Ab745 arrives at Maymorn
After five long days of effort by Trust volunteers, steam locomotive Ab745 arrived at Maymorn on Wednesday 30 October.
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First operating day - Maymorn 6 October
Our first public operating day of the Rimutaka Incline Railway took place on Sunday 6th October 2013.
Last workshop portal frame is up
On Saturday 28 September, after a couple of months of work and fundraising, we finally lifted the last portal into place for the workshop.
Help us bring steam locomotive Ab 745 to Maymorn
Photo: what could be: sister Ab locomotive on a passenger train at Kaitoke in 1953. Photo: Nelson Stockbridge.
Work in progress 14 September 2013
Lots of progress to report from Saturday 14 September 2013, a brilliantly fine Spring day as it turned out.
Workshop build advances
Another milestone was reached on Friday 2 August with a third portal frame lifted into position for our workshop extension.
Track extension reaches pedestrian crossing
In the past few weeks we have further extended our mainline track eastwards, finally reaching the pedestrian crossing opposite Maymorn Tranz Metro station.
Official commissioning of shunt loco Tr189
On the morning of Saturday 22 June 2013 a small crowd of people braved the tail end of a southerly storm to see our shunt loco Tr 189 officially recommissioned.
Mainline extension June 8th
Our mainline at Maymorn was extended a further two tracksets on Saturday 8 June, now just 10m shy of the pedestrian crossing gates.
Trust mourns loss of Dame Margaret Shields
Dame Margaret Shields passed away on 29 May 2013, former Labour MP for Kapiti, Minister of Customs and Consumer Affairs, Women's Affairs, and Chairperson of the Wellington Regional Council.