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Talyllyn Railway Drivers' Meeting 2001

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The annual Drivers' Meeting took place on 25th. November, 2001; of 19 drivers and 10 passed firemen who had driven steam-hauled passenger trains during 2001, 22 were present (accounting for 80% of trips) and most of the others had submitted written comments. The meeting commenced at 0934 and closed at 1524 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

None

to Passed Fireman

(Approved by the Board on 1st. December, 2001; subject to medical examination unless already a diesel driver.)

John Burton
Keith Foster
Liz Green
Bill Tyndall

to Fireman

Ian Lloyd-Owen (reinstatement)
Roy Milburn

to Passed Cleaner

Matthew Dawson
Alex Eyres
Mark Freeman
Alan Jenkins
Jo Shuttleworth

to Cleaner (includes cards issued during the season)

Jason Atkins
Keith Alger
Sarah Aves
Andy Best
Simon Bradbury
Helen Carlyle
Paul Cottrell
Andrew Fletcher
Neil Foster
Emma Halliwell
Paul Heinrich
Neil Jones
Ben Kilham
Andrew Robinson
Rebecca Sharpe
Phil Wheeler

Driver Training

All Drivers are encouraged to give training appropriate to firemen's experience and level of competence.


Driving Turns 2001

to 1/01/2002 inclusive

NAME Trips
Phil GUEST111
Terry GURD99
John ROBINSON80
Graham THOMAS62
Bill HEYNES59
Gareth JONES57
Jon MANN56
Donald HEATH53
Chris PARROTT51
Peter MINTOFT44
Dave SCOTSON44
Malcolm BROWN43
Mike GREEN42
Simon JENKINS42
Charlie DANIEL41
Julian STOW39
David JONES33
Mike DAVIES32
Paul SHUTTLEWORTH30
John SCOTT28
David RATCLIFF22
Martin LESTER21
Murray DODS20
Don NEWING19
Rachel PALFREYMAN16
Viv THORPE13
Colin ROOBOTTOM12
Steve POWELL8
Ray REID3
Liz GREEN1

Firing Turns 2001

to 1/1/2002 inclusive

NAME Trips
Andrew YOUNG46
Tony BENNETT43
Philip KENT-MASON40
Liz GREEN39
Phil HIGGINSON39
Graham JENKINS36
Bob FROST34
Martin FULLER32
John BURTON29
Bill TYNDALL29
Peter FULLER28
Simon KEDWARD28
Jeff SHUTTLEWORTH27
Keith FOSTER26
Phil GLAZEBROOK26
Christine HOMER26
Paul HYDE24
Winston MCCANNA24
Chris PRICE24
Bob CAMBRIDGE23
Dave NASH23
Dave JACQUES22
Robert PLUMRIDGE21
Mick BARNES20
Bob DENTON20
Tony BAKER19
Chris PARROTT18
John REOHORN18
Matt SHIELD18
Bill HEYNES17
Ian LLOYD-OWEN17
Lis MANN17
Bob MORLAND17
Sarah JENKINS15
Karen WILLANS15
Peter KENT-MASON14
David MITCHELL14
Perry PRICE14
Russell PRINCE14
Chas BRIGGS13
Sheldon PENN13
Duncan RITCHIE13
Andrew BAILEY12
Andrew VICK12
Nicholas FIELDHOUSE10
Roy MILBURN10
Len MUIR10
Ken TIMSON10
Peter BRIGGS9
Matthew DAWSON9
Sarah FOSTER9
Ian EVANS8
John HAGUE8
Peter HARLEY8
Jon MANN7
Chris SMITH7
Alex EYRES6
Nick BRIGGS5
Phil WHEELER5
John BILSBURY4
Wendy SELLERS4
Anthony COULLS3
James DOE3
Alan JENKINS3
David JONES3
Richard C. PEARCE2
Ray REID2
Neil SCOTT2
Peter SMITH2
Andy BEST1
Dale COTON1
Andy FOX1
Mike GREEN1
John GROOM1
Phil GUEST1
Peter MINTOFT1
Don NEWING1
Rachel PALFREYMAN1
Edward PARROTT1
Steve POWELL1
Mark STEVENSON1
Jon WILKINSON1

Please note that the numbers of trips shewn is calculated from the information recorded by guards on their journals as transferred to the Traffic Office computer. My thanks are due to Andy Young for supplying information updated to the New Year.


Last modified on 21st. January, 2002 by John S. Robinson (Secretary@talyllyn.co.uk),