Check out these new locomotives that have arrived in Lyttelton all the way from Spain! KiwiRail is adding 66 of these locomotives to the fleet over the coming years. Equipped with the latest tech and much more power than the current fleet, these units will significantly improve the reliability of freight moving across the country to boost economic growth! #nz #newzealand #trains #rail | Simeon Brown MP

What type of steam locomotives do you see here and what are the differences between them? #trains #steamlocomotives #railroadhistory #steamengines #reels | Big Trains

Check out the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust in New Zealand. An operation I very much look forward to seeing one day! #railway #railroad #STEAM #steamengine #steamlocomotive #history #locomotive #thatsteamguy #historicpreservation #operations #heavyequipment #heavymetal #heavymachinery #UnitedStates #train #trains #railway #railroad #tradesman #trades #education #MadeInUSA #operations #running #science #rolling #newzealand | That Steam Guy

🚂 Full steam ahead! On 20 July 1892, the Manawatu Railway (later New Zealand Railways) No. 10 locomotive broke a world speed record, hitting a top speed of 103 kilometres per hour. This GIF features a locomotive steaming down the exact same railway between Wellington and Palmerston North in 1902. It comes from one of our oldest film records in the collection, which you can watch in full online: https://bit.ly/3RSklYO #railway #trains #nzhistory #trainspotting #locomotive | Ngā Taonga Sound & Vi