Glenbrook Vintage Railway

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway is a history steam railway in Glenbrook, New Zealand. The GVR is administered by means of a accept as true with board of three trustees elected and appointed from Railway Enthusiasts Society membership. The board appoints a standard supervisor who is answerable for daily operation. The 7.4 km lengthy railway includes up to 30,000 passengers all through the everyday working season, that's from October to June, and is likewise to be had for charter at some point of the year. The GVR is based totally on part of the old Waiuku department line which opened in 1922 and closed from Glenbrook to Waiuku in 1967.

The initial concept for a steam-powered traveler railway was initiated when the New Zealand Government Railways introduced the closure of the line, which was a famous route for tours operated through the RES. Re-creation of the GVR started out in 1970, slashing lower back overgrown gorse that had included the line, renewing rail and building the Pukeoware Depot and the terminus at Glenbrook.