Volunteers Needed

The main time volunteers are needed is when the train runs on the first full weekend of the month and during the January running and at SteamFest.

AT THE STATION:

  • Station master – talking to passengers – selling railway tickets – cleaning in and around the station
  • Guard on train – to punch tickets, make sure passengers stay in carriages, talk to passengers
  • Assisting in the coffee shop, selling railway tickets and souvenirs
  • Assist with lawn mowing and garden maintenance around the station area
  • Locomotive & Railway Carriage cleaning & painting
  • Station fence painting

AROUND THE SITE:

  • Weed slashing around site and along railway track
  • Weed spraying on railway track, internal roads, around fences & buildings
  • Railway Track gravelling, packing & sleeper changing
  • Locomotive wood cutting and stacking

AT STEAMFEST:

  • SteamFest parking attendants, gate-keepers, guards on train, plus station master
  • Ticket sellers and coffee shop, and souvenir sales assistants
  • Locomotive and rolling stock repairs
  • Help to set up and pack up Steamfest!