Book your tickets for this unique experience where you can take charge of driving this heritage diesel locomotive, pulling our Toad brake van, up our 1-in-27 incline.
The experience starts on Platform 3 at Wirksworth station, where you and up to six guests will be introduced to your instructor. This experience will last for around 20 to 30 minutes.
Once you have been made familiar with the controls and guests have boarded, you will set off heading north towards our maintenance shed, then the track starts to climb, passing under Cemetery Lane bridge and go around a left hand bend, before reaching our steepest gradient of 1-in-27.
Having passed under Cromford Road bridge the locomotive will come to a halt on Platform 1 at Ravenstor, at the top of the incline.
After a short pause here the guides will provide some of the history of the line and it’s also a good photo opportunity.
Then for the interesting part: you will be in full control of the brakes as you take the train back down the steep and challenging gradients, and come to a stop in Platform 3 at Wirksworth. This is also where the experience will come to an end.