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Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company

Railway company in New Zealand

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR or W&MR Co.) was a private railway company that operated the railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatū between 1885 and 1908. The company and its railway were acquired by the New Zealand Government Railways (NZR or NZGR) in 1908, and integrated into the NZGR system.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1881Founded1
  • HeadquartersWellington1

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NZR N class No.9
Photo: unknown, W.W. Stewart Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR or W&MR Co.) was a private railway company that operated the railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatū between 1885 and 1908. The company and its railway were acquired by the New Zealand Government Railways (NZR or NZGR) in 1908, and integrated into the NZGR system.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by New Zealand Railways Department1

Timeline

  1. 1908Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1881Founded Founded1

Sources

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