

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Steam Locomotive Driving Course
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Ever dreamed of driving a real steam locomotive? Make it happen with this Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience 🚂

Spend a full day on the footplate learning how to fire, drive and handle a steam engine under the guidance of experienced instructors. The day runs from 10am to approx. 4:15pm, starting with a safety induction and introduction to how a steam locomotive works, followed by hands-on driving throughout the morning.

After lunch, carriages are coupled so you’ll experience the thrill of pulling a train on the line — the real deal.

☕ Morning &amp; afternoon tea/coffee plus a light lunch included
🎁 An unforgettable gift, bucket-list experience or “grown-up dream” come true
👨‍👩‍👧 Friends and family welcome to watch all day and ride the afternoon train

Cost: £400 per participant (inc. VAT &amp; lunch)

Spaces are limited — booking required.
https://bwlr.co.uk/next-open-day/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sittingbourne/steam-locomotive-driving-course/200029670567621
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bwlr.co.uk/next-open-day/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sittingbourne-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sittingbourne
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Swanton Street, Bredgar, ME9 8AT Sittingbourne, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.29753
- **long**: 0.68582
- **full address**: Swanton Street, Bredgar, ME9 8AT Sittingbourne, United Kingdom, Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (https://allevents.in/org/bredgar-and-wormshill-light-railway/27347457)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 10:00 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Swanton Street, Bredgar, ME9 8AT Sittingbourne, United Kingdom, Sittingbourne, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Steam Locomotive Driving Course ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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