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Glenbrook Vintage Railway COVID-19 Crisis Appeal

  • We're re-opening this weekend thanks to your generous donations!

      23 October 2020
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    The volunteers and staff at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway are pleased to be re-opening our doors this long weekend! Only because of your donations have we been able to get back on track. Through Givealittle and direct donations we raised over $110,000 and the support our crisis appeal campaign gathered helped us secure tourism funding of $500,000 over the next two years. With the donations and funding gathered, we've been able to retain our staff, pay our bills, and keep maintaining our trains and track. Our future looks a lot brighter, and re-opening this long weekend is a large milestone for our team. So please help spread the word that we are open again, and we hope to welcome you on board soon!

    p.s. Check out our refreshed website at https://www.gvr.org.nz for our open dates and events

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  • Thank you!

      12 June 2020
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    Thanks to over 600 generous donors, we have raised over $80,000 to support us through the immediate effects of COVID-19.

    With your support we will reopen again in September, and we are planning exciting new tours, experiences, and events.

    We are proud to be your railway, and we will support the community by committing to restart our trains. It's time for everyone to Unite For The Recovery and Support Local, so we at GVR are working with local businesses and organisations to help you see and support New Zealand aboard our train. Stay tuned to hear about our new and experiences on the national rail network.

    Our steam trains on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway will also return, including the Counties Power Christmas Lights - Trains at Night. Stay tuned for details of our re-opening and a special celebration coming soon.

    With our re-opening planned for September, we are deep into our essential maintenance programme. This includes inspecting and repairing our carriages, our annual maintenance and certification of steam locomotive Ww 480, and some heavy track replacement and repairs.

    Your generous donations have bought us time, and with us gearing up to re-open again in September, we still need your support.

    Please donate and help support our recovery and our future!

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