Crane 301 is a pneumatic coaling crane which uses air from the locomotives air compressor. It entered service around 1926 and was used in Dunedin and Ranfurly before returing to Dunedin. Its last job was to lift coal into the tender of the Dunedin loco depots stationary boiler (Ja1271) before it was decleared surplus in 1977 and was sold to SSR and railed north.  It is currently stored in our future display shed awaiting restoration.

This wagon started life as a low side ballast wagon with the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company as BM1. When the WMR was taken over by the NZR it became M1573 and later E1143. In later life it carried a 2 ton capacity hand crane #263, likely last based at Eastown before it was written off. It made its way to Hutt workshops and was used there as a place to store parts off locomotives that were being overhauled. It was purchased by SSR in 1982 and moved there by road. It was never used except for storing spare Standard railcar motors. It was finally moved undercover in 2017.

 La22295 ia an La-8 that was built at Otahuhu Workshops in Auckland in 1946. It came to us from Feilding and Districts Steam Rail Society where it was surplus to requirements. Thanks to the team at Feilding for making it avaliable to us and our members who contributed towards its purchase and relocation.

More photos of La22295 can be found here

La18921 is a highside wagon built in 1938 at the Addigton Workshops in Christchurch and was obtained in 1979.