Glenbrook Vintage Railway
It was a joy to celebrate Auckland's 177th Anniversary at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. The lovely people from the GVR invited me to launch their new rail turntable. I went along with my Dad who did his time as an apprentice fitter and turner in the railway workshops both before and after WW2.
I got to shovel coal into the boiler of JA 1250 and take the ride down to Waiuku. Steam locomotives are a living breathing thing; dirtier and smellier than our trains today, but a great experience and significant part of our history.
Congratulations to the 150 volunteers that make the Glenbrook experience what it is. I encourage locals in the Franklin Ward area - and Auckland in general - to visit.
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