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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Looking around and getting in close!

Being a volunteer at the Rocks by Rail Museum usually involves being busy. However there are moments when you can spend a bit of time just enjoying the site for what it is - a museum. Not many museums allow you to get so close to the exhibits but Rocks is a hands on place that allows guests to get up close. 

An example of that is how many people can say they have seen the inside of the cab of a steam locomotive. Not that many but here at the Museum I had the opportunity to do just that with this with this Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 locomotive built in Kilmarnock in 1958. 

Rocks by Rail Museum

Rocks by Rail Museum

Rocks by Rail Museum

It may be a small locomotive compared to the large express steam locos but if you can master the controls of this then you could probably drive Flying Scotsman or Tornado too!

Rocks by Rail Museum

Rocks by Rail Museum


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