Gisborne City Vintage Railway — Attraction in Gisborne

I'm a railway buff. I worked for NZR/NZR Corporation/Transrail/Railnet/Transfield Services/Kiwirail and apart from promotions never changed jobs for 44years. I have since worked for Libbets on, you guessed it,, Rail. Since February I have worked part time on heritage railways for DBM, Gisborne being one of them. They have a classic steam locomotive that was restored from a playground feature, and hats off to them they have done a great job. The track goes from the port to Muriwai 18km and back. Take a ride and give them...

I enjoyed a wonderful trip on the train on Easter Day. Everything was superb and the people running the train were unfailingly helpful and delightful to speak with. We had to stop to let a plane land before crossing the runway on the outward trip and chuffed furiously across it on the return. I rode on the open platform at the end of the front carriage on the way back to Gisborne, immediately behind the steam locomotive, which was a sublime experience. A thoroughly memorable afternoon out, which I would commend to young...

Great to wander around and through the engine and carriages freely and also to have friendly guys to talk to about personal memories of railway journeys and 4 yr-old boy's reminiscences of soldiers returning from WW2 arriving at the station to excited dolled up fiancee's and wives, mothers and sisters who had sweet smelling perfumes contrasting with soldiers needing a shower and smelling of tobacco. Thank you guys. Bruce and...