Western Springs Pumping Station
The Western Springs Pumping Station, located in the Auckland suburb of Western Springs, was constructed between March 1875 and March 1877. It was formally opened by the Auckland City Council on 10 July 1877. The pumping station was commissioned by the Auckland City Council to pump water for Auckland's first major public water supply system. A twin beam engine, supplied with steam by four Lancashire boilers, was housed in brick buildings. The pumping station remained in regular use until the late 1920s when the Auckland water supply was shifted to a series of dams in the Waitākere Ranges. The station was officially decommissioned in 1936. The pumping station buildings and beam engine were gifted to the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) with the formation of the museum in the early 1960s to preserve the site and act as the museum's first buildings. Restoration of the beam engine began in 1964 and continued in stages over the following 44 years, returning it to an operational state. The restored beam engine was officially opened by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on 19 April 2008. As well as the beam engine, the site now houses several other operational historic steam engines. The Western Springs pumping station is recognised by Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand as a Historic Place Category 1.
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Great North Road, Waitematā Grey Lynn
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1022 Waitematā, Grey Lynn
Auckland, New Zealand
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