Date: 28/09/2013

A CHILDHOOD dream of becoming a train driver was realised for many rail enthusiasts at a North-East museum yesterday (Saturday, September 28). Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon in County Durham offered the Driver for a Fiver experience as part a volunteer recruitment drive. For five pounds, visitors could drive a 1960 03 diesel shunter locomotive for ten minutes an opportunity that was a dream come true for many train fans.[From Richard Buckby]

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Rail enthusiasts fulfill train driver dream at Shildon museum

Northern Echo

A CHILDHOOD dream of becoming a train driver was realised for many rail enthusiasts at a North-East museum yesterday (Saturday, September 28).

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Scene in the yard at NRM Shildon on 13 October 2012 featuring D2090, with ex-Furness Railway 0-4-0 no 20 passing with a train of brake vans in the background.
Location: NRM Shildon
Company: National Railway Museum
13/10/2012 Colin Alexander