| Year | 1995 |
| Date | 06-Jan |
| Volume | 174 |
| Issue | 3,984 |
| Page | 40 |
| Category | Locomotive |
| Part | |
| Title | Footplate Days and Ways |
| Author | Mike Coote |
| Notes | Experienced a loco driving and firing course on the Bluebell Railway. Day 1, stage 1, loco language - jargon, familiarisation - firing theory, day 2 familiarisation - driving theory, day 3 - firing and driving a shunting engine, day 4. More firing and driving a shunting engine, day 5. Firing and driving on the main line to Horsted Keynes |