title: Narrow gauge railways of New Zealand
text: # Narrow gauge railways of New Zealand
  
  There are a small number of railways in New Zealand, primarily used to carry passengers for amusement purposes. They are of three different gauges: $10^1⁄_2,$ 15 and 24 inch.
  
  Note that the national railway network uses 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge; see Rail transport in New Zealand.
  
  North Island :
  
  | Name | Location | Gauge |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kaikohe Museum | Kaikohe | 24" |
  | Waitakere Tramline Society | Waitākere Ranges | 24″ |
  | Watercare Services | Waitākere Ranges | 24″ |
  | Whangoparoa Narrow Gauge Railway | Whangoparoa | 15" |
  | Driving Creek Railway and Potteries | Coromandel | 15" |
  | Victoria Battery Tramway | Waikino | 24″ |
  | Totara Springs Camp | Matamata | 24" |
  | Esplanade Scenic Railway | Palmerston North | $10^1⁄_2$ |
  | Masterton Miniature Train Society | Masterton | $10^1⁄_2$ |
  
  South Island :
  
  | Name | Location | Gauge |
  | - | - | - |
  | Marlborough Sounds Railway | Onahau Bay | 24" |
  | Blenheim Riverside Railway | Blenheim | 24" |
  | Appleby Railway Company | Appleby | 24" |
  | Nile River Tramway | Charleston | 24" |
  | Ferrymead Two-foot Railway | Ferrymead (Christchurch) | 24" |
  