Steam Engine Train Driver. driving a steam locomotive requires years of practice and apprenticeship, along with knowledge of the route. the foxfield railway steam driver experience is a once in a lifetime, dream come true kind of day for all railway fans. experience the challenge of driving and firing a steam locomotive hauling a heavy train of carriages in which your 10 guests can travel. well join us on this virtual ride up the line with a footplate crew and find out just what happens on the footplate while we're on. For those who might sit in the engineer's seat of a museum steam engine, and wonder what they actually did to run it, here's what you'd have had to do. budding drivers can get behind the controls and for a few hours, or even a day, enjoy the thrill of driving a giant express passenger or freight engine on britain's only main line. obviously, the main purpose of the driving wheels of a steam locomotive is to support the weight of the locomotive and transfer linear force from the pistons into rotational force.
budding drivers can get behind the controls and for a few hours, or even a day, enjoy the thrill of driving a giant express passenger or freight engine on britain's only main line. For those who might sit in the engineer's seat of a museum steam engine, and wonder what they actually did to run it, here's what you'd have had to do. experience the challenge of driving and firing a steam locomotive hauling a heavy train of carriages in which your 10 guests can travel. obviously, the main purpose of the driving wheels of a steam locomotive is to support the weight of the locomotive and transfer linear force from the pistons into rotational force. the foxfield railway steam driver experience is a once in a lifetime, dream come true kind of day for all railway fans. driving a steam locomotive requires years of practice and apprenticeship, along with knowledge of the route. well join us on this virtual ride up the line with a footplate crew and find out just what happens on the footplate while we're on.
Steam Engine Train Driver experience the challenge of driving and firing a steam locomotive hauling a heavy train of carriages in which your 10 guests can travel. the foxfield railway steam driver experience is a once in a lifetime, dream come true kind of day for all railway fans. obviously, the main purpose of the driving wheels of a steam locomotive is to support the weight of the locomotive and transfer linear force from the pistons into rotational force. driving a steam locomotive requires years of practice and apprenticeship, along with knowledge of the route. well join us on this virtual ride up the line with a footplate crew and find out just what happens on the footplate while we're on. budding drivers can get behind the controls and for a few hours, or even a day, enjoy the thrill of driving a giant express passenger or freight engine on britain's only main line. experience the challenge of driving and firing a steam locomotive hauling a heavy train of carriages in which your 10 guests can travel. For those who might sit in the engineer's seat of a museum steam engine, and wonder what they actually did to run it, here's what you'd have had to do.