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A tribute to the original 1971 film ‘The Ride of 480’, and dedicated to all volunteers, past & present, of the Glenbrook Vintage Railway, this film covers Ww 644 on the ‘Great North Island Steam & Diesel Rail Tour’ – travelling from Glenbrook to Palmerston North down the North Island Main Trunk Line, for the […]

Congratulations to our winners! The annual FRONZ Awards highlight the excellence within the Heritage movement. We could not have recognised these efforts without the generous support of our sponsors:  Pounamu Tourism Group The MOTAT Society Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand NZ Safety Blackwoods KiwiRail  New Zealand Transport Agency Glenbrook Vintage Railway and all of […]

Saturday, 30 May 8.15am: Registrations continue 9am: Welcome and housekeeping – Jeff Tollan, FRONZ presidentAuckland Council representativeWelcome from Conference host, Glenbrook Vintage Railway 9.20am: Track inspections andmaintenance – Nigel Whitwell, GVR W&WManager 9.50am: Morning tea 10.05am: City Rail Link update – Russell McMullen 10.35am: NZTA safety moment 11.05am: How to engage with council – Andrew […]

Entries for this year’s FRONZ Awards are now open! Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner at the DoubleTree by Hilton Auckland Karaka in Auckland, on Sunday, 1 June. The awards recognise and celebrate the hard work being done by FRONZ members around New Zealand and we urge you all to enter, especially for […]

After a LOT of work, we’re proud to welcome you to your revamped FRONZ site. This website is still in development, but we’re excited to hear your feedback. You’ll notice our members’ page, technical page, and Journal page still need work – that’s ongoing, but we want to hear your thoughts and feedback of our […]