Heritage route
Glenbrook Vintage Railway
Glenbrook → Victoria Avenue · New Zealand
Glenbrook Vintage Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 8 km
- Fastest time
- 20 min
- Average speed
- 24 km/h
- Operator
- Glenbrook Vintage Railway
- Train
- Heritage NZR steam
- Countries
- New Zealand
- In service since
- 1977
- Runs
- October–June (seasonal)
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Steam on the old Waiuku branch south of Auckland, run by volunteers since 1977: a 7.4 km line from Glenbrook to Victoria Avenue that carries up to 30,000 passengers a season.
The Waiuku branch opened in 1922 and lost its section from Glenbrook to Waiuku in 1967. Members of the Railway Enthusiasts Society began clearing the gorse and relaying track in 1970, opened from Glenbrook to their depot at Pukeoware in October 1977 and reached Fernleigh in 1986; today the line runs 7.4 km to Victoria Avenue in Waiuku. It is run by volunteers and carries up to 30,000 passengers in a season that runs from October to June.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14258097 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Along the way
- Glenbrook station
- Pukeoware depot
- Fernleigh
- Victoria Avenue, Waiuku
How long is the Glenbrook Vintage Railway?
The Glenbrook Vintage Railway runs 8 km from Glenbrook to Victoria Avenue.
How long does the Glenbrook Vintage Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 20 min for the 8 km. That is an average of 24 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Glenbrook Vintage Railway?
Glenbrook Vintage Railway, with heritage NZR steam.
How old is the Glenbrook Vintage Railway?
The line has been in service since 1977. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Glenbrook Vintage Railway run?
October–June (seasonal).
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