In order to provide our customers with the pleasure of travelling along our branch line behind a real steam locomotive we have a continuous process of training locomotive crews. On the 22nd February our traction inspector Colin Kerswill passed out Jim Teague as a fireman. We congratulate Jim.

The other picture shews Colin Harmes on the footplate of the M7 30053 with Colin Kerswill during the M7’s recent visit to the South Devon Railway courtesy of the Swanage Railway & Drummond Locomotives Limited.
Both Colins and the M7 had careers with British Railways, Southern Region.