Rolling Stock
Steam Incorporated owns one of New Zealand's largest fleets of heritage passenger carriages certified for mainline operation on the regular national network. Originally painted in a unique chocolate brown livery with yellow lining to differentiate them from carriages in service on regular trains, the paint was found to fade and look shabby, and when Tranz Rail, NZR's successor, repainted their carriages in a blue livery in the early 1990s, Steam Incorporated reverted to the "Midland Red" paint scheme that had been used for most passenger carriages in New Zealand since the 1920s. Steam Incorporated own a variety of carriage types, such as five widebody Aa class 50 ft wooden passenger carriages with balcony ends. In 2008, these carriages were painted in "Pullman Green" for use in the North Island Main Trunk Railway centenary celebrations. In addition, Steam Inc. have a number of 50-foot and 56-foot steel-clad passenger carriages, one of which has been converted for use as a buffet/souvenir car. The active fleet stands at 11 fully restored and main line certified carriages, with a number under restoration (2) and a few more stored (4).
Along with carriages, the society owns a number of guards vans and former goods wagons, some of which are certified for main line operation as locomotive service wagons.
| Key: | In Service | In Service, Main Line Certified | Under Overhaul/Restoration | Stored | Static Display | Scrapped |
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| Number | TMS Number | Builder | Year built | Carriage type | Arrived at Steam Incorporated | Notes |
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| Aa 1030 | A4012 (in Preservation) | NZR Petone | 1908 | 50' wooden body, wide-body mainline carriage | October 1977 | Obtained as a derelict from Hutt Workshops. Restored, into Steam Inc service 1981. |
| Aa 1071 | A4029 (in Preservation) | NZR Petone | 1909 | 50' wooden body, wide-body mainline carriage | 1976 | Withdrawn from NZR service in Auckland. Returned to service 1977 - first Steam Inc carriage restored. |
| Aa 1073 | A4035 (in Preservation) | NZR Petone | 1909 | 50' wooden body, wide-body mainline carriage | 1976 | Withdrawn from NZR service in Auckland. Returned to service 1979, car still has original style pressed steel internal ceiling. |
| Aa 1265 | A4070 (in Preservation) | NZR Petone | 1912 | 50' wooden body, wide-body mainline carriage | 1977 | Obtained as a derelict from Hutt Workshops. Restored, into Steam Inc service 1981 |
| Aa 1267 | A4087 (in Preservation) | NZR Petone | 1912 | 50' wooden body, wide-body mainline carriage | 1976 | Obtained from Rotten Row at Marton, first carriage acquired by Steam Inc. Restored, into Steam Inc service 1980. Still has original style pressed steel internal ceiling. First Steam Inc car to be painted in red livery. |
| Aa 1618 | A56006 | NZR Petone | 1927 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | October 1982 | One of the first batch of 5 56ft carriages, and built as a sleeper. Restored as buffet/souvenir car by Steam Inc, into service 1984. |
| F 524 | F1164 | NZR Otahuhu | 1930 | 50' wooden body guards van | 1986 | Into Steam Inc service 1988, withdrawn 1993. Currently used as photographic display vehicle. |
| Aa 1757 | A50215 | NZR Otahuhu | 1932 | 50' steel-panelled wide-body mainline carriage | 1983 | Into Steam Inc service 1984. Withdrawn 1994 for comprehensive overhaul, overhaul begun 2005. Re-entered service 2009. |
| Aa 1769 | A50274 | NZR Otahuhu | 1932 | 50' steel-panelled wide-body mainline carriage | June 1981 | Built by NZR as 1st Class car but later had 2nd class seats installed with generous leg room. Into Steam Inc service 1984. |
| Aa 1783 | A50290 | NZR Otahuhu | 1933 | 50' steel-panelled wide-body mainline carriage | June 1983 | Into Steam Inc service 1984, withdrawn 2002 for comprehensive overhaul. Overhaul begun 2012. |
| A 1859 | A56916 | NZR Otahuhu | 1938 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | 1984 | Last 56ft First Class car in original Main Trunk condition. Equipped with pressure ventilation. Purchased by Keith Magnussen 1983, later donated to Steam Incorporated. Stored awaiting restoration |
| A 1870 | A56105 | NZR Otahuhu | 1937 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | May 2010 | Surplus ex-Auckland Suburban trains 1996. Sold to Waitara Railway Preservation Society, stored until 2010 when sold to Steam Incorporated. Stored. |
| Al 1917 | AL56066 | NZR Otahuhu | 1939 | 56' steel-panelled mainline car-van | 1996 | Converted to Car-Van at Otahuhu 1982. Surplus ex-Auckland Suburban trains 1996. Sold to Steam Incorporated, former luggage compartment used for loco support crew. |
| A 1942 | A56453 | NZR Otahuhu | 1939 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | 1996 | Surplus ex-Auckland Suburban trains 1996. Under restoration. Restoration includes fitting South Island 1st style Coupe compartment. |
| A 1943 | A56461 | NZR Otahuhu | 1939 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | May 2010 | Surplus ex-Auckland Suburban trains 1996. Sold to Gisborne City Vintage Railway. Later sold to Waitara Railway Preservation Society. Sold to Steam Incorporated 2010. Stored. |
| A 1953 | A56544 | NZR Otahuhu | 1939 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | 2008 | Ex-Auckland Charter Fleet. Restoration complete 2012. Into Steam Inc service 2013. |
| A 2011 | AB3534 | NZR Otahuhu | 1939 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | 2008 | Built as Vice Regal Carriage Aa 2011. Later re-built as AB buffet car for Southerner/Endeavour, later modified with reduced counter and seating added. Withdrawn 2007 & stored at Hutt Shops. To Steam Inc 2008, stored awaiting restoration. |
| A 1989 | A56769 | NZR Otahuhu | 1943 | 56' steel-panelled mainline carriage | 1996 | Surplus ex-Auckland Suburban trains 1996. Restoration commenced 2002, into Steam Inc service 2003. |
| F 609 | F2391 | NZR Otahuhu | 1944 | 56' steel pannelled guards van | 1990? | Used on Southerner & Endeavour trains, then W&W use briefly. Stored awaiting future restoration. |
| - | FM1254 | Daewoo Heavy Industries, Korea | 1981 | 50' steel modular guards van | 2008 | Withdrawn by NZR 1988. Purchased 1989, stored MLS Parnell until 2008. Into Steam Inc service 2009. Last guards van in revenue freight use in Auckland area. |
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