Fell Engine Museum

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H199 in the Fell Engine Museum, 20 March 2002.

The Fell Engine Museum in Featherston, New Zealand, is a museum based around the only remaining Fell railway locomotive in the world.

This locomotive, number H 199, climbed 265 metres (870 ft) up the 4.8-kilometre (3.0 mi) Rimutaka Incline using John Barraclough Fell's unique method of four grip wheels on a raised center rail.

H 199 is one of six H class locomotives designed for use on the 1 in 15 Rimutaka Incline, where they worked for 77 years. Their story is recalled by audio-visual programmes, models, photographs and memorabilia in the museum.

The museum is dedicated to the sole surviving engine of its kind in the world. It is housed and tended to by a group of dedicated rail enthusiasts.

From its humble beginnings, the Fell Engine Museum has grown to be a world recognised tourist attraction.

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Fell Locomotive Museum

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