Footplate Experience - realise your lifelong ambition!
Drive a train on a journey of adventure that you will never forget - Footplate Experiences will return!
Update for Footplate Experience voucher holders; we hope that you and your loved ones are well during these unprecedented times. We'd like to reassure you that your Footplate Experience voucher with the Severn Valley Railway is safe. Because of the current uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, we will extend its validity to November 2022. September and October dates are now available to book with our Visitor Services team on 01562 757 900.
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We offer the thrill of firing and driving a full-sized steam or diesel locomotive on one of Britain's premier preserved railways. Whether it's to realise a lifelong ambition, or as that very special railway gift, driving a railway locomotive is an amazing adventure...
Our Steam Experiences . . .
Take the driving seat on one of our full-size steam locomotives as you wind your way through the Worcestershire and Shropshire countryside; swing the shovel and stoke the fire, hear the shrill of the whistle echo in the Valley and smell the unmistakable aroma of hot oil and steam as you wave to your family and friends in the carriage behind! Hold onto your cap as the locomotive starts to roll and feel the power of a Golden Age as you experience a journey in steam that you'll never forget.
Experience
|
Duration |
Miles driving &
firing |
Guests
included
|
Cost
|
Start &
Finish
|
Taster
|
90 mins |
4 |
3 |
£250 |
Kidderminster |
Introductory
|
AM/PM
|
8 |
4 |
£395
|
Kidderminster |
Intermediate
|
Full day
|
16 |
6
|
£595 |
Kidderminster
|
Supreme
|
Full Day |
32 |
10 |
£995 |
Kidderminster |
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Our Diesel Experience . . .
Choose from our fleet of first-generation British Railways diesel locomotives introduced in the 1950s and 1960s as replacements for an ageing fleet of British steam locomotives. We offer you the choice of both diesel hydraulic and diesel electric locomotives on selected dates throughout the year for you to get your hands on; take control of a diesel locomotive, an engine that revolutionised Britain's railway scene.
Experience
|
Duration |
Miles driving &
secondman |
Guests
included
|
Cost
|
Start &
Finish
|
| Diesel |
Full Day |
16 |
6 |
£450 |
Kidderminster |
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