Work in progress 7 March 2015
Native shrubs and trees
Bart and Graeme have done a wonderful job tending to the native shrubs and trees planted at our Maymorn site.
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Trust display at Upper Hutt Summer Carnival
A brilliantly fine day at Trentham Memorial Park for the 2015 Upper Hutt Summer Carnival - a great venue for the Trust to promote its activities and operating days.
Track extended past gate
On 7 February 2015 we extended our mainline track past the gate towards Maymorn station. Just a short distance, but great to be heading "up the hill" with the track again.
Earthworks for workshop and track extension
A 12-tonne excavator and dump truck were hard at work at Maymorn on Monday 12 January, excavating and moving spoil from the north end of our station to backfill the foundations of our workshop.
Wb 299 rebuild under way
The rebuild of Baldwin steam locomotive Wb 299 is now well under way. The first major components - cab and bunker side were fabricated in time for display at RailEx.
Workshop foundation wall completed
On Saturday 29th November we passed another milestone with our workshop shed construction - completing the foundation wall.
Diesel locomotive welcome addition to railway
On Tuesday 21st October we took delivery of ex-Ohai Railway Board locomotive No.1 at our Maymorn railway heritage site.
Workshop build progress
A huge effort put into the workshop over the weekend of 4-5 October, all four barge boards lifted up, flashings fitted and soffit installed at the Upper Hutt end.
Ballasting operations 23 August 2014
On Saturday 23 August 2014 we were fortunate to have Peter O'Flaherty, local Upper Hutt Contractor, load up ballast wagons for us at Maymorn.
History of Ohai Railway Board No.1
Drewry 2248 /1947 was built for the Ohai Railway Board as their No. 1 and was joined by sister engine No.2 in 1957 effectively dieselising the Ohai Railway Boards Line.