Railway Car Parking and General Duties People

Railway Car Parking and General Duties People

Task · 4–8 hrs
Forest Road, Lydney GL15 4ET, UK
Community & familySport & recreationGender equality
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Dean Forest Railway Society
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Summary

We have opportunities for Car Park & General Duties People at Norchard Station to inform, help & guide our passengers and visitors at Norchard Railway Station.

Detailed description

We have opportunities for Car Park & General Duties people at Norchard Station to inform, help & guide our passengers and visitors at Norchard Railway Station, Forest Road, Lydney GL15 4ET.


This role includes helping visitors & passengers by organising DFR's large car parking facility, optionally assisted by DFR's walkie-talkie links. Parking cones and tape are sometimes used during busy periods.


This outdoor role includes providing general information to our passengers and other duties that may occur during a running day.


Passenger's Dogs may also figure in this role.


Dean Forest Railway normally open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.


Knowledge of the Railway time table for the day would be most helpful.


Working Members of the Dean Forest Railway Society run The Railway and enjoy several benefits such as free travel on The DFR, free tea and coffee through the day from The Whistles Café.


Free travel is available from many other Heritage Railways, also discount at our DFR Shops.


The Whistles Café offers food etc at discounted prices and The Railway offers a free copy of the DFR Society's colourful quarterly magazine.


Once trained for this role you will be able to chose your days using DFR's monthly on-line HOPs rostering System 


For more information regarding The Dean Forest Railway Society that runs Dean Forest Railway please contact Dean Forest Railway.


This role could easily lead to other roles at The Dean Forest Railway (DFR)


For more information regarding DFR please see DFR's public web site.


DFR runs steam & diesel trains hauling heritage carriages and Diesel Railcars (DMUs).

We have 3 steam engines of our own in service, a mix of Diesel locomotives and two sets of Railcars (DMUs)


We have opportunities for Platform Porters at Norchard Station to inform, help & guide our passengers and visitors at Norchard Railway Station, Forest Road, Lydney GL15 4ET.


The post code is GL15 4ET and the 23 Bus stops right outside the staff entrance.

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About Dean Forest Railway Society

Working members run the railway. Each Volunteer is enrolled onto a roster, to allow planning & flexibility for all. The Dean Forest Railway is a Heritage Railway using Steam and Diesel locomotives along with two Railcar (DMU) sets providing an opportunity to meet new people, gain new skills & help preserve the past for the benefit of the present & the future.