This list collects the transport-related vehicles exhibited or owned by the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) in Auckland, New Zealand.
Aircraft
Aermacchi MB-339CB NZ6466, c/n 6797. One of 18 advanced jet trainers used by the No. 14 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force between 1991 and 2002. RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand. Crew: two, student and instructor Length: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 10.86 m (35 ft 7½ in) Powerplant: 1x Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet, 4,000 lbf (17.8 kN). Delivered to MOTAT and assembled in public view from 31 July 2012. AESL Airtourer 115 ZK-CXU 'Miss Jacy' Cliff Tait's 1969 Auster J/1B Aiglet ZK-BWH 1947 Avro Lancaster NX665 1945 RAF Bomber Command Heavy Bomber. WU13 L’Aeronavale (Maritime) Beechcraft 18 AT-11-BH Kansan ZK-AHO , c/n 3691, was built for the United States Army Air Forces and allocated the serial 42–37208. It had a date of manufacture of 5 April 1943 and was test flown on 12 April 1943. This flight ended with a wheels up landing at Wichita, Kansas. It was shipped to New Zealand during August 1943 having been sold to the NZ Government for 13,000 pounds. Assembled at Hobsonville and modified by Union Airways for survey duties at Palmerston North. It served well with NZ Aerial Mapping based out of Bridge Pa at Hastings until being withdrawn from use on 31 December 1980. AHO was flown from Hastings to Hobsonville on 19 January 1982 for delivery to the MOTAT. Its registration being cancelled on 16 June 1988. Bell 47J Ranger s/n 1865 ZK-HGO This four seat ear;y 1960s helicopter was donated to MOTAT by Helicopters (NZ) Ltd. It was used for over a decade to support the offshore oil rigs and refineries in New Zealand Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres ZK-BPU 1959 topdresser Cessna A188 Agwagon ZK-C00 1966 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk composite P-40E based on NZ3039 1942 de Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth ZK-APT (painted as ZK-AEK) 1947 airliner. de Havilland Dragon Rapide 1930s airliner display in NAC colours following its retirement from service. de Havilland Tiger Moth two aircraft with a 1930s trainer, & 1940s topdresser (restored) de Havilland Mosquito FB.40 Bankstown de Havilland Australia factory 1946. RAAF A52-19. Modified to T43 serial number A52-1053. RNZAF 75 Sqn NZ2305 1947. Retired as farm shed prior to recovery. de Havilland Vampire FB.9 c/n v1043 1950s jet fighter. 1952 RAF WR202. RNZAF Tengah 1955. Instructional airframe Hobsonville INST171 until 1962 . Douglas DC-3 ZK-BQK 1945 airliner. National Airways Corporation. Now under restoration in the workshop hangar. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk NZ6206 RNZAF jet fighter. Model A-4K 14089 16 June 1970 Bu157909. First flight from the Douglas Factory at Long Beach on 11 March 1970. Arrived at Auckland aboard the helicopter carrier USS Okinawa (LPH-3) on 17 May 1970 and towed by road to Whenuapai. Test flown at Whenuapai on 25 May 1970 before being ferried to RNZAF No.75 Squadron, Ohakea. To RNZAF No.2 Squadron, Ohakea in 1985. Flown from Ohakea to storage at Woodbourne on 12 December 2002. Dismantled and trucked to MOTAT in Auckland in three major sections [Wing, front and rear fuselage]. Arrived MOTAT Thursday 27 October 2011 and reassembled in view of the public Friday 28th through Sunday 30 October 2011. Everson Gyrocopter 1960s Fletcher FU-24 ZK-CTZ 1966 Gere Sport Biplane 1930's era homebuilt biplane, designed and built by George "Bud" Gere, who was killed in an accident before he could witness his plane's first flight. Grumman Avenger TBF-1 NZ2527 1943 torpedo bomber, on loan for some time to the Confederate Air Force at Dairy Flat, the aircraft was towed across the harbour bridge to Motat for a full restoration in the museum's workshop before display in the main hangar. The hydraulic system can be used to extend and retract the wings, and open and close the bomb bay doors. Handley Page Hastings C.3 Major components recovered include cockpit section, main and rear undercarriage units, and all four engines, of NZ5801 1952 RNZAF Military Transport. The main and rear undercarriage units are live display items which can be raised and lowered using the original hydraulic actuators. Hawker Hurricane 1940s fighter (replica gate guardian). Lockheed Model 10 Electra 10A ZK-BUT on display (painted as ZK-AFD) 1939 Airliner, and fuselage only of ZK-AFD in storage. Lockheed Hudson Mk III NZ2031 1941 RNZAF Patrol bomber. Retired as farm shed prior to recovery. Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar ZK-BVE (c/n 2020). 1939 United Airlines, USAAF 1941 BOAC, Spanish Airforce, US civil market as 1954 N9933F, converted for Agricultural topdressing, registered to Fieldair 1957. To Museum of Transport and Technology 1970. Currently in storage. Lockheed Ventura 1940s NZ4600 (c/n4773) was built as 41-38117 for the USAAF, but was transferred to the RAF as FD665, then finally transferred to RNZAF as NZ4600. Patrol bomber. Retired as farm shed prior to recovery. Currently in storage. Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel ("Flying Flea") ZM-AAA 1936 homebuiltOgden, 2008 Miles Gemini ZK-ANT 1947 light twin Miles Magister 1940s trainer, repainted from wartime camouflaged scheme to a civil scheme for display. North American Harvard (AT-6) NZ944 1941, display suspended in the main display hangar with flight controls able to be moved remotely as an educational display. Designated as the "Texan" by the US Forces and designated as the "Harvard" by British and Commonwealth airforces. Ryan STM PT-21 This aircraft was donated to the MOTAT collection on the understanding that it would be restored to airworthy condition and so the aircraft is operated by the New Zealand Warbirds Association based at Ardmore, Auckland. Transavia PL-12 Airtruk ZK-CVB 1966 Topdresser, on display after a full restoration after many years on display outside. Schneider ESG-31 Grunau Baby II (glider) ZK-GDG 1945, displayed suspended in the main display hangar. Short Sunderland Mk V NZ4115 1940s military maritime flying boat. Built 1946 in Sdenham and issued directly to British Overseas Airways Corporation as G-AHJR as a freighter. Returned to RAF in April 1948 as SZ584. Handed over to RNZAF 4 September 1953 becoming NZ4115 Q for Quebec. Handed to MOTAT 25 February 1967. Short Solent Mk IV S.45 ZK-AMO Aranui 1949–1960 TEAL flying boat North Tui Sports 1930s homebuilt, rebuilt from major components Adams man-powered plane in storage Flaglor Scooter in storage Pearse Plane, 1903 homebuilt, original engine and propeller Link Trainer representing an early flight simulator MGM-5 Corporal E rocket on display at Motat I
Aircraft formerly displayed at MOTAT Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk P-40E 41-25158/NZ3009 - Airworthy. Was with Old Stick and Rudder Company in Masterton as ZK-RMH. Since 2024, now based in Australia. de Havilland Devon NZ1813 c/n 04396. RNZAF Communications aircraft, which had aerial photographic fittings: Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of £31,422 11 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew and arrived Wigram 13 April 1953. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 15 April 1953. Delivered to Ohakea on 22 May 1953. With No.42 Squadron Ohakea by January 1977. Converted to instructional airframe INST216 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 13 October 1981. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne. To MOTAT 2010. On display 2012. Returned to Ohakea August 2018. Fairey Swordfish 1930s torpedo bomber replica, donated to Classic Flyers Museum in Tauranga, NZ Fieseler Fi-103 (V-1 flying bomb), now with the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch Westland Wasp 1966 helicopter RNZN NZ3909, returned to the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum Vought F4U Corsair FGU-1 88391/NZ5648/ZK-COR – Was owned by the Old Stick and Rudder Company, Masterton. Now based in Omaka, South Island. Vought F4U Corsair NZ5612, under restoration with Motat before sale into private hands, now airworthy in the USA. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 42-8066 Recovered from near Port Moresby, this aircraft was restored and on display at the museum for many years before donation to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. It was under restoration to airworthy status in Australia with HARS. In 2024, it was advertised for sale as an advanced restoration project.
