The Ferrymead Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway built upon the track formation of New Zealand's first public railway, from Ferrymead to Christchurch...
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Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the main thoroughfare for reaching the eastern sea suburbs such as Sumner, as well...
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for their operation of The Ferrymead Railway at the Ferrymead Heritage Park. The Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society was formed...
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Canterbury Railway Society Inc. (operators of the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge Ferrymead Railway) Diesel Traction Group Inc. Ferrymead Aeronautical...
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Rail transport in Christchurch (redirect from Railways in Christchurch)
unofficially known as the South Island Main Trunk Railway. There is a heritage line at the Ferrymead Historic Park that is operated with steam, electric...
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Ferrymead is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Ferrymead may also refer to: Ferrymead Railway, a heritage railway Ferrymead Bays, a soccer club in...
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Government Railways and used as a Ds class locomotive. Its boiler is on display at Don River Railway Wf393 is preserved at Ferrymead Railway. Wf403 is...
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Rail transport in New Zealand (redirect from Railways in New Zealand)
dispersed and coastal settlements. Starting with the Ferrymead Railway in 1863, most public railway lines were short, built by provincial governments and...
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Canterbury Mainline Steam Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society Canterbury Railway Society (Ferrymead Railway) Canterbury Steam Preservation Society...
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The park is adjacent to Ferrymead Heritage Park, and the Ferrymead Railway runs through the eastern section of the park. Ferrymead Regional Park is located...
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Beach Railway, established in 1963. Similar works were soon started in Christchurch by the NZR&LS Canterbury Branch at their new Ferrymead Railway in Christchurch...
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The Ferrymead Two Foot Railway Society Inc. was a society based in Ferrymead Heritage Park, Heathcote, Christchurch, New Zealand. The society operated...
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The railway network in New Zealand consists of four main lines, six secondary lines and numerous short branch lines in almost every region. It links all...
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at Ferrymead in May 1863 to work on Canterbury Provincial Railways' 5 ft 3 in gauge. It was withdrawn in 1876. The Ferrymead to Christchurch railway line...
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ran from the former Christchurch Railway Station, to the Ferrymead Railway where the train travelled to the Ferrymead station, and then on to Lyttelton...
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600 mm gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), respectively. Railways with similar,...
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NZR F Class F13 Peveril (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1872)
services on the railway. Apart from a few cases between 1987 and 1990 and a brief period in 1999, the locomotive has remained at Ferrymead and the Christchurch-Lyttleton...
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under construction, New Zealand's first public railway line, the Ferrymead Railway, opened from Ferrymead to Christchurch in 1863. After some delays the...
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was operational, a class Wd 2-6-4 tank locomotive operated at the Ferrymead railway in Christchurch until it was taken out of service for repairs, the...
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Lyttelton Rail Tunnel (redirect from Lyttelton Railway Tunnel)
the longest in the country. Its opening made the Ferrymead Railway, New Zealand's first public railway line, obsolete. Organised European settlement of...
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NZR F class (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1872)
among these was what would become F 13 Peveril, now preserved at the Ferrymead Railway in Christchurch. The engines were originally given names from the...
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Street. The signal box, constructed in 1870, was to have been moved to the Ferrymead Heritage Park for use in the rail operations there after many years of...
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10 km/h (6 mph) while crossing the bridges. The first railway in New Zealand was the short Ferrymead Railway from Christchurch in 1863 (see NZ Rail 150), but...
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1901, preserved at Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Ferrymead Railway – "Peveril" No. 1692 of 1872 (F13) Silver Stream Railway – No. 1847 of 1874...
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Fairlie locomotive (category Ffestiniog Railway)
and E class double Fairlies are held by the Canterbury Railway Society at its Ferrymead Railway in Christchurch. A double Fairlie tramway type engine is...
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under construction, New Zealand's first public railway line, the Ferrymead Railway, opened from Ferrymead to Christchurch in 1863. Between 1853 and 1876...
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New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1955)
excursions and has occasionally been seen running on the Ferrymead Railway at the Ferrymead Heritage Park. DG 783/ DG2376 was saved by Roger Redward for...
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Act passed to effect land-confiscation. First steam railway in New Zealand, the Ferrymead Railway opened. 7 February: HMS Orpheus sinks in Manukau Harbour...
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display. 1450 1921 2 26 short tons (23.2 long tons; 23.6 metric tons) Ferrymead Railway, Christchurch, New Zealand. Stored in the locomotive shed. 1494 1924...
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Canterbury Province (section Railways)
abolished, the area was distributed across eight counties. The Ferrymead Railway was the first railway to be opened (1863) and closed (1868) in New Zealand. It...
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