In 2003 Te Awamutu Lions Club began a restoration project of the Climax 1317 train - which had spent 48 years as part of the Te Awamutu Memorial Park. The project, which has involved over 12,000 hours of work, $300,000 of grant money & donations; countless discounts and free use of tools & equipment provided by local businesses, is now complete - and on 18th September 2022 the restored locomotive was formally handed back to the Waipa District Council.
Te Awamutu Lions Club restoration of the Climax 1317 locomotive
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