JDz Carriage, Cafe and Restaurant. Taumarunui. New Zealand.
S 38° 52.975 E 175° 16.095
60H E 349793 N 5694790
A train dining carriage beside the Main Trunk Line in Taumarunui has been converted into a Diner Restaurant and Takeaway Shop.
Waymark Code: WMB553
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 04/06/2011
Views: 5
Taumarunui, a railway town, gained importance with the construction of the North Island Main Trunk Line in 1908 (celebrated in a famous old ballad by Peter Cape, "Taumarunui on the Main Trunk Line"). The town is situated about midway between Auckland and Wellington and was well-know for its "cup of tea stop", thick railway china, and meat pies.
Now there is a railway dining carriage parked on the narrow grass strip between the railway tracks and the main road in the heart of Taumarunui, being used as a thriving little Diner and Takeaway business, popular with locals and passing travellers, and skiers heading to the mountains.
Address of Dining Car Restaurant:
Main Road, beside railway line
158 Hakiaha St
Taumarunui., King Country. New Zealand.
Where does it rate?: 
Authenticity: Authentic Dining Car
Hours restaurant/diner is open: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Rules for posting a visit are as follows:
1) A picture of yourself if possible or your gps with the diner/restaurant visible in the photo is required.
2) Make your log as interesting as possible, if you can, go inside and look around. Describe your visit and give details that would help others to visualize what is was like there.