West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society

L 508 with a train at Shantytown station

The West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society is based at the Shantytown Heritage Park. The society has three steam locomotives and one diesel. One loco, Kaitangata (otherwise known as "Katie") is a 0-6-0st steam locomotive built by Sharp, Stewart & Co. in 1896. It is an improved version of the 88 F class locomotives.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Entry includes Steam Train Rides through native rainforest along an original bush tramline". shantytown.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Rolling Stock Register". nzrsr.co.nz. Retrieved 12 August 2014.