Description
Live out your dreams of driving a diesel locomotive in the picturesque High Weald countryside, and hop in the driver’s cab of a Light Engine or Class 207 DEMU 1317 to take control of every lever, dial and more with this Extended Diesel Train Driver Experience at Spa Valley Railway.
You’ll get to drive either locomotive under the instruction of the Spa Valley Railway’s experienced instructors from Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge and back again, twice, making for a total drive of 20 miles. If you’re in the light engine it’ll be just you, the instructor and the track, while if you choose the historic Oxted ‘Thumper’ 1317 you’ll have a crew with you too to share the load (and give you more of a chance to check out the scenery!).
On the way you’ll cross with the Spa Valley passenger services at Groombridge, all done under the control of the classic Signal Box there. Travel the countryside in an old-school diesel engine and enjoy a privileged view of the rails from the best seat in the house, all in one amazing morning or afternoon.
