glenbrook railway

glenbrook railway 

http://www.gvr.co.nz/

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway (GVR) is a  heritage steam railway operating through picturesque rural countryside over 7.4 km of the former New Zealand Railways (NZR) Waiuku branch line, from Glenbrook to Waiuku, 60 Km south west of Auckland, New Zealand. The GVR operates largely ex-NZR locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure gathered from all over the country. Even the operating methods, uniforms and "way of life" of New Zealand's railway "steam age" are replicated. Restored, maintained and operated entirely by volunteers, the GVR is constituted as a Charitable Trust and is funded largely by receipts from the more than 30,000 passengers carried annually in an eight month October to June season. The railway does not depend on, or receive, any Government or local body assistance. In addition to scheduled services on Sundays and holiday periods, the GVR is available for charter trips for various organisations throughout the year, and holds special events such as the popular "Day Out With Thomas" weekends, goods train photographic days for enthusiasts, and steam and vintage festivals. 

Much more than a museum, the GVR is a fully-fledged operating heritage railway, and an ongoing live project of the Railway Enthusiasts Society (RES), with restorations of locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure proceeding as time, labour and finance permits, while further track extensions into Waiuku and the Tamakai Reserve are planned. Membership of the RES opens the way for volunteering on the GVR,  and volunteers  are always welcome to assist in the restoration and maintenance of the Railway and operation of the trains. 

my trip out to glenbrook was good and bad lets start with the good . the first good thing was that i was back at glenbrook i hadn't been out at glenbrook for so long i felt good to be back second reason it was good that i got there at about 3 so the lighting was nice  and the third was that there wasn't to many people there this is want i wanted to have so the photos would show how people are moving away from older trains to the flashy new ones but that theses still the small few who fight to keep these pieces of history . 

now for the parts that made this trip bad firstly i was tired so i wasn't  thinking right  also there was only 1 more train for the day so i didn't have long before i had to get on i would have liked to been able to catch at least  2 trains so i could have a chance to get some shoots again next part that was bad was cardspace i only had 5 cards that i could use and the filled up fast because i was take a lot of the same scene so i knew i would get at least 1 good one of each scene next problem and mostly the worst was my settings  i was switching between AV TV and M mode trying to get the right settings but  i messed them up so bad nearly all my photos came out grainy i don't know what was going on in my brain maybe it was the distraction of been back at the railway  .   





this is my fav photo from this trip lol iv always found it funny for some reason