Museum

West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society

New Zealand · Oceania

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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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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