Twin City Express

Step onboard our lovingly restored heritage coaches, hauled by heritage diesel locomotives DBR1254 and DC4818. Settle into your seats to enjoy this short trip along the coast to Hastings and return - perfect for all the family!

Jump onboard with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway for another easy day out by train!
Hauled by heritage diesel locomotive DBR1254 and DC4818 - our train will make its way along the Hawkes Bay Pacific coast to Hastings and return.

Travel over this historic railway line where construction began from Napier in 1872. Your journey treats you to Pacific coastlines, winding rivers, bridges and countryside panoramas.

So hop on board this truly unique rail adventure, as we step back in time - to how travel used to be - and experience the romance of travelling by rail!

Twin City Express | Napier to Hastings and Return

Join us for this short little rail adventure to Hastings and return.

Departing Naiper station, our heritage diesel locomotives will guide us along the coast, crossing rivers and passing orchards. At Clive we turn inland throughthe fruit bowl of NZ towards the city of Hastings. Here our locomotives will run around the train. There is a chnace to stretch your legs before the return journey home in the late afternoon sun.

All done and dusted in little under an hour, what a great addition for the family or keen enthusiast.

Looking for a longer journey? Check out the Waipukarau Wanderer!

Fares

Ex Napier

Seat (ages 2+) $25

Timetable

Napier	dep.	3.25pm
Hastings (stay onboard)	arr.	4.00pm
Hastings (stay onboard)	dep.	4.20pm
Napier	arr.	4.50pm

Station Information

Napier Station
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vrx9n3dVpDG9rkLV9

Access is off Munroe Street.
Free parking is available on surrounding streets.

Seating Information

Seating is NOT allocated onboard this train. You may choose to sit wherever you like onboard, but please be considerate of others and sit as a group. One ticket entitles you to one seat only.

Onboard Information

Smoking or the consumption of Alcohol (not served by your train crew) is prohibited anywhere onboard our trains, including on any viewing platform, this includes the use or charging of e-cigarettes.
Due to the heritage nature of our carriages there is limited accessibility for people traveling with Wheelchairs. Please contact us in advance to discuss your requirements.
Animals apart from seeing and hearing guide dogs may not travel onboard our trains.
Only the named passengers on your booking will be allocated seats. One child under 2 may sit on each adult's knee. Children under 2 seated in the manner do not require a ticket.
There are toilets onboard our train which can be used throughout the journey.
Cold food or drink may be brought and consumed onboard the train provided that this does not disturb our passengers and that you take all rubbish and food scraps with you.

Refund Information

Refunds of fares paid, net of any payments made by GVR from those fares, requested and received by GVR up to and including fourteen clear days before the commencement of the trip or tour will be made without deduction other than a $30 administration charge per person booked. However no administration charge will apply where refunds arise as a consequence of the trip or tour being fully booked, cancelled prior to commencing, or postponed to a later date and the refund application is received within four days of the original trip or tour date.
No refunds will be given in the event of breakdown en route or unavailability of the advertised means of conveyance.
No refunds will be made if after departure, for whatever reason, passengers do not utilise the included trip or tour arrangements. Travel insurance may provide some degree of relief in limited cases.
No refunds of fares paid or any other form on recompense will be given as a result of any person missing any aircraft, train, bus or ferry in connection with this trip or tour for whatever reason.
No refunds will be given for cancellations unless the request is notified in writing to the GVR at least fourteen clear days before commencement of the trip or tour. Each such cancellation will be subject to the $30 administration charge per person booked.

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Book now for The Twin City Express - Sunday 9th November 2025