Come and enjoy a ride on our historic railway line, through town and country, from Waitara to Lepperton and return
Excursions are every first and third Sundays, during daylight savings months
11 am and 1:30 pm, and take about 75 minutes
* PLEASE NOTE: There are no toilets on the train
Board the train at Waitara, beside the New World Supermarket on Queen Street
Fares;- Adults $15
Child 5-15 years $5; child under 5 free
Family $30.00 (2 adults and up to 2 children)
The train travels under the road bridge at the top of Big Jim's Hill on Highway 3 (which we say is our tunnel),
then at Brixton passes through our yards and depot, where the former Tahora Station has been relocated. On the way to Lepperton you will see an old house, just over Kairau Road, which was used as a maternity home in the late 1800s. Then there is a bridge over the Waiongana River, and the train stops beside the Marton-New Plymouth main line, close to Lepperton Station.
Times and Information are subject to change without notice.
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To all those people who have had a ride on our train, thank you for your support.
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The Society welcomes new members
Come along and see what we do at working bees, at the depot on Waitara Road, on Saturdays from 9.30am.
Also there is a possibility of gaining a Society rail-type license to operate trolleys, shunting, guarding, and driving the locomotives.
To get to the yard, drive up Waitara Road off the main road and turn right at the level crossing.
Be mindful of rail vehicles that may be operating.
Wish to join? click this link for an application form
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Private charters available for family or work parties
Contacts -
Charter Manager - Brian Jury
Phone 06 751 1647 or 027 7126 482
PO Box 104 Waitara.
Email wrps.charters@yahoo.co.nz
Web http://waitararailway.weebly.com/
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Some history . . .
The Waitara Branch Line was opened in 1875, as the first railway in Taranaki, between Waitara and New Plymouth.
With help from the TET Trust and TSB Community Trust, and members financing the deposit, the line was purchased in 2001 from TranzRail, at a cost of $360,000
In 2003 the Society started carrying fare paying passengers.
In 2004 the former Tahora Station building was relocated at Brixton, Waitara Road.
Thanks to the generosity of the TSB Community Trust we have been able to re-sleeper and do other work on the bridge over the Waiongana River.
From end of April to start of daylight saving, the line is closed for winter maintenance.
Trips available subject to availability of volunteers and the line.
Contacts -
Charter Manager - Brian Jury
Phone 06 751 1647 or 027 7126 482
PO Box 104 Waitara.
Email wrps.charters@yahoo.co.nz
Web http://waitararailway.weebly.com/
* * *
Some history . . .
The Waitara Branch Line was opened in 1875, as the first railway in Taranaki, between Waitara and New Plymouth.
With help from the TET Trust and TSB Community Trust, and members financing the deposit, the line was purchased in 2001 from TranzRail, at a cost of $360,000
In 2003 the Society started carrying fare paying passengers.
In 2004 the former Tahora Station building was relocated at Brixton, Waitara Road.
Thanks to the generosity of the TSB Community Trust we have been able to re-sleeper and do other work on the bridge over the Waiongana River.
From end of April to start of daylight saving, the line is closed for winter maintenance.
Trips available subject to availability of volunteers and the line.
