

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: STEAMING FOR FIFTEEN - HAVE A GO STEAM ENGINE DRIVING!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: For just £15 you can take the control of a steam locomotive in the sidings.

STEAMING FOR FIFTEEN IS  RUN WITH THE SMALL ENGINE, LADY NAN 

Our general advice is that young children are likely to be a bit frightened, so we don’t recommend the experience for them. Older children can do it providing they are accompanied by a responsible adult and it is always at the Driver’s discretion.

There is a maximum of two visitors to travel on the locomotive.

Visitors must be able to mount and dismount to/from the footplate, about 3 foot, via three vertical steps without assistance from the crew. This experience is therefore not appropriate for some people with limited mobility.

The drivers decision to accept or reject persons onto the footplate must be accepted. If a pre-purchased ticket is refused, a refund will be available from Cranmore Station.

We are currently running Steaming for Fifteen on:

14th March 2026

Guarantee your space by booking online today!  Please note there will still be limited tickets on sale on the day at The East Somerset Railway.

Steaming for Fifteen is run on a first come first served basis so you are welcome to have your experience at any time throughout the day between 11 am and 3.30 pm, however we cannot guarantee the wait times.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bruton/steaming-for-fifteen-have-a-go-steam-engine-driving/200029612294110
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 47

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://eastsomersetrailway.com/events/view/steaming-for-fifteen-have-a-go-steam-engine-driving?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bruton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bruton
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: East Somerset Railway
- **lat**: 51.18519
- **long**: -2.47803
- **full address**: East Somerset Railway, Cranmore Railway Station,Shepton Mallet, Bruton, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: East Somerset Railway (https://allevents.in/org/east-somerset-railway/11714902)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** East Somerset Railway, Cranmore Railway Station,Shepton Mallet, Bruton, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** East Somerset Railway
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about STEAMING FOR FIFTEEN - HAVE A GO STEAM ENGINE DRIVING! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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