Project Steam
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Project Steam is a
The restoration of
During the celebration of the Dunedin Railway Station's centennial in October 2006, P 107 was displayed in partially rebuilt condition at the station. Funds are currently being raised for the next and most costly stage of the restoration, the reconstruction of P 107's boiler. The restoration is historically significant as the locomotive is one of, if not the earliest known surviving example of a British-built 2-8-0. Once fully restored, there are proposals to establish a regular service run by P 107 as a tourist attraction, such as a service modelled on the Kingston Flyer. It would run over the preserved track of the Otago Central Railway between Pukerangi and Middlemarch, connecting with the Taieri Gorge Railway's daily diesel-hauled services between Dunedin and Pukerangi.
Project Steam's first home was a location by the Water of Leith in central Dunedin. Later the group moved most of the restorable items to the
References
- Tom McKinlay, "Hopes Raised for Steam Engine", Otago Daily Times, October 2006.
- Official page of Project Steam