In the footplate department, volunteers start out as engine cleaners / diesel trainees before becoming trainee firemen. Cleaners carry out shed turns to help the driver and fireman prepare and clean the locomotive for the day's work.
This is a great way to learn how our steam / diesel locomotives work and how they are operated. After one or two shed turns, a cleaner will become a trainee fireman, spending the day on the locomotive and (among many things) learn the purposes of the controls, how to couple the engine to the coaches and (on steam locos) how to fire.
Skills
No experience or training is required to start as a cleaner. However, it is usual for a cleaner to spend a couple of turns assisting the crew to prepare the locomotive on shed before a full day as a trainee fireman.
Volunteers must be 16 years old to begin working on the footplate.
Details
- Ongoing support
- Training provided
When can I volunteer?
Start Date: 24/04/2023
End Date: 01/04/2025
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Evening | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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