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Volunteers undertake all sorts of stuff at the Railway!

Here is just a few...
- Steam Loco Drivers
- Diesel Loco Drivers
- Firemen & Second Men
- Cleaners
- Signallers
- S&T Engineers
- Civil Engineering/ Track Maintainence
- Locomotive Overhalls
- Carriage & Wagon works
- Railtours
- Rostering
- Dressing up at Special Events.

We do much more too, and to get involved, all you have to do is  just

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Volunteers!

All the staff at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway are volunteer members of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society who give up valuable time to help run the railway and operate one of scotlands great tourist attractions.

We simply couldn't continue without the hard work that goes in from our volunteers and we are always looking to recruit new volunteers.

Not everyone can be a Guard. The Guard is very improtant and is in Charge of the Train. He must ensure it is Safe and Fit to enter service, and deal with any hick ups that may happen during the day. You need to be medically fit, and be able to learn and pass the Railway Rules and Guards Examinations for the line. You will learn the Railway inside out and have lots of chances to "get your hands dirty".

Station Masters are very important. They look after the day to day running of our stations at Bo'ness and Birkhill. They can often be found sweeping the platforms, polishing the brass, toping up the Fire Buckets and making sure the station toilets are clean and seeing in and out every train safely.

Booking Clerks are the first people our visitors often see. They issue a wide range of tickets to our visitors from a traditional booking office setting, as well as providing information on the railway (Not everything is traditional though - they even installed a Chip & Pin device!)

If you can help and can spare some time, no matter how much or how little, please get in touch!