Space vehicles formerly displayed at MOTAT NASA Gemini 12 capsule. Commanded by Jim Lovell and Piloted by Buzz Aldrin in 1966 was displayed for many years in the 1970s and 1980s at the Aviation Hall MOTAT 1. Was on loan from the Smithsonian Institution. The Gemini 12 Space Capsule in the "Mission Moon" exhibition at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL. Was displayed with an Apollo era spacesuit carrying John Young's name. Corporal E Rocket Was on display at MOTAT 1 and on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.
Railway locomotives NZ Railways Department / NZ Government Railway steam locomotives
NZR F class No.180 1874 – Yorkshire Engine Company. Sheffield No.244. Named Meg Merrilies, a character in Guy Mannering, the novel by Sir Walter Scott published in 1815. Based on the Wanganui Branch for much of its service life and used as a shunter in the Auckland Railway Yards until 1923 when replaced by the NZR Y class locomotives. Restored and Operational as of August 2018 after a long-term restoration. NZR L class No.207 1877 – Avonside Engine Company. No.1205. 18.5 tonnes. Operational. Operated by New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR), then by the Public Works Department (PWD) during the construction of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) line, and was one of the locomotives which hauled the 'Parliamentary Special' over hastily laid temporary track on the yet to be completed section from Horipito to Makatote in 1908, becoming the first train to travel the full length of the NIMT taking the Parliamentarians to the Great White Fleet American Naval visit and reception in Auckland. It currently carries its Public Works Department (PWD) number, 507, having been restored as close as practical to the condition it was in during the construction of the NIMT. Initially restored to operating condition in 1977, subsequent overhauls have been completed in 1996 and 2008. The most recent restoration was undertaken for the NIMT centenary celebrations in August 2008. This saw the locomotive used to re-enact the 'Parliamentary Special' of a century before over the very same length of line, ably assisted by fellow PWD locomotive L509 and Wab class locomotive No.794. NZR D class No.170 1880 – Neilson and Company, Glasgow No.2563 17.3 tonnes. Stored MOTAT 2. Was loaned and on display at Helensville Station from the mid 2000s until 2024. NZR WW class No.491 1914 – NZGR Hillside Workshops No.116 51.7 tonnes, Sectionalised instructional boiler. A replacement boiler has been acquired from Steam Incorporated In storage MOTAT 2 NZR Y class No.542 1923 – Hunslet Engine Company. No.1444. 23 tonnes. Operational MOTAT 2 NZR AB class No.832 1925 – North British Locomotive Company. No.23190. Tender locomotive. Static MOTAT 2. Was on loan to Glenbrook Vintage Railway until August 2018. NZR K class No.900 1932 – NZGR Hutt Workshops. No.277. Tender locomotive. 140.1 tonnes. Currently under repair at MOTAT 2 as of October 2016.
Industrial steam locomotives Mining/Logging Locomotive 1904 Orenstein & Koppel No.1411. gauge. 1904 Northern Coal Co, Hikurangi & Kiripaka. 1913 NZ Cement Co. Ltd, Limestone Island. 1916 Wilson (NZ) Portland Cement Co., Portland. 1916 Rebuilt & frames widened to gauge. Retired 1957. Operational MOTAT 2 Taupo Totara Timber Co No.6. T 1912 – Andrew Barclay & Sons Co, Kilmarnock No.1270. To Auckland Gas Company 1925, Pukemiro Colleries 1960. Under restoration 2024. Kerr Stuart & Company Limited, London – 1926 No.4183. 11 tonnes. Used by Kempthorne Prosser at their Westfield works. MOTAT 2. Note: L207, Y542 & the Orenstein & Koppel were all operated until commercial retirement (1950–80s) by New Zealand Portland Cement Company near Whangarei.
NZ Railway diesel, petrol and electric locomotives