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{{Heritage Railway |
|name      = Bay Of Islands Vintage Railway|
|image =[[image:Bay_of_Islands_Vintage_Railway_-_Gabriel_on_Number_5_Bridge.JPG|300px]]|
|caption=The steam locomotive, Gabriel pulling passenger coaches over Bridge Five.|
|locale    = [[Kawakawa, New Zealand|Kawakawa]], [[Bay of Islands]], [[Northland, New Zealand|Northland]], {{NZL}}|
|terminus  = [[Taumarere]]|
linename  = [[Opua Branch]]|
|builtby   = Kawakawa Coal Mines (Kawakawa - Taumarere)<br>
(contracted; show full) [[Otiria]].<ref name="railways_of_nz">{{cite book|author=Churchman, Geoffrey B., and Hurst, Tony|title=The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)|date=1991 reprint}}</ref> The service began with a 4-4-0 Peckett on loan from the [[Portland Cement Company]] at [[Whangarei]]. The railway proved popular with tourists, and in the summer seasons of 1985/1986 and 1986/1987 the railway leased [[Mainline Steam]]'s [[NZR J class
 (1939)|J 1211]] to haul three return trains a day. The locomotive did not return for the 1987/1988 season because of the [[Ferrymead Railway|Ferrymead]] 125 years celebrations that year and because it used two and a half tons of coal a day as opposed to the Peckett using only one ton a day.

(contracted; show full)the Steam Engine’ is used on Saturdays and Sundays, and ‘Fredrick the Diesel Engine’ is used on Fridays, however the actual engines used may vary from this depending on public and school holidays and availability of personnel and maintenance.  Specifically on school holidays ‘Gabriel the Steam Engine’ is used on Fridays, in place of ‘Fredrick the Diesel Engine’, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, with ‘Fredrick the Diesel Engine’ being used on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. <ref name="boi_r"
>{{cite web|title=Bay of Islands Vintage Railway - Contact & Times|url=http://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/contact.html|date=2009|accessdate=2009-12-29| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100203162952/http://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/contact.html| archivedate= 3 February 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines]]

==External links==
* [http://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz Bay of Islands Vintage Railway website]

{{NZR Heritage}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Heritage railways in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Far North District]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in the Northland Region]]
[[Category:Transport in the Northland Region]]