Glenbrook (New Zealand)

Greasing the transmission system at the Glenbrook Township train depot

The locomotive is ready, the steam has reached the pressure to move the pistons, linkages and wheels

Diesel locomotives move steam locomotives which, when cold, cannot move independently

Water supply from the cistern to the tank of the steam locomotive

The railway train in formation near the depot

The wooden passenger carriages used during the Glenbrook Steam Festival

The driver starts moving the steam locomotive

The engineer feeds the locomotive's boiler with shovelfuls of coal.

The steam train enters in Glenbrook station in front of adults and children excited to begin the journey

Train conductor and engineer wait for passengers to board

Passage of the train in the countryside around Glenbrook pulled by a 1949 steam locomotive

Passage of the train in the countryside and hills around Glenbrook

During the Steam Festival the locomotives have smiling faces on their boilers which cheer up adults and children alike

Bernie, a 1912 steam locomotive puts pressure on its boiler before reaching Glenbrook Station

The Bernie steam locomotive (1912) is the oldest locomotive featured at the Glenbrook Steam Festival

The Bernie steam locomotive (1912) is the oldest locomotive featured at the Glenbrook Steam Festival

Bernie is the most admired locomotive at the Glenbrook Festival

Bernie a steam locomotive built in 1912

During the days of the festival it is possible to see the 1902 John Fowler & Co steam tractor still working

Jonn Fowler & Co steam tractor from 1902, one of the steam tractors present at the Vintage Railway in Glenbrook

Where is Glenbrook

By: Carlo Piccinelli

Glenbrook on Google Maps.
In a small town on the North Island of New Zealand every spring, in November, the Steam Festival takes place. During the festival the inhabitants, dressed in early twentieth century clothes, welcome visitors among stalls selling sweets and handicraft products while in the ancient Glenbrook station trains hauled by steam locomotives stop and take tourists to visit the countryside of the area. The old Bernie, a 1912 locomotive, transports wagons full of cheering children, puffing and whistling, while for the older ones in the station square you can see ancient steam tractors used in the region throughout the twentieth century.
More informations:
Tourism office: https://www.gvr.org.nz/