The ‘Skunk and the ‘Wallaby’ were two Class ‘A’, 8-tonne locomotives built by E. W. Mills at the Lion Foundry in Wellington with outside Stephenson valve gear. They were the first locomotives to run a scheduled service between Palmerston North and...

Creator:      R T Curry
Place:          West Coast
Date:          February 7, 1973

This is a replica of a steam locomotive called "Palmerston" which served the Foxton-Palmerston North line. It was built in 1872 in Dunedin and shipped to Foxton. It is considered to be the first locomotive entirely made in the country (previous...

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          Corner of Main St and Avenue Rd, Foxton
Date:          July 6, 2020

Designated Class 'A', this locomotive was one of three small tank locomotives built by the Lion Foundry and fitted with outside Stephenson link motion. The 'Skunk' and the 'Wallaby' were the first railway locomotives to run a scheduled service bet...

Creator:      Charles Mariboe
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1876