Building on the infrastructure and vehicle restorations completed for the award-winning 2014 “Tracks to the Trenches†event, the Trust can now offer a Driver Experience day – with a difference.Phil Robinson, Trust Chairman, explains “Many heritage railways offer Driver Experience days; we offer an immersive Military Railway Day.
Using 2’0†gauge light railways and a wide variety of locomotives, these Companies moved everything an army needed to fight a war – from shells to food and water, not forgetting evacuating the wounded.Perhaps fortunately, the outcome of a major European war does not hang in the balance this time – but participants in the Driver Experience should gain a real insight into military railways in the First World War – and have a lot of fun at the same time!
Others may opt for the rather more comfortable option of a hot meal in the adjacent Café.The Driver Experience can also tailored dependant on the previous experience and preferences of participants – within reason, most things can be arranged.
