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Had an absolutely cracking day at the 7 1/4" gauge Moors Valley Railway yesterday on their Footplate Experience Course. Our engine for the day was 30 years old Talos, an 0-4-2T built by Roger Marsh. 
Once she was in steam, our instructor Alf took us through all the controls, and then gave a demo lap of the line (1 mile in length). Then my co-attendent & I took it turns to drive the line for the rest of the day (in between scheduled passenger trains). 
Talos was great fun to drive, certainly a bit more to take care of than on my 16mm locos! The fire didn't seem to need as much attention as a full size loco, but she got through water at a fair rate, and with fairly small tanks, we had to use the injectors a couple of times per lap. The line is fully signalled, so that added to the fun too. 
Alf (here keeping a watchful eye over me at the controls!) was great, very knowledgable with experience stretching back to his days driving steam locos for BR, and plenty of good yarns! 
The highlight of the day for me was taking the family for a run round the circuit at the end of the day!
Everyone at Moors Valley was very friendly, and I can definitely recommend this as a great way to spend the day if you're a fan of steam locos!
Had an absolutely cracking day at the 7 1/4" gauge Moors Valley Railway yesterday on their Footplate Experience Course. Our engine for the day was 30 years old Talos, an 0-4-2T built by Roger Marsh. 
Once she was in steam, our instructor Alf took us through all the controls, and then gave a demo lap of the line (1 mile in length). Then my co-attendent & I took it turns to drive the line for the rest of the day (in between scheduled passenger trains). 
Talos was great fun to drive, certainly a bit more to take care of than on my 16mm locos! The fire didn't seem to need as much attention as a full size loco, but she got through water at a fair rate, and with fairly small tanks, we had to use the injectors a couple of times per lap. The line is fully signalled, so that added to the fun too. 
Alf (here keeping a watchful eye over me at the controls!) was great, very knowledgable with experience stretching back to his days driving steam locos for BR, and plenty of good yarns! 
The highlight of the day for me was taking the family for a run round the circuit at the end of the day!
Everyone at Moors Valley was very friendly, and I can definitely recommend this as a great way to spend the day if you're a fan of steam locos!
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