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Talyllyn Railway Drivers’ Meeting 2006

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The annual Drivers’ Meeting took place on 26th. November, 2006; of 20 drivers and 17 passed firemen who had driven steam-hauled passenger trains during 2006, 34 were present (accounting for 95% of trips) and the others had submitted written assessments and comments. The meeting commenced at about 0930 and closed at about 1620 with breaks for coffee in the morning and lunch (about an hour) at midday.


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to Passed Fireman

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to Fireman

Ed