Glenbrook Vintage Railway - Country Festival - 4K
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- The Glenbrook Railway (New Zealand) hosted an outstanding Country Festival transporting us back in time to an era when life seemed more relaxed and the sun shone every day (rose tinted memories?). J Class No.1250 & W Class No.644 steam locomotives were in action hauling trains, whilst diesel power was provided by an English Electric locomotive No.8 that bore a strong resemblance to a British Class 20. An excellent array of vintage and veteran cars was on show along with tractors, farm machinery and even vintage steam boats. This event was a real credit to New Zealand preservationists, with extremely high standards maintained all round.
An experience for rail enthusiast & a peep into 20th century by gone era ! Thanks for sharing this virtual experience !👍
Hello Anjali, I'm pleased you enjoyed watching this virtual visit to Glenbrook, it is wonderful that so much of our heritage still exists to this day. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who give their time and money, so that we can all enjoy the fruits of their labour at events such as this.
Very good report! Many thanks
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Great to be able to see what goes on in NZ restoration. Thank you once again!
New Zealand's heritage lines have a lot in common with those in the UK. Special events, such as this one bring in the crowds, they even have Thomas days for the youngsters.
Nice video!
Thank you.
Cool Video Tim I am hoping to go down to Glenbrook when I am next in Auckland.
This was my first visit to Glenbrook, they put on a great show and the people were really friendly, if you get the chance to visit I am sure you will enjoy it.
First thought: another museum railway at UK. The big steam loco with extraordinary tender is very interesting. Certainly a fast train loco. If warm and dry weahter a ride at open railway car is a pleasure. - Heinz
Hello Heinz, at times New Zealand is very like England, especially the old cars, fortunately they are sensible when it comes to health and safety, so it is possible to ride behind a steam engine in an open truck fitted with seats. I don't think that would be allowed in England today.
Hello Tim, an UK railway fan has already complained about nannying in the UK. He visited Harz railways and saw YT video of Molly (both railways at Germany) and was very surprised about missing safeguards like fences.
Health and safety has done a lot of good in the construction industry, but elsewhere it has gone too far. In the UK we have massive fences to keep people off railways, yet roads which are far more dangerous are not fenced off. When I travel around the world, most railways are not fenced off at all. You would not walk in front of a car, so why would you walk in front of a train? The exceptions being high-speed lines or where there is a need to keep animals out.
nice.super
Thank you.
1 Meter gauge?
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
That's right! I was going to say that's a big loco for meter gauge.
New Zealand needed big engines to operate heavy trains over its steeply graded network.
The only other place I've seen such large narrow gauge steam locos was the South African railways. I had quite remembered what the gauge was when I posted my first message, but that too was 3'6".
The 3'6" gauge is common to both South Africa and New Zealand. There are two or three South African Garrett locos preserved in New Zealand with the eventual aim of running them on the NZR main line, although I believe the cabs will need to be cut down to fit the New Zealand loading gauge.