| Goldfields Railway | |
|---|---|
 The Goldfields Railway's 0-4-2 Peckett steam locomotive with a train at the Waikino terminus in 2005. | |
| Locale | Karangahake Gorge, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway |
| Built by | New Zealand Government Railways |
| Original gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Goldfields Railway Incorporated |
| Stations | Two |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Preserved gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1905 (to Waihi) |
| Closed | 1978 (Paeroa - Tauranga) |
The Goldfields Railway is a heritage railway that operates between Waihi and Waikino in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It operates over a section of track that was part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway until the Kaimai Tunnel deviation made it redundant in 1978. The Goldfields Railway was formed in 1980 as the Goldfields Steam Train Society to retain a portion of the old mainline and switched to its current name in the mid-nineties.[1]