Glenbrook Vintage Railway

Though the Glenbrook Vintage Railway (GVR) was founded in 1970 as a project of the Railway Enthusiasts Society. However, the story starts long before then, in 1914 with the construction of the Waiuku Branch Railway.

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The Glenbrook Vintage Railway Charitable Trust Board was established by members of the Railway Enthusiasts Society (many of which were working for New Zealand Railways at the time) to preserve, rebuild, and operate the old Waiuku Branch Railway between Glenbrook and Waiuku. Over the years, this bunch of passionate volunteers fundraised to acquire locomotives and carriages from around the country, as well as cutting back the gorse that had overgrown the railway line using machetes.

 

The fully working railway that is the Glenbrook Vintage Railway you see today is a testament to the vision, dedication, and hard work of these founding members. The mission of the Glenbrook Vintage Railway is not only to maintain and operate our heritage trains over our historic railway line and beyond, but to keep alive and share the skills, stories, and history of the railways that built New Zealand.

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The Glenbrook Vintage Railway runs over 7.5km between Glenbrook (our connection with the national rail network) and Victoria Ave (Waiuku) and ultimately provides New Zealand's premier heritage railway experience. The team not only operate trains over its private railway line but also operates trains on the national rail network. This allows the organisation to offer more experiences, events, and tours than any other heritage rail operator and extends the reach and community contribution of the Glenbrook Vintage Railway beyond Waiuku and beyond Auckland.