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The Steam Experience
A fantastic opportunity to be an engine driver for the day!
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The Foxfield Railway offers the thrill of firing and driving a full-sized steam locomotive. Whether it is to realise a life-long ambition, or as that very special gift, driving a railway locomotive is an amazing adventure.
Read below to find out about our currently available experiences...
Footplate Ride and Experience £25
1 Hour Approx Duration, Please phone for availablity...
Choose from a selection of departure times from Caverswall Road Station.
Footplate rides are available on most days of service, excluding special event days. The perfect taster experience with a maximum of 1 participant on a ride.
Experience life on the footplate as you ride on board one of our magnificent steam locomotives hauling a passenger service through stunning Staffordshire countryside. Join our crews for a 5 1/2 mile return journey to Dilhorne Park and experience the thrill of the sights, sounds, smell and heat of the footplate.
Our expert and highly experienced engine crews are on hand to answer questions and point out various points of interest during your journey. Booking for 2011 will open later this year, so please continue to check this page for booking information.
Price includes return travel for 1 other on the same train service
Please call our booking office to arrange an available date.
Footplate Fire and Drive Experience £225
Duration: All Day
2012 Dates: 21st April, 19th May, 9th June, 7th July, 4th August, 15th September & 13th October.
There is nothing quite like the sound, smell and power of a steam locomotive in full cry! Thanks to our steeply graded line, 1 in 36 at its steepest, you can work our engines in the manner they were designed.
For the man or women who has everything, this is an ideal experience package! You don’t need to be a steam buff to get an enormous sense of achievement and satisfaction from getting ones hands dirty on the Footplate.
Your experience begins at 9.30am at Caverswall Road Station with a warm welcome from your instructor, a safety briefing, information about the line and signalling. You are then shown to the footplate where full instructions on the driving controls, firing techniques and other locomotive operating requirements are given.
Then, taking turns with the other 3 participants, you will become the driver and fireman!
It’s a thrilling experience to treasure.
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