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You're welcome to come and join us at the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway. QPSR has always been maintained and operated by people from all walks of life who donate their time for the simple pleasure of preserving a living part of Australia's Industrial history.
To be a volunteer you must first of all be a member, but once you are, you can learn new skills from old masters and find what best suits you in our group - there is no end to the options. In each case training will be given so that you are proficient in the tasks you perform. Some areas are safety critical so medicals and regular competence assessments are mandatory. If you are office bound and want to enjoy the outdoor life then why not train for Operations Staff or Crew, to perform Track Work or assist in Locomotive and Carriage Restorations. If you have an outdoors job and would like to sit down, a spot on our marketing team may be for you. If you like meeting people then maybe the roles of Passenger Service Attendant, Waiter on Dinner Trains, Station Master, Conductor or Station Staff would suit you. |
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For budding footplate crews the road is a long and arduous one but it must be remembered that the driver of a train is responsible for the safety of our visitors and must be able to faultlessly operate the exact locomotives we operate. You will require good health and eyesight and would normally start as a trainee guard, fireman or driver assistant on diesel to learn safe working, then pass onto being in that respective role when competent.
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As a guard you will learn the procedures and responsibilities for operating a train, shunting, signalling, time keeping and paper work on the run and customer service, there's more to this job then waving a flag and blowing a whistle.
On the steam engine you can start helping to light up engines, clean them, both externally and removing ash internally, and help dispose them. The work is hard and dirty. Having spent some time as a cleaner and learned about the workings of locomotives, volunteers of suitable ability are able to train as a fireman. This training covers all aspects from rules and regulations to keeping steam. After completing a suitable number of turns and passing an examination firemen are ‘passed’. |
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QPSR also requires a large number of industrial skills, with welding, machining, fitting and painting all routine jobs as well as those who are interested in learning railway industry maintenance skills, such as boiler work, plumbing, electrical and westinghouse brake repairs.
We always look forward to welcoming new members to the railway, so call us, send us an email, or drop in and say hello. Contact can be made by calling our volunteer coordinator on 07 3103 0871 or 0439 767 837 or emailing vc@qpsr.org |
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