Carriage & Wagon Tour with Lift Demonstration

9 & 11 September 2024

Take a short tour of our Carriage workshop in Pickering with one of our volunteers. The tour will explain what is involved in carrying out routine heritage carriage maintenance right through to full overhauls.

Certain heritage rail vehicles will also be on display as well as a demonstration of lifting a coach off its bogies. 

• Tour Suitability: Families (Children 10+ Years Old) & Adults. Unfortunately, wheelchair users cannot be accommodated.
• Times: 10:00, 11:30 & 14:00
• Meeting Place: Pickering Station, Main Visitor Car Park, Welcome Cabin
• Booking: You must pre-book your FREE Ticket

 

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Information:

• The Carriage & Wagon building is a potentially hazardous working environment. Consequently, Participants must be reasonably fit, agile and over 10 years old.
• Unfortunately, due to the working environment of the Carriage & Wagon building wheelchair users cannot be accommodated.
• No pets are allowed on the tour including guide dogs/assistance dogs due to safety reasons.
• Participants will need to wear suitable clothing and footwear.

The NYMR's Trust is a not-for-profit charity, which focuses on both the education of all people of all backgrounds through the operation of a living museum demonstrating the impact of the coal-powered steam railway as a catalyst for the rapid expansion of the Industrial Revolution and a foundation of modern societies and economies. 

About Heritage Open Days

• Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture. Running for ten days every September, the festival offers free access to heritage events and activities across England.
• Heritage Open Days is brought to you by the National Trust with support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and delivered locally by a large range of organisations (including civic societies, heritage organisations and local councils, community champions and thousands of enthusiastic volunteers).
• For further details about the festival, visit heritageopendays.org.uk