Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand

Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand
Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand
President	Grant Craig
Founded	June 30, 1977; 47 years ago
Headquarters	New Zealand
Website
	FRONZ

The Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand Incorporated^[1] (known by its acronym FRONZ) represents the interests of the heritage and tourist rail industry in New Zealand.

Membership

The organisation's 70 members,^[2] range from commercial full-time operators such as Dunedin Railways and Christchurch Tramway to small, volunteer only, organisations such as those preserving individual railway stations or historic sites.^[3]

History

The group was founded as the National Federation of Rail Societies Incorporated on 30 June 1977.^[1] The group changed its name in 2002 to the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand, and is known by its acronym FRONZ.^[1]

In 2007, FRONZ purchased the last remaining English Electric D^F class locomotive, 1501, and concluded an agreement with the Diesel Traction Group to have the locomotive moved to their premises for restoration.

Activities

FRONZ makes regular submissions to the Parliament on rail-related legislation and regulations,^[3] and is a regular commentator on rail-related issues and events.^[4]

FRONZ holds an annual conference for all its members.^[4]

Officers

The current officers of the group are:^[5]

President: Grant Craig
Secretary: Jeff Tolan
Treasurer: Bruce Shalders
Executive members: Courtney Kilner Guy Wellwood David Macaulitis
Executive Officer: Margaret Gordon

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Registrar of Incorporated Societies". MBIE. 27 January 2019.
^ "FRONZ Members List". 28 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Submission of the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand on the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill". 18 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "NZ Railfans roll into Dunedin for annual industry conference". 2 June 2017.
^ "FRONZ - Contact Us". 27 January 2019.

External links

FRONZ homepage

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[incsoc-1] "Registrar of Incorporated Societies". MBIE. 27 January 2019.

[2] "FRONZ Members List". 28 January 2019.

[submission-3] "Submission of the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand on the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill". 18 August 2016.

[conference-4] "NZ Railfans roll into Dunedin for annual industry conference". 2 June 2017.

[5] "FRONZ - Contact Us". 27 January 2019.

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v t e Railway preservation in New Zealand New Zealand railway heritage and preservation groups
Nationwide	Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand New Zealand Model Railway Guild
Upper North Island	Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Bush Tramway Club Driving Creek Railway Glenbrook Vintage Railway Goldfields Railway Helensville Railway Station Precinct Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Museum of Transport and Technology Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust Railway Enthusiasts Society Rotorua Ngongotaha Railway Trust Waikino Victoria Battery Tramway and Museum Whangarei Steam and Model Railway Club
Lower North Island	East Coast Museum of Technology Feilding and District Steam Rail Society Fell Locomotive Museum Gisborne City Vintage Railway Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Main Trunk Rail Ohakune New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Ormondville Rail Preservation Society Paekakariki Station Precinct Trust Pahiatua Railcar Society Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust Silver Stream Railway Steam Incorporated SteamRail Wanganui Tramways Whanganui Trust Tokomaru Steam Museum Wairarapa Railway Restoration Society Waitara Railway Preservation Society Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust Wellington Tramway Museum
South Island	Blenheim Riverside Railway Canterbury Railway Society Canterbury Steam Preservation Society Diesel Traction Group Ferrymead Railway Ferrymead Two Foot Railway Kingston Flyer Lumsden Heritage Trust Mainline Steam Heritage Trust Midland Rail Heritage Trust National Railway Museum of New Zealand Nelson Railway Society Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society Ocean Beach Railway Ohai Railway Board Heritage Trust Pleasant Point Museum and Railway Project Steam Reefton Historic Trust Board Dunedin Railways (inc. Otago Excursion Train Trust) The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum Tramway Historical Society Waimea Plains Railway Weka Pass Railway West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society (inc. Shantytown) Westland Heritage Park Westport Railway Preservation Society