The Fund Needs You!

No not Mr. Kitchener pointing at you from a faded poster, but we all need to help to keep these fine engines in tip top condition to allow their continued use. Everyone who helps spreads the work a little further allowing us to do more and takes some of the burden off those who are already working.

Volunteers; have a lot of fun, learn new skills and yes, they can get dirty and cold, but they do all have a huge sense of achievement and can say, " I was part of that success ", when one of the locomotives appears in a magazine at the head of a train on the mainline.

But I'm not technically minded!

You do not need to be technical to help out, there are plenty of cleaning, and painting jobs to be done and assistants are always required to help carry, lift, hold and fetch. It may not be glamorous but it will speed the job along and you will learn lots while you do it. Some of our technical experts started out doing the assistant tasks.

I know nothing about how locomotives work!

Come and help out and don't be afraid to ask, you'll certainly have it explained and even in language that no technologist can understand. Not everyone is a railway employee and we at the Fund know this and will provide all the information you want (if we know that is).

I'm concerned about my safety.

The Fifty Fund has a Health and Safety Policy (ask the Volunteer Coordinator or the Technical Officer for more details), no one will be asked to do anything they do not have the skills to tackle or put in positions where they are unknowingly at risk. All new volunteers will be given guidance on working in and around the locomotives and in the environment before they start work. And as a last statement; If in any doubt, don't do it and ASK!

So what do I need to do to Volunteer!

Well you will need to be a member of the fund, and you will also need to be a member of the Severn Valley Railway while working on the Valley's property. Other than that just yourself.

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