New Zealand Road Trip - Auckland Part 2 - Trains, Boats & Planes - MOTAT, Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

In this video we visit two of Auckland’s many picturesque bays and sample the local cockles. The city is also home to the MOTAT museum complex (Museum of Transport and Technology) located on 2 sites connected by heritage trams. Site 1 is a recreation of a mid-1900’s town, showcasing a collection of New Zealand’s trams and heritage road transport along with stationary steam engines and other paraphernalia from the mid 1900’s. Site 2 houses the excellent Sir Keith Park Memorial Aviation Collection and a short 3ft 6ins demonstration railway where trains run on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Next we visit Glenbrook Vintage Railway for the Steam & Vintage Vehicle Rally; this was one of favourite experiences, with ex-NZR steam and diesel locomotives hauling period rolling stock including a mixed train between Glenwood and Waiuku - Victoria Avenue. There was a magnificent display of cars, lorries, tractors, boats and other oddities, including ploughing demonstrations with a variety tractors. Sadly this will be my last New Zealand video until Covid restrictions are lifted and tourists are one again welcomed to this beautiful country.

MOTAT - Tramway track gauges - 4’ for the Wellington trams and 4’8 1/2” for all the others.
Glenbrook Vintage Railway track gauge - 1,067 mm (3’ 6”)

Filmed between 2005 and 2019.

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