Full Day Course
This will be driving one of our steam engines. You'll usually be driving Ruby or Ellie!
Cost: £TBC
Available: NOT AT PRESENT
Duration: One full day from 0900-1600
Meet the driver at 0900 for a safety briefing and introduction to the locomotive before lighting the fire and preparing the engine for the days service. Get familiar with the locomotive whilst driving it ‘light engine’ for a trip around the line. Upon your return, hook up to the coaches before driving the train, perfecting your driving and firing technique under the watchful eye of our driver. Enjoy a jacket potato cooked in the smokebox for lunch with hearty fillings and plenty of hot beverages to drink. We allow up to 5 guests to travel on the train that you are driving. You’ll end the day by putting the locomotive to bed, cleaning the fire, ash pan and cleaning the locomotive. This course is ideal to share. Extra participants are priced at £30.00 per person.