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Driver Experience
Courses
Our Driver Experience courses are
designed to give you the thrill of being at the controls of a powerful narrow
gauge steam locomotive, doing the job for which it was designed. You will be
hauling one of our standard train sets along a challenging route that abounds with sharp
curves, steep gradients and level crossings.
Give yourself a treat - or arrange a
surprise for someone else!

No. 85
at Llanfair Caereinion Photo: Keith Bide
“Golfa
Bank” Course
Our
courses are restricted to one person to maximise driving
time, under the guidance of one of our regular drivers.
Your
course starts with a short health and safety briefing before
taking the controls of one of our passenger steam locomotives.
Once familiarised with the controls you will take a standard
rake of carriages over the entire railway from Llanfair
Caereinion to Welshpool and back.
On
the outward journey, you will drive from Llanfair Caereinion to
Sylfaen, with the instructor taking over for the descent into
Welshpool. After running round, you have the challenge of the 1
in 29 Golfa Bank ahead of you. The return journey is a total
distance of 16 miles, and will take about two and a quarter
hours.
The
cost of the course is £295.00. Drinks are included, and a
certificate will be awarded at the end of your journey.
General
Information
The
cost of each course includes refreshments. A limited number of friends are welcome to ride
on the train at no extra cost, but please do let us know in
advance.
We
shall send you an information pack after full payment has been
received. This will include notes about the working of steam
locomotives generally, the locomotive that you will be driving
in particular and the layout of the railway over which you will
be driving.
Health
and Safety
Acceptance
of your booking will be subject to the satisfactorily completion
of a basic Medical Form. You will need to provide
your own protective clothing, including boots, preferably with
steel toecaps. For safety reasons, outer clothing should be 100%
cotton.
Dates
for 2008
Our courses are
fully booked for this year. Please do let us know if you wish to receive advance notice of the 2009 programme.
Please
telephone 01938 810441 to discuss your requirements or email: info@wllr.org.uk
We look
forward to welcoming you to the Welshpool and Llanfair Driver
Experience
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