Locomotive Engineering
The Locomotive Engineering Department look after the steam locomotives.
If you would like to get involved in firing or driving a steam locomotive you must work within the Department on the maintenance of the locomotives, this way you will understand how they work and how to fix things if they develop a fault.
Based at Kemsley Down, most of the work is carried out in the Engine Shed. Volunteers will be trained on how to use tools and machinery. It can be a very dirty job and quite labour intensive at times.
Current jobs:
- Superb’s boiler overhaul
- Triumph’s overhaul
- Alpha’s cosmetic overhaul
- Leader’s repaint.
They are currently working on Work Weekends and Tuesdays at Kemsley Down. To volunteer to join the team, email info@sklr.net
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Premier and Leader stand at the front of the engine shed. January 2024.
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Superb and Triumph stand at the back of. the engine shed. Superb is waiting for its boiler to be overhauled and replaced before it will look like a proper engine! Triumph will be dismantled so its boiler can be overhauled (it last ran in December 2008). January 2024.