John Titter
Second steam locomotive removed from Oreti River
28 Feb 2020
A steam locomotive from 1885 has been pulled out of the Oreti River in Southland, 93 years after it was dumped there.
New Zealand Railways tipped two locomotives into the River in 1927, and the first… Audio
Digging up two rare locomotives
28 Jan 2020
After six years of work, the Lumsden Heritage Trust is on the cusp of excavating two 1885 steam locomotives from the Oreti River. Audio
'Dead giants': Kingston Flyer's cousins unearthed in Southland river
4 Dec 2018
A pair of ancient V-class locomotives though to among of their kind in the world have been unearthed near the Southland town of Lumsden. The local heritage trust chair John Titter joins us to explain… Audio, Gallery