Whanganui Tramways

17/05/2026

It's a cool Autumn day with leaves on the line, but our No12 tram still finds itself being busy with visitors to Whanganui. A New Plymouth family have come down, accompanied by visitors from India. Here they are, pausing for a group photo, having just ridden along our tramline.

Our tramway volunteers for today are (L to R) Bruce, Mark, Shane & Graham

23/04/2026

Part of preparing Whanganui’s tram for relival to higher ground last Subday.

19/04/2026

The tram being readied for removal from the riverbank. . The river had covered the boardwalk. The tram will not be operating today. It is taking a dry well earned break on high ground.

19/04/2026

A beautiful morning in Whanganui, but unfortunately, a State of Emergency has been declared as River levels rise and more rain and thunderstorms are predicted for later today. In preparation for this we have moved our 1912 Tram 'Mable' from the Tram Shed on the Riverbank to higher ground until the danger of flooding is over.

19/04/2026

The crane in action. Grateful thanks to all who assisted. In the shed. On the tram. Making calls. A young bystander said it was good thing to keep the tram safe. « or it light’ve cost trillions of dollars to fix it ».

19/04/2026

The tram is now safely on higher ground. The call came, volunteers relocated the team to the far end of the track and Emmett’s arrived with a giant crane. Once loaded onto a truck, the vintage vehicle was transported to a yard well out of possible flood danger.

04/03/2026

24/02/2026

With our apologies, the Tram Shed will be closed both Thursday and Saturday mornings. Our Volunteers are busy at Lffiton Castle getting ready for and at the Auction on Saturday. Our grateful thanks to Neville for his support of the Tram.

24/02/2026

Last chance to take part in our Tram Driving Training starting on Sunday 01 March. Contact Jim (Details below) for further information.