Volunteers are always welcomed at the Rosewood Railway!

Rosewood Railway Museum Workdays: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 9am–4pm.

Please come to Kunkala site 57A, Freeman Road, Ashwell (see UBD Map 209). Bring hat, work clothes and boots; Soft drinks & pies available.
For information call:
* Act. Operations Manager, Greg Cash on 3288 1676

So you'd like to drive a steam locomotive?

It is still a common dream for people, young and old, to wish to drive a steam locomotive. There is still something about steam that makes people believe it is "alive". The volunteers at the Rosewood Railway know this only too well, but it's not as simple as jumping up on the footplate and pulling on the regulator, there are many skills to be learnt before that exciting moment.

At the Rosewood Railway, volunteers are encouraged to build up their skills in a friendly co-operative environment. This presents an excellent opportunity for younger members of the community to learn valuable practical skills. Chris Banks, who has been recently given approval to be trainee fireman on the soon to be completed C17 720, is one of the younger members of the Rosewood Railway community.

Over the last number of years, he has been extremely active in many aspects of the Railway, and provides an excellent example of the sorts of skills and tasks required of volunteers who wish to be considered for the envious task of steam locomotive driving.

Here's Chris at work on a sleeper.

Removing the spike from the sleeper. You can see that Chris is being supervised, and has the correct safety equipment on. We take safety very seriously the Rosewood Railway!

As well as assisting with the maintenance of the track, Chris has :

- trained in safeworking,
- trained & operated as guard on running days
- trained & operated as shunter & drivers assistant.

It is no secret that many preserved railways face an issue of an aging population. The Rosewood Railway has a healthy younger group, who are actively seeking younger railway enthusiasts who which to get in and have some fun with railways!