LITTLE ENGINES OF NEW ZEALAND - early steam locomotives.

Featuring early steam locos starting with a Dubs built loco of 1873, to Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns of 1958. Also includes Avonside Engine Co, Neilson Bros, Alco, Yorkshire Engine Co, Rogers, Kerr Stuart, Hudswell Clarke, Heisler and Barclay. Acknowledgement: a MEMORY LANE film.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Seeing this video it reminded me how welcoming the people in New Zealand's preservation scene are. Got many shed visits and footplate rides during my 2 holidays I had to New Zealand, this even when the railway was not open to the public but staff was around. One of the footplate trips was on the Shanty Town engine shown at the end, the loco crew noticed an interest in the engine beyond what the normal visitor would show and after asking them to give some info they invited me to ride on the footplate.

[@ronsurgenor745]

Thanks for watching. Must check out Shanty Town again, soon.

[@mewtheenigma2732]

7:25-9:15 Wow, was not expecting the intro to Telegraph Road in there. Fits the clip pretty well, and just makes this lovely film all the more worth watching for me 👌🏻

[@derekp2674]

Great footage thanks for sharing. It is really interesting to see all those (mostly British designed) locos working and to compare them with obvious British and Irish counterparts. Here in the UK, our preserved railways are now up to the task of building brand new replica steam locos. Within that group, the new Falcon loco for the Corris Railway has just had its first steam tests at Alan Keef's works near Ross on Wye while one of their previous efforts, a replica Baldwin 2-4-2T, is now in service on the Lynton & Barnstaple railway.

[@RiflemanMoore]

This is superb, thanks for uploading.

[@ronsurgenor745]

Thanks, I have uploaded a number of old video tapes which I thought worth sharing.

[@Kiwicruiser355]

I grew up playing on the Mallet when it was on display in Buckland st Putaruru.

[@Rawirigabbwarren]

50:00 that dsa yellow and black is at tge bay of islands vintage railway serving as a passenger train arrived in 2017

[@steveshaw4659]

I grew up with the A whakatane Board MILLS RAILWAY Loved Saturday mornings being able to ride on footplates

[@sarahmartiniom]

9:18 my new favourite locomotive =)

[@rossgregory5767]

Great video! Do you know of any footage of the Christchurch rail yard display for the centenary in 1963? I believe there was one of every type of engine in service with NZGR.

[@ronsurgenor745]

No, I do not know much about the 1963 event.

[@rossgregory5767]

@@ronsurgenor745 Check out "Steam on Parade" New Zraland National Film Unit 1988

[@user-bv5jo3mx9d]

आईं ❤ स्टीम इंजन! राम

[@xOldpuffer991x]

Anyone know what the first song is called?

[@Rawirigabbwarren]

It's a nice we tune was wondering the same thing

[@Rawirigabbwarren]

User friendly - Roger hook Norton

[@xOldpuffer991x]

@@RawirigabbwarrenThanks!! funky little album

[@Rawirigabbwarren]

​@@xOldpuffer991x I really want to know what song us playing in the Portland cement scene 35:37