Fairlie Engine under tow at Reefton Railway Station.

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DescriptionFairlie Engine under tow at Reefton Railway Station, date unknown.

DOC historian Jim Staton writes:

Jim Staton Paul Thomas, and I went over to Ferrymead and removed the tubes etc from a spare R boiler with a view of that being the replacement boiler, but the boiler inspector, Ian Fanshaw found there were a number of cracks in the back head and crown, and the crown was wasted due to it having been laying on its side for a number of years holding water. We did not take R28 over to Ferrymead. I did a preliminary inspection report on the locomotive which was given to Ian Tibbles at Shantytown, who generously allowed Ian time to work on a restoration guide. This was never pursued due to local politics and difficulty finding funds. Still have a full set of drawings for this locomotive. would be great to get it on the rails in an operational sense but it would be a huge restoration project plus it would never be a main line loco. The project team did have another R boiler prepared for inspection but that also failed to be completed for unknown reasons, it remains in Christchurch.PhotographerDarrell LathamMap^[1]ContributorBlacks Point Museum

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Location (city or town)ReeftonLandmark (Place)Fairlie Engine EventFairlie Engine under tow at Reefton Railway Station, date unknown.

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Date Created11th January 2020CommentsAndrew Mckenzie Awesome! First time I have ever seen a photo of R28 down at the Reefton railway station

Admin Team - West Coast History and Recollect Same here, so it is pretty awesome.

Andrew Mckenzie Dean Fraser Andrew Lineham Graham Gollan

John Hunt Kerry Schofield if I remember correctly I think I sent you a photo of this 2 years ago. Based on display at Reefton West Coast South Island

Arthur Bass The obligitary bullet holes in it.

Robert Wilson i rode out to the bush on several locos like this on my school holidays loverly

Richard Petrie Was that originally in the play park?

Admin Team - West Coast History and Recollect
Admin Team - West Coast History and Recollect Yes, then taken to The Strand.

Anne Conaghan Peter the Greek was my husbands grandfather and Constantine his uncle .Jim's mother was Althea Rose ,,the youngest of the 13 children of Peter and Mary Anne.

Colleen Buchanan Sandra Lunt You might have seen this before. No doubt this is Uncle Len's family.

Sandra Lunt Colleen Buchanan thanks have seen this before, It is Dad's family

Gavin Case drink with les mangos on sat/sunday at rec hotel greymouth hes 84

Gavin Case he has a book on lyell

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Fairlie Engine under tow at Reefton Railway Station.

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