Gisborne Airport Railway Crossing
Gisborne City Vintage Railway · Gisborne
Photo: XPinger (Chris Sutton) (CC BY-SA 2.0), 2021-10-24. Source photograph: “NZ & Aus Railways 04”. Existing SAU crop, resized.
At Gisborne Airport, a railway crosses the main runway. The Gisborne City Vintage Railway includes the crossing in its excursions. A dated photograph shows its WA165 steam locomotive clear of the runway as an aircraft takes off on 24 October 2021. Source Source Source Checked
Seen Oct 2021 — evidence dated 2021-10-24. The crossing is documented in a photograph taken on 24 October 2021. The operator’s 2026–27 announcement schedules excursions for 24–25 October 2026 using its diesel-electric locomotive while WA165 awaits a boiler inspection; a schedule is not confirmation that a particular trip ran. Source Source Checked
💡 4 things to know
- Across the main runwayTourism New Zealand identifies the railway crossing at Gisborne’s main runway. Source Checked
- Heritage excursionsGisborne City Vintage Railway describes the runway crossing as part of its excursion route. Source Checked
- A surviving locomotiveWA165 is the only remaining Wa-class steam locomotive and was built in 1897. Source Reported
- Steam or diesel-electricFor the opening weekend of its 2026–27 season, the operator announced diesel-electric locomotive DSC2759 while WA165 awaited a boiler inspection. Source Reported
📍 Where it is
🗓️ Sightings
- 202124 Oct
WA165 photographed clear of the airport runway as an aircraft takes off
Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.
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