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Driving & firing a steam locomotive - what happens on the run

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Have you ever wondered how to drive & fire a steam locomotive? Well join us on this virtual ride up the line with a footplate crew and find out just what happens on the footplate while we're on the run including seeing how the fireman keeps up a good head of steam, how the driver uses that steam to make the locomotive go and some of the complexities of the job! All talked through by one of our firing instructors. To find out more about how locomotives use the steam from the boiler check out https://youtu.be/aC0yxg0vaJA To find out more about how train brakes work watch https://youtu.be/AemL2Drfjmk https://www.watercressline.co.uk​​​​​​ https://facebook.com/watercressline​​ https://twitter.com/Watercress_Line​​​​ https://www.instagram.com/thewatercressline/

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