The Plains Railway, Ashburton
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Facts and practical information
The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum is a heritage railway and recreated historic village in the Tinwald Domain, Tinwald, New Zealand. The railway runs on approximately three kilometres of rural railway line that was once part of the Mount Somers Branch. The village and railway are open regularly to the public. The railway utilises preserved and restored locomotives and rolling stock once used on New Zealand's national railway network, while the village shows visitors how life was lived in New Zealand's pioneering past. ()
Coordinates: 43°55'24"S, 171°42'29"E
Day trips
The Plains Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Art Gallery, Lake Hood, Ashburton Domain, Ashburton Aviation Museum.