News & Events

Here is our current Newsletter, which also details Running Days for the remainder of the season. Land purchase & current project updates. As well as ways you can help or get more involved. Merry Christmas

What you can experience at Mandeville

For more information about Steam Running Days & our Annual Fly In - simply follow the link

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Dates for 2019 & 2020 will be added here as each one is confirmed by the Trust. Click open for more details.

Trust Members would like to thank everyone for their patience while we worked to secure funding for a Railway Workshop. Stage 1 is a Locomotive Shed for K92 and we are especially greatful to NZ Lotteries Environment & Heritage Fund Community Trust South & the staff of Community Operations South Island - Department of Internal Affairs. We are thrilled to share these photos from today of the wonderful team from Carpentry South taking the building from being on paper to reality. Fundraising is still needed for some final aspects of the turn table and also Stage 2 so please help us out "buy a postcard - buy a sleeper" or "become a member" as every dollar will help.

K92 will be in steam at our last 'Experience Mandeville' weekend on 27th & 28th April 2019. 10am to 4pm. de Havilland Aircraft will also be flying, with joyrides available. (Tiger Moth & Dominie) Phone 03 2086046 for more information or visit our Facebook page.

Dates are confirmed as 23/24 February 2019 Time 10am-4pm Gate Charge $5 - Children under 13 are FREE Day Rail Pass: Adult $5 Child $2.50 Cab Ride $10 (conditions apply) Aviation Hanger Entry - Adult Gold coin Children FREE Flughts from $60 BBQ steam engines , stationary sream display, classic cars etc

K92 ran in conjunction with the A294 Carriage to the delight of the first passengers for the Waimea Plains Railway Trust operation

These will be held at Mandeville together with Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre. 20/21 October 2018, 8/9 December 2018 &19/20 January 2019 (Other Dates may be added in due course)

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Whistling up a storm - Rogers K92 joined by a variety of Steam Traction Engines, within the railway yard.

A bit of fun during the February 2018 Steam Festival at Mandeville. This is a miniture (1/3 scale - 4" to the foot) Burrell built & owned by Owen Bennett of Bluff.

K92 had a stopover here during her trip from Invercargill to Mandeville, after the completion of her 10yr survey & certification.

Today a private function was held to commemorate the completion of K92's boiler survey - which has been dedicated to our Trustee the late Russell Glendinning.