Come celebrate the nostalgia and magic of Gabriel the Steam locomotive back on track this Sunday 26th November. Back on track the last Sunday of each month with three scheduled departures at 10:00 am, 12 noon and 2:00 pm.
Come join us for Labour weekend. Thanks to our awesome volunteer team we have three journeys every day Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10:00am, 12noon and 2:00pm this Labour weekend 20th- 23rd October. Including a Steam Day with our famous Gabriel…
Our Heritage trains run every day in the School holidays, starting Friday 22 September through until 8 October 2023, we will be running three journeys each day. Come bring the whanau and share an awesome adventure along the Taumarere River…
BOIVR apologises but trains will not running on Friday 15th September due to team building trip with our volunteers, staff and partners. But we’ll be back in action on Saturday and Sunday, 16th & 17th September Trains depart 10am, 12…
All fired up for Father’s Day – Sunday 3rd September We’re firing up Gabriel and the coffee machine this weekend for Fathers Day! No matter what’s his vintage, bring Dad down to the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in Kawakawa…
Guess which engine’s coming out on Sunday! Yes – Gabriel. Just for the day – Sunday 27th August Come and meet our star steam loco – the only one of her kind in the world. Trains depart 10am, 12 noon…
Our trains are running every Friday, Saturday and Sunday every weekend (the cancelled trains on 11th are now running). Trains depart from Kawakawa Railway Station at 10am, 12 noon and 2pm (wet or dry weather) for a trip about 1…
BOIVR regrets and sincerely apologises that we are unable to run any trains on Sunday 11th June, 2023. We are staff are much depleted being off with ‘flu, and, unfortunately, our driver rang in sick. We have no-one else available.…
The cycleway is now clear between Kawakawa and Taumarere (29th July 2023) Railway Map 2023 For cyclists – instead of a fare, a Gold coin Koha /Donation is requested between Lone Cow (at Akeake) and Taumarere stations. Estimated arrival and…
Daily trains are running up to and including . They depart from Kawakawa Railway Station return to Lone Cow at Te Akeake: at 10am, 12 noon, and 2pm. It is suggested you arrived about 15 minutes prior train departure to…