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The Past

Over the past few years the volunteers of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust have achieved a great deal.

Only a few years ago, because every bridge still needed to be re-surveyed, trains only ran from the Railway Station through Kawakawa main street, to the first bridge out of town – a very short train ride!

Over the years, thousands of hours of work have been carried out so that each bridge to be crossed could be certified for use and the track brought up to running standard.

The railway has now reached Taumarere, where a beautiful picnic and barbeque area has been developed. Many visitors have taken a picnic to enjoy the surroundings, and return on the next train - see News section.

The Future

We have just finished having our famous "Long Bridge" restored and re-piled, which will allow trains to run on to Opua, after the rails have been re-instated. We are now working towards realising our next major goal – to build a new station, cafe and visitors centre at Opua.
Please click here for more information.

The progress we are making will be regularly posted onto our News section (see below).

LATEST NEWS

Happy New Year 2018

6:49 pm 02 Jan 2018

Holiday Trains running – until 6th February 2018 inclusive

9:13 pm 29 Dec 2017

BOIVR Newsletter – December 2017

9:10 pm 29 Dec 2017

Cycle Trail – Tunnel information – Opua section

5:10 pm 05 Dec 2017

Date for your diary – Concert @ the Station – Sun, 25th Feb

6:24 pm 04 Sep 2017

The Experience

Visit us to enjoy a unique experience and a great family day out!

Visitors from all over the world enjoy our train rides through Kawakawa main street into the scenic Northland countryside. We operate on part of the former Opua track from Kawakawa to Taumarere.

Our knowledgeable Guards tell you about the History of the area and the role of the Railway in the development of North Island and New Zealand.

We are equipped to assist disabled guests, wheelchair users, school groups and private parties. We even welcome pets! Please ring for further information.

Please note the following service is suspended until Long Bridge re-piling is complete - see News section.
Cyclists using the Twin Coast Cycle Trail can travel with their bikes on the train with our custom cycle wagon catering for about 20 bikes (bikes free).

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