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Talyllyn Railway Drivers' Meeting 1996

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The 1996 Drivers' Meeting took place on 24th. November, 1996; all 18 drivers and 7 passed firemen who had driven steam-hauled passenger trains during 1996 were present. The meeting commenced at 0932 and closed at 1613 with breaks for coffee in the morning, lunch (55 minutes) at midday and physical needs in the afternoon.


Locomotive Department Promotions

to Passed Fireman

None

to Fireman

Robert Frost

to Passed Cleaner

Martin Fuller

to Cleaner

Chris Bazley
Helen Coulls
Damien Gaunt
Simon Thorpe
John Whiteley

Driver Training

Driver training is not to take place in the same form as the last few years. However the following are to be allowed to book an extra week's firing and drivers are to be encouraged to give them training.

Liz Green
Bill Heynes
Winston McCanna
Peter Mintoft


Driving Turns 1996

NAME Trips
Maurice WILSON103
John ROBINSON81
Roy SMITH74
Phil GUEST63
David JONES62
Mike GREEN56
Gareth JONES54
Dave SCOTSON53
Terry GURD46
Graham THOMAS43
Mike DAVIES42
Jon MANN41
Donald HEATH37
Malcolm BROWN36
Martin LESTER35
Charlie DANIEL34
Julian STOW27
Don NEWING26
John SCOTT25
Paul SHUTTLEWORTH25
Rachel PALFREYMAN18
Steve POWELL18
Viv THORPE16
David RATCLIFF15
Colin ROOBOTTOM14

Firing Turns 1996

NAME Trips
Bill HEYNES40
Tony BENNETT34
Graham JENKINS33
Winston MCCANNA32
Bob HEY29
Ray REID29
Phil BELTON28
Murray DODS28
John BURTON27
Simon JENKINS27
Liz GREEN26
John GROOM26
Bill TYNDALL26
Bob CAMBRIDGE24
Bob DENTON24
David MITCHELL23
Peter KENT-MASON22
Eddie CASTELLAN21
Keith FOSTER21
Phil GLAZEBROOK20
Christine HOMER20
Dave JACQUES20
Dave NASH20
Chris PARROTT20
Pete MINTOFT19
Tony BAKER18
Andrew BAILEY17
Bob FROST17
Phil HIGGINSON17
Peter BRIGGS15
Steve CANTO14
David TURNER14
Anthony COULLS13
Bob MORLAND13
Jeff SHUTTLEWORTH13
Terry HOLLAND12
Andrew JORDAN12
Roger NEWMAN12
Duncan RITCHIE12
Matt SHIELD12
Martin FULLER11
Peter HARLEY11
Ian HOWITT11
Mick BARNES10
Chris PRICE10
Perry PRICE10
Peter FULLER9
Emma STOW9
Karen WILLANS9
Andrew YOUNG9
Roy MILBURN8
Mike PARROTT8
Ken TIMSON8
Bernard TWIDDY8
Martin WILDING8
Ian EVANS7
Andrew THORNDYCRAFT7
Chas BRIGGS6
Tim GULLY5
Philip KENT-MASON5
Wendy SELLERS5
Gethin TAYLOR4
Ewan CROWE3
Zoe ATKINS1
John BILSBURY1
Dee GURD1
Don NEWING1
Rachel PALFREYMAN1
Russel PRINCE1
Chris SMITH1
Julian STOW1

Please note that the numbers of trips shown should be used as an approximate guide only. They are calculated from the information recorded by guards on their journals as transferred to the Traffic Office computer. Certain obvious errors have been corrected but significant further work would be necessary to improve the accuracy.