Calling all young RH&DR enthusiasts! Come and join us this February half term as we launch a brand new experience where you can get exclusive behind the scenes access and get up close to some of our famous locomotives!

Starting at Hythe enjoy a return trip to New Romney and throughout the day you’ll find lots of fun activities provided for you.

This is a hands-on and educational experience where you will learn how our staff and volunteers keep trains running and in such amazing condition. You’ll also be able to assist with some of our day-to-day tasks such as:

• Learning about how we turn a locomotive on our turntable at Hythe

• Learning how we signal trains through New Romney Station and terminate them at Hythe.

• Cleaning and caring for our locomotives

• Dress up as a driver for a photo shoot on the footplate during a behind the scenes shed tour.

And that’s not it! We will also have Christopher Vine, author of Peter’s Railways book series, with us to give an engineering insight into how our engines and other infrastructure work. You will also receive a hardback copy of one of the Peters Railways books as a souvenir of your day.

Also included in the day participants and their adults will be served a fresh buffet lunch in the Heywood Buffet.

When purchasing your ticket you will also be given the chance to purchase an exclusive Supporters Association overall which will be ideal for use on the experience and as a great keepsake from your day.

“This is a must-do experience for anyone with a love of steam engines or the RH&DR”

This event is kindly supported by the RH&DR Supporters Association, for more information and to join click

here - https://www.rhdrsa.org

*This experience will be run as a group of up to 20 young people on each session. The railway is a working one and we will still be running public trains, so you must have an adult with you as supervision is required at all times. Therefore the ticket includes one adult to accompany the participant. This experience is for children aged 6-12 and all participants must be able to understand and follow instructions as well as being physically able to move around a working railway.

*All activities are subject to availability and change should operational or safety reasons deem it necessary.

*A mandatory safety brief will take place during check in.

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