Cape gauge 4-8-4 steamlocomotive Ka # 942 "Nigel Bruce" (owner Ian Welch) of the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust, on the occasion of celebrating 100 years after the last spike of the north-south mainline, at Feilding. The locomotive was built in 1940 by NZR Hillside Workshops and has the distinctive streamlining, mainly to hide their ACFI feedwater heater systems, reconstructed.
Mainline Steam Heritage Trust operates steam specials throughout New Zealand from depots in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Each year an inter-island Steam Tour attracts fans from around the world. For more visit www.mainlinesteam.co.nz