Steam Incorporated

Steam Incorporated, often abbreviated to Steam Inc., is a railway heritage and preservation society based at the Paekākāriki railway station, Paekākāriki at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast, approximately 50 minutes north of Wellington on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.

Unlike some societies who operate on preserved sections of closed branch lines, Steam Incorporated owns a depot ("The Engine Shed")[1] beside one of the country's most important railway lines, the North Island Main Trunk railway, and restores heritage locomotives and rolling stock for use on excursions on the regular national rail network.

Paekākāriki railway station was a large station despite the settlement's small size, as it was ideally located as a locomotive changeover point – powerful engines were required to tackle the difficult grades between Wellington and Paekākāriki, while lighter and more nimble ones were better suited to the gentle grades and straight track through the Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua to Manawatū.

A large shed was constructed at Paekākāriki by the United States Marines stationed in the area for use with the Rail Air service during World War II.

[1] |} In Addition: Steam Incorporated owns one of New Zealand's largest fleets of heritage passenger carriages certified for mainline operation on the regular national network.

In 2008, these carriages were repainted in "Pullman Green" for use in the North Island Main Trunk Railway centenary celebrations.