Fell Engine Museum
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The Fell Engine Museum in Featherston, New Zealand is a museum based around the only remaining Fell railway locomotive in the world.
This locomotive, number H 199, climbed 265m (869ft) up the 4.8km (3 mile) Rimutaka Incline using John Barraclough Fell's unique method of four grip wheels on a raised center rail.
H 199 is one of six H class locomotives designed for use on the 1 in 15 Rimutaka Incline, where they worked for 77 years. Their story is recalled by audio-visual programmes, models, photographs and memorabilia in the museum.
The museum is dedicated to the sole surviving engine of its kind in the world. It is housed and lovingly tended to by a group of dedicated rail enthusiasts.
From its humble beginnings, the Fell Engine Museum has grown to be a world recognised tourist attraction.
Now open seven days a week (10.00 am to 4.00 pm), the museum is available for all who want to take a look at the sole survivor of a unique piece of New Zealand’s rail history.
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| New Zealand railway heritage and preservation groups | |
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| Upper North Island | Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, Bush Tramway Club, Driving Creek Railway, Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Goldfields Railway, Mainline Steam, Museum of Transport and Technology, Railway Enthusiasts Society |
| Lower North Island | Feilding and District Steam Rail Society, Fell Engine Museum, Gisborne City Vintage Railway, New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, Ormondville Rail Preservation Society, Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust, Pahiatua Railcar Society, Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Silver Stream Railway, Steam Incorporated, SteamRail Wanganui, Waitara Railway Preservation Society, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust, Wellington Tramway Museum |
| South Island | Canterbury Railway Society, Diesel Traction Group, Ferrymead Railway, Kingston Flyer, Ocean Beach Railway, Ohai Railway Board, Plains Vintage Railway, Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, Project Steam, Taieri Gorge Railway (inc. Otago Excursion Train Trust), Weka Pass Railway, West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society (inc. Shantytown), Westport Railway Preservation Society |
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