heavy Industries 1968 2013

Electric multiple units

Key: In service In service, Mainline Certified Under overhaul/restoration Stored Static display Scrapped
Number TMS number Name Builder Builder's number Year built Year arrived Notes
D 162 D 2687 Phoenix English Electric 1648 1953 2014
DM 16 DM 216 Phoenix English Electric 1561 1949 2014

Wagons

Key: In service In service, Mainline Certified Under overhaul/restoration Stored Static display Scrapped
Number TMS number Builder Year built Year arrived Notes
LA 13817 NZR Hillside Workshops 1922 2014
T 199 T 813 NZR Addington Workshops 1966 2014
YD 490 YD 1044 Differential Car Co 1958 2015 Used by the Canterbury Railway Society for work trains.
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