Waitara Railway Preservation Society
| Waitara Railway Preservation Society | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Waitara, Taranaki New Zealand |
| Terminus | Waitara |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Waitara Branch |
| Built by | New Zealand Government Railways |
| Original gauge | 1067 mm |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Waitara Railway Preservation Society |
| Operated by | Waitara Railway Preservation Society |
| Stations | Two |
| Length | 7.45km |
| Preserved gauge | 1067 mm |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Closed to passengers | 1948 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1999 | Purchased from Tranz Rail |
| 2003 | Reopened for passengers |
| 2004 | Tahora Station moved to Brixton |
| 2015 | Waiongana River bridge reopened |
| 2020 | Line extended to Lepperton Yards |
| Website | |
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The Waitara Railway Preservation Society is a society established in 1999 to operate a heritage railway over the former Waitara Industrial Line railway that operated between Lepperton and Waitara in the New Plymouth District of New Zealand's North Island. The line had been closed that year after 124 years of operation, after the closure of the local AFFCO freezing works in the town.