Railway Enthusiasts Society

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The Railway Enthusiasts Society Inc is a New Zealand society registered under the Incorporated Societies' Act on 17 July 1958, with its principle objectives being as follows:

To foster an intelligent interest in railways and in their operation and development generally.
To facilitate the exchange between railway enthusiasts of information concerning the history, development, design, construction and operation of railways in New Zealand and elsewhere.
To encourage the preservation of private and public collections of railway photographs, films, literature and equipment.
To publish, print, distribute and authorise periodicals, books, magazines and other printed matter on topics of railway interest or related to the Society's activities.
To arrange trips, tours and excursions to places of railway or general interest.

The Railway Enthusiasts Society incorporates the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

[edit] Museum

The Railway Enthusiasts Society operates a museum out of the old Onehunga Railway Station, which includes a selection of railway photos, memorabilia and railway artefacts. The museum also houses the ever-famous New Zealand Rail railway cups, which can fetch over $100 each.

The museum is located at 38 Alfred Street, Onehunga.