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Steam locomotives

 * AB]}" 663 "Sharon Lee" (ex NZR) [[tender locomotive|tender. Built 1949 by Addington Workshops in Christchurch. It is currently under repair at the Plimmerton depot.


 * JA 1250 (ex NZR) tender. Built 1949 by Hillside Workshops in Dunedin, JA 1250 was purchased by Phil Goldman in 1972. Returned to service in 1982 and operated the first excursion on the mainline by steam power in 1985, after running regularly on the mainline network all over New Zealand 1250 was withdrawn in 1992 and a major overhaul started in 1995 with the loco being outshopped in 1998. At Phil Goldman's death in 2007, the locomotive was bequeathed to the GVR. 1250 was withdrawn in 2017 and is currently under overhaul.
 * No. 1 - WW 480 (ex NZR) tank. Built 1910 by Hillside Workshops in Dunedin, purchased by the GVR in 1969, returned to service at the Papakura locomotive depot in 1976. 480 operated until 1997 and was overhauled until 2002, withdrawn for mechanical repairs and returned to service in March 2013. Pulled back out of service in May later that year due to the condition of the boiler. A new boiler was built for 480 and the loco attained her boiler ticket on 24 May 2018 and is now in service.
 * No. 2 - WW 644 (Ex NZR) tank. Built 1915 by Hillside Workshops in Dunedin, returned to service in 2007. The locomotive is now under overhaul getting a new boiler and left hand cylinder fitted.
 * No. 4 – Ex-Taupo Totara Timber Co. Mallet No. 7, tender locomotive. Built in 1912 by the American Locomotive Company at Schenectady, New York, GVR No. 4 is known as the railway's flagship engine. It is NZ's only Mallet Compound Steam Engine. GVR No. 4 last worked in 2001 and has been stored since, occasionally it is brought out of storage for display at various events, such as its 100th birthday in 2012 when it was displayed in the private siding at Glenbrook and was given a cosmetic do over for the railway's 40th Anniversary in 2017, where it was propelled into Glenbrook station to recreate the official opening in 1977.
 * F 233 (ex NZR) tank. Built in 1885 by Robert Stephenson at Newcastle upon Tyne, F 233 was either purchased from or donated by AFFCo Southdown in 1964 and went on display at the former Onehunga Railway Station in Alfred St (the RES clubrooms) until 1984. It is stored at the Pukeoware workshops, carrying the name 'Ada'. The locomotive is unique in having a non-standard saddle tank, which was fitted by AFFCo.

Rolling stock

 * TR 13 (TMS: TR 10). Built in 1936 by the Drewry Car Co.. Preserved by the Feilding and District Steam Rail Society, and is currently under overhauled.
 * TR 16 (TMS: TR 33). Built in 1936 by the Drewry Car Co. It is owned by the Bush Tramway Club, and is stored unoperational.

Steam locomotives

 * A 428 (ex NZR) tender. Built in 1909 by A & G Price in Thames, A 428 was purchased by the A 428 Preservation Society in 1973. Restored in September 1993, 428 has been in active service since, only being withdrawn for necessary repairs when required. The locomotive since has gone to WPR ownership.

Resident locomotives

 * DG 770 (TMS DG 2232). Built in 1955 by English Electric/Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, DG 770 was purchased by the WPR in 1983. This locomotive is operational, and is used on passenger services.
 * DG 791 (TMS DG 2468). Built in 1955 by English Electric/Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, DG 791 was purchased by the WPR in 1983. This locomotive is operational, and is used on passenger services.
 * DSA 276 (TMS DSA 822). Built in 1967 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan, DSA 276 was owned by Rail Base Systems and leased to the WPR in 1992 until being subsequently purchased. The locomotive is undergoing an engine overhaul.

Privately owned locomotives

 * DE 1429 (pre-TMS DE 512). Built in 1952 by English Electric, this locomotive is owned by the Diesel Traction Group, and on long-term loan to the WPR for work trains and general shunting duties.

Passenger cars

 * A 523 (ex-Ways and Works EA 2674), 43.9 ft wooden paneled elevated roof Clerestory carriage. Built in 1896 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Purchased from the West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society, Shantytown in 1986, and is used as the WPRs bunkhouse.
 * A 1720 (TMS A 50084), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1931 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Purchased from Dunedin Railways in 2019, and is now under overhaul to working order.
 * A 1730 (TMS A 50132), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1931 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Overhauled from 2012 to 2018, and is in regular service.
 * A 1731 (TMS A 50140), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1931 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Used until the mid-1990s when withdrawn from service. Overhauled from 2004 to 2011, and is in regular service.
 * A 1732 (TMS A 50159), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1931 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Purchased from Taieri Gorge Railway in 2009, and is awaiting restoration.
 * A 1733 (TMS A 50167), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1931 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Used until mid-2019 when withdrawn from service for overhaul.
 * A 1760 (TMS A 50223), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage. Built in 1932 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Purchased from Taieri Gorge Railway in 2008, and is awaiting restoration.
 * AC 3548 (pre-TMS A 1935/TMS A 3338), 56 ft steel-panelled mainline carriage. Built in 1939 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Used from 2002/03 to 2019 when withdrawn from service. Awaiting overhaul.
 * AL 1697 (TMS AL 50026), 50 ft steel-panelled suburban carriage incorporating guards' compartment and luggage area. Built in 1930 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Restored in 1993, and is in regular service.
 * AL 2015 (pre-TMS AL 1963), 56 ft steel-panelled mainline carriage incorporating guards' compartment and luggage area. Built in 1940 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Owned by the Rail Heritage Trust, and scrapped in 2004.

The WPR has two open carriages that were converted from former cattle wagon under-frames:
 * AT 155, 30 ft steel body covered open carriage. Built circa 1960 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Converted in 1988 from ex-T 155 (TMS T 385), and is in regular service.
 * AT 157, ex-T 157 (TMS T 409), 30 ft steel body uncovered open carriage. Built circa 1960 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Converted in 1993, and is in regular service.

Two guards vans are also under WPRs care:
 * F 497 (TMS F 962), 47.6 ft wooden body brake van. Built in 1927 at Hillside Workshops, Dunedin. Donated to the WPR by a member, it was restored in 1998. Currently undergoing roof replacement.
 * F 699, 37.6 ft wooden body brake van. Built in 1964 at Addington Workshops, Christchurch. Overhauled in the early 1990s, and is in regular service.

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 * VB 624 "Waka Whenua", former steam crane support wagon, converted into an uncovered outdoor viewing carriage.
 * UB 1554 "Nga Hau", an outdoor viewing carriage was retired from service in 1998 and scrapped in 2002 following condemning. Waka Whenua was built in 1993 as a replacement.

The National Railway Museum of New Zealand (NRM) is being built to show the history of the New Zealand railways. Work is underway to open at Ferrymead Heritage Park in Ferrymead, Christchurch by the end of 2015 at the site of New Zealand's first railway opened in 1863.

The museum owns one electric locomotive from Wellington, one electric multiple unit also from Wellington and three wagons with a leased diesel shunter. The museum will also other NZR and Bush locomotives from the Canterbury Railway Society. The museum will also display other rolling stock including a turntable from Auckland and any other suitable railway material. The museum is still being built with the turntable in place.