Glenbrook Vintage Railway

This visit was a birthday treat with high tea booked in the vintage train parlour car. We arrived early to look around the station while we waited for the train. The classic weatherboard station looks well preserved. The covered waiting area was full of people, some in vintage dress and really setting the scene.The train arrived and after the previous passengers were disembarked and the carriages were quickly cleaned, we boarded and were off. It's a short ride to Waiuku station through lovely countryside. The smell of the smoke from the engine fire was really nostalgic. The high tea was nice with croissant sandwiches, salmon and prawn on crackers and various cakes and sweet treats with a choice of tea or coffee. The journey back was interrupted by a stop for water where you could also disembark and see the workshop if desired. About 45 minutes on the train all up. Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

A lovely place for family. Some events suitable for kids will be held here. You can try 1900’s old train here. Booking is recommend. Come earlier for car park

Very nice experience. Easter Monday and not packed out, plenty of space to move about and look out of the train when moving.

A lovely excursion being a chance to visit yester year and the nostalgia of steam. It's great to view the countryside to Waiuku, take in a lunch at one of the cafes and return on a later train. Full credit to all the volunteers for their work in restoring and maintaining the engines, carriages and a train station to recreate an atmosphere of that era.

Very lovely set up with lights, craft stalls, yummy snacks/ coffee stalls and of course, the lovely train ride! Missed out on the big guy Santa as it was raining hard the day we visited but overall, everyone had a good time. A place to take whole family.

Amazing time for a family day out. Lucky that we booked as it’s the last for the season. High tea was simple and tasty. Great experience for our toddler. Glen helped us get our car out of the mud (very muddy that day). Would definitely do it again!

Great little outing! Train trip took around an hour with a couple of stop options. Nice little gift shop and some food/ drinks available although not an option for me with food allergies! But we took a picnic lunch along and ate there anyway. Kids would love the experience.

What a wonderful morning ... 35 yrs since our last visit ... so checked out the Station, Signal Box and hopped into the cab of Ww644 in between trips. Enthusiastic, welcoming and informative volunteers and would highly recommend the Parlour Car with the delicious High Tea for a special occasion.Our weekend of Vintage Rail completed by our stay at GLENBROOK MODEL RAILWAY where Bob's large scale Model Railway Layouts and Miniature Train ride make for some fun time for the kids. Plenty of Motorhome and Caravan parking with our caravan alongside the fence having the bonus of Ww644 whistling by on Sunday's trips ... Trainspotter's heaven!!