Fell Locomotive Museum - Fell Locomotive Museum Lyon Street
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The Museum is located on the corner of State Highway 2 and Lyon Street in the center of Featherston. It is 63 kilometres (one hour’s drive) northeast of Wellington, or 57 kilometres by train. The Museum is a short walk from Featherston railway station.
Contact Fell Locomotive Museum
| Address : | Fell Locomotive Museum Lyon Street, Featherston 5710, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +8979 |
| Postal code : | 5710 |
| Website : | https://www.fellmuseum.org.nz/ |
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Maggie O on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Highly recommended to stop in and visit $6 an adult, the train is impressive. Cold water is for sale and they have a shop with all things relating to trains. Staff are fantastic, thanks to the volunteers who run this place. You rock
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C F Linnell on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The history preserved in here is fantastic and the short video well worth watching. Wonderful that someone had the vision to ensure the wheels still turn on request.
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Cam Patterson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pretty cool to see the history surrounding the Rimutaka Incline and the Fell Engines.
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David McClelland on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Life size exhibits of both fell engine and a brake / guard's van on display allowing you to see how the extra braking as well as the extra wheels that grip the centre rail. Loco 199 served on the Rimatuka Incline from 1878 until the line closed in 1955 when the tunnel deviation was opened.
Many displays to illustrate the working life and equipment of this unique line in the world. Also many stories describing the social history both from the railwaymen as well as their women folk who lived alongside this railway. How to manage your washing on the line to avoid locomotive smoke! Or preparing to defend her children when Japanese prisoners of war were taken over the line to the POW Camp in Featherston.
Well worth its admission for entry.
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curtis preston on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great museum wish I could have stayed longer very cool solution to steep hills
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Paddy Cooper on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well, I had my arm twisted to visit this place today (I had no intention of going), and it ended up really interesting. The guy who showed us around's enthusiasm was infectious, and I learned a lot. Congratulations to all the people who put it together. That guy Fell was a genius.
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Alex Hill on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Exactly the kind of place that you should stumble across in small, slightly off the beaten track towns everywhere. Esoteric, one topic museum that's so niche it needs a less broad term to describe it, hugely interesting, really well laid out with loads of great things and enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff. Brilliant. Pretend you haven't read this review and just wander in randomly.
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Chris Lee on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A excellent museum on the Fell locomotives used in the on the Streep hillsides.
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