The “Red Arrows” are coming to Kawakawa! Come to the Railway Station on Saturday 22nd January when the band “fly in” to entertain us. They are going to be playing Dixieland-type music on the trains from about 10.45am – 3.30pm…
BOIVR have introduced a new time table from Friday 24th December and for the remainder of the holiday period up to and including 8th February. Trains will depart from Kawakawa at 10.45am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm Trains are running every day…
Get close up and personal with our engines! BOIVR trains are running under the RED COVID traffic light setting. The Trust has chosen to require the use of the “My Vaccine Pass” verification for all visitors, and this will be…
Due to delays re COVID shut downs etc it has not been possible to reopen the cycleway section between Taumarere and Lone Cow (sometimes called Akeake) at this time. Further News on this will be posted asap
Please click on the link below for our latest newsletter – September 2021 2021.09.01 BOIVR Newsletter Kawakawa Station – new Service building, engines and carriages
Temporary closure of a section of the Cycle Trail. As advertised a 2.6km section of the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail is closed for Rail Restoration works 13th September – 30th November 2021. More details here: https://twincoastcycletrail.kiwi.nz/ Please be…
BOIVR trains are operating trains on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays every weekend in July and August. Trains all depart from Kawakawa Railway Station at 10.45am, 12 noon, 1.15pm and 2.30pm on every operational day Outside these times, Special Excursion trains…
Kauri has landed! DSA273 to be known as Kauri, has been kindly donated to BOIVRT by Fonterra arrived in beautiful, but chilly, weather in Kawakawa this morning. She was hoisted up and off the low loader by a massive crane,…
For the June 2021 BOIVR Newsletter, please click on this link 2021.06.30 BOIVR Newsletter Fantail roof & ceiling Gabriel
STOP PRESS! Gabriel’s boiler has been ordered, and is being made now! It should be with us by November Thanks to the PGF grant we have been able to place the order … When completed it can be brought to…