Welcome to Featherston's
Fell Locomotive Museum
Step back in time and discover a unique part of New Zealand's rail heritage...Visit the last remaining Fell locomotive in the world, H199 Mont Cenis, and explore the history of the Rimutaka Incline mountain railway.
Plan your visit
Open Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays — 10am-4pm
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Easter Friday and Anzac Day morning
Available 7 days a week for tour bookings (please enquire below)
Admission prices:
Adult $7
Children (over 5) $2
Family $15The Museum is located on the corner of State Highway 2 and Lyon Street in the center of Featherston. It is 63km (one hour’s drive) northeast of Wellington, or 57km by train. The Museum is a short walk from Featherston railway station.
Group bookings
The Museum hosts a variety of groups each year, including schools, retirement homes, clubs and coach tours.Please complete our Group Booking Form if you would like to book a guided tour, and we will be in touch as soon as possible. The form includes further details and costs for our tour and refreshment options.While we do not at this time provide for visits to sites outside of Featherston, you may want to consider adding the following to your itinerary: Cobblestones Museum in Greytown, Stonehenge in Carterton and the vineyards in Martinborough.
A unique locomotive
The 1877 railway line between Featherston and Wellington included a three-mile section of track with a 1-in-15 average gradient.Six "Fell" locomotives worked this section of line until 1955, including H199 Mont Cenis, which is preserved at our museum. The Fell system used four horizontal wheels that clamped onto a raised centre rail for extra grip on the steep hill.H199 is the only Fell locomotive left in the world.
Contact Us
For group tour enquiries, please use our
Group Booking Form.Fell Locomotive Museum
Cnr State Highway 2 and Lyon Street
PO Box 71
Featherston 5740Telephone: 06 308 9379
