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. We're not currently able to say when we can restart Footplate Experiences, but as soon as we know, we will contact you again to tell you. Once it's safe for the Experiences to resume, you'll be able to book a date and enjoy driving a railway locomotive with us. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience. Please stay safe.

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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.

Compare our 2021 Footplate Experiences here . . .
Experience	Duration	Miles driving & firing	Guests included	Cost	Start & Finish
Taster	90 mins	4	3	£250	Bewdley
Introductory	AM/PM	8	4	£395	Bewdley
Intermediate	Full day	16	6	£595	Bewdley
Supreme	Full Day	32	10	£995	Bewdley

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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.

Compare our 2021 Footplate Experiences here . . . (click on Experience type to find out more)
Experience	Duration	Miles driving & secondman	Guests included	Cost	Start & Finish
Diesel	Full Day	16	6	£450	Kidderminster

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