ex-NZR ZP15069 — Wairio, New Zealand
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S 46° 00.031 E 168° 01.835
59G E 270076 N 4901607
Goods car ex-NZR ZP15069 sits in the high grass on an isolated piece of track that was once a part of the Ohai Railway Board yard.
Waymark Code: WM7KYC
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 11/06/2009
Views: 3
Wairio was the interchange point between the Ohai Railway Board and New Zealand Railways. The former operated a shortline that served various coal mines in Nightcaps, Ohai, and Birchwoods. The latter had built and operated most of the railway network in New Zealand until sale to Wisconsin Central in the 1990s.
Today the Ohai Railway Board no longer exists having been sold to the Wisconsin Central network and through subsequent resales has returned to government ownership in 2008 operating under the name KiwiRail.
However, ex-NZR ZP15069 is here with a small collection of other rail cars. There has been long discussion of turning the railway buildings at Wairio into a small museum. In the meantime the grass continues to grow and the cars sit in sheds clearly marked "Private Property. Do not enter".
Type of train car: Freight
Location: Ohai Railway Board buildings
Price (In local currency): 0
Interaction allowed: no
Visiting hours: Not listed
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