Foot Plate Expierence

[JJUK]

Has anyone here driven a steam engine or drive one?

I had a foot plate experience at the Severn Valley Railway. It was absolutely brilliant.

 

[960012]

I drive 7 1/4 inch locos at the Great Cockcrow Railway. Tis good fun, i prefer them to fullsize engines

some pics on my website

stephen9466.fotopic.net

 

[Daniel533]

I've never had a footplate expierence before, nor even a cab ride and both of which i have promised myself this year .

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Never done Kettles.

Done diesels, which I highly recommend.

 

[matt]

I have driven GWR tank 1338 at the Didcot Railway Centre during a "drive for a fiver" event. I hope to have a go at driving something at bit bigger of the GWR variety in the autumn.

 

[wensley]

Never done Kettles.

Done diesels, which I highly recommend.

Diesel cab rides are great! I'm under 18 so I can't drive but have had some good rides on 03s, 08s, 31s & 47s. . You get a totally different view from 'up front' and the ride is surprisingly smooth and quiet.

I have also ridden a steam loco (80105) from Leyburn - Redmire and return. That was also an experience but the ride quality and noise is great but not comparable to diesel traction. I had also been dealt one of the hot days of 2008 so I wsa quite warm on Return to Leyburn!!

 

[JoshW1992]

Being on the footplate of a steam engine is unbeatable. It's a truly amazing experience. More hands on than a diesel, and you get much more out of it, I suppose, as it takes a real skill, almost an art to drive them.

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Diesel cab rides are great! I'm under 18 so I can't drive but have had some good rides on 03s, 08s, 31s & 47s. . You get a totally different view from 'up front' and the ride is surprisingly smooth and quiet.

Completely agree with you. Done 20/37/47s and a 73, All good....

 

[960012]

Im going to be acting as a second man for a friend at the RHDR this year!

cant wait!

 

[JoshW1992]

Im going to be acting as a second man for a friend at the RHDR this year!

cant wait!

Nice one. I'm a volunteer on the RHDR, and I'm 16 now, so I might apply for a cab ride

You'll love it.

 

[Daniel533]

Nice one. I'm a volunteer on the RHDR, and I'm 16 now, so I might apply for a cab ride

You'll love it.

Would be a great photo with you on the footplate at Half Mile Curve , im going to try and get one with Black Prince or Hurricane

 

[JoshW1992]

Would be a great photo with you on the footplate at Half Mile Curve , im going to try and get one with Black Prince or Hurricane

Same, Let me know when mate

 

[960012]

Coolness, a friend of mine is a driver down there and has offered for me to come down and be his secondman due to a medical problem he is required to have someone with the him in the cab, yer i cant wait, black prince or southern maid have to be my favourite engines, the bug is also quite cool!

 

[JoshW1992]

Coolness, a friend of mine is a driver down there and has offered for me to come down and be his secondman due to a medical problem he is required to have someone with the him in the cab, yer i cant wait, black prince or southern maid have to be my favourite engines, the bug is also quite cool!

Nice

 

[Oracle]

Driven and fired on the North Norfolk Railway...something to remember!

 

[34067James]

I would love to drive a steam engine :razz: I ve had footplate experience and footplate rides at SKLR but the best one had to be before christmas last year I went up into the cab of a beast BofB class 34067 Tangmere,

James