Volunteers are the beating heart of our Railway. Our 400+ volunteers play a crucial role in looking after our visitors, maintaining our locomotives, carriages, stations and track in great condition, and operating the railway safely.
CURRENT VOLUNTEER ROLES
CARETAKER
Our caretakers remove litter and keep our site clean and tidy for our visitors.
Gardener
Our gardeners help make our site colourful with picturesque borders and planters.
Site Maintenance Assistant
Contribute DIY skills to keeping our site in great condition.
Museum & Archives Assistant
Catalogue and Research our extensive collection of documents, artefacts, and photographs.
Museum & Heritage Guide
Welcome visiting groups and show them around our fascinating living museum.
Track Maintenance Assistant
Join our team of track workers making our line safe and smooth.
Customer
Service Assistant
Welcome our visitors and ensure they have a great day.
Passenger Assistant
Help our visitors on and off the trains, and give them a friendly wave on their way.
Retail Assistant
Help our visitors get the most out of their visit serving them from our various retail and catering counters.
Assistant Coachbuilder
Help maintain and restore our unique collection of carriages and wagons.
Assistant Coachpainter
Help keep our fleet of carriages and goods vehicles looking great.
Locomotive Cleaner
Learn your way around a steam locomotive and start the journey towards footplate roles.
Locomotive Workshop Assistant
Assist in the locomotive workshop with the ability to work hands on, undertaking practical tasks.
Many of our volunteering roles involve meeting our visitors. There’s great satisfaction in welcoming people to the Railway, sharing their enthusiasm, and helping them get the most from their day. Behind the scenes other volunteers are involved with the restoration of our locomotives and carriages, or looking after our track and stations. Some volunteers enjoy putting their experience to good use, whilst others love learning new skills that may be completely different to their regular day job.
