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Talyllyn Railway Drivers' Meeting 1999

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This page has been updated on 5/1/2000 to cover additional information now available.

The annual Drivers' Meeting took place on 21st. November, 1999; of 19 drivers and 9 passed firemen who had driven steam-hauled passenger trains during 1999, 24 were present (accounting for more than 90% of trips) and others had submitted written comments. The meeting commenced at about 0940 and closed at 1520 with breaks for coffee in the morning and lunch (one hour) at midday.


Locomotive Department Promotions

All promotions may be subject to a rules examination.

to Driver

Charlie Daniel

to Passed Fireman

(subject to medical examination)

Simon Jenkins
Chris Parrott

to Fireman

John Hague (reinstatement)
Jill Harley

to Passed Cleaner

Nicholas Fieldhouse
Paul Hyde
Ian Lloyd-Owen (reinstatement)

to Cleaner (includes cards issued during the season)

Rachel Broadbent
Matthew Dawson
Bryony Doe
James Foster (omitted from 1998 list)
Tom Houghton
Richard Pearce
Alastair Ribbands
Jo Shuttleworth
Noel Williams (reinstatement)

Driver Training

Driver training will follow the same form as in 1999. The following are to be allowed to book an extra week's firing and drivers are to be encouraged to give them training.

Dale Coton
Keith Foster
Dave Nash
Bill Tyndall


Driving Turns 1999

to 2/1/2000 inclusive

NAME Trips
Roy SMITH114
Phil GUEST94
John ROBINSON73
Bill HEYNES59
Gareth JONES58
Donald HEATH52
Terry GURD49
Jon MANN46
Malcolm BROWN42
Ray REID40
Graham THOMAS38
Mike GREEN35
Charlie DANIEL32
Murray DODS31
Dave SCOTSON30
John SCOTT30
Julian STOW29
Don NEWING27
David RATCLIFF23
David JONES20
Peter MINTOFT19
Colin ROOBOTTOM17
Mike DAVIES16
Viv THORPE16
Steve POWELL13
Paul SHUTTLEWORTH13
Martin LESTER10
Phil CARE2

Firing Turns 1999

to 2/1/2000 inclusive

NAME Trips
Chris PARROTT46
Winston MCCANNA45
Simon JENKINS42
Andrew YOUNG41
Bob FROST38
Martin FULLER33
Maurice WILSON33
David MITCHELL29
Bill TYNDALL29
Keith FOSTER28
Liz GREEN26
Chris PRICE26
Phil HIGGINSON25
Graham JENKINS25
Bob CAMBRIDGE24
Dave NASH23
Jeff SHUTTLEWORTH23
Mick BARNES22
Phil GLAZEBROOK22
Dave JACQUES22
Bob DENTON20
Andrew BAILEY19
Tony BENNETT19
Peter HARLEY19
Christine HOMER19
Matt SHIELD19
Bob MORLAND18
Chas BRIGGS17
Jill HARLEY17
Tony BAKER16
Peter KENT-MASON16
Dale COTON15
John BURTON14
Peter FULLER14
Philip KENT-MASON14
Perry PRICE14
Duncan RITCHIE12
David TURNER11
Ian EVANS10
Geoff LOYNES10
Russell PRINCE10
Ken TIMSON10
John HAGUE8
John REOHORN8
Gethin TAYLOR8
Peter BRIGGS7
Len MUIR7
Paul HYDE5
David JONES5
Jon MANN5
Anthony COULLS4
Andrew THORNDYCRAFT4
Eddie CASTELLAN3
Emma FRASER3
Ray REID3
Wendy SELLERS3
Chris SMITH3
Murray DODS2
Peter MINTOFT2
Julian STOW2
Chris BAZLEY1
John BILSBURY1
Helen COULLS1
Nicholas FIELDHOUSE1
Sarah FOSTER1
Terry GURD1
Bill HEYNES1
Alan JENKINS1
Ian HOWITT1
Ian LLOYD-OWEN1
Jonathon WILKINSON1

Please note that the numbers of trips shown is calculated from the information recorded by guards on their journals as transferred to the Traffic Office computer. Obvious errors have been corrected and the information is now consistent; I do not claim it is correct.


Last modified on 5th. January, 2000 by John S. Robinson (Secretary@talyllyn.co.uk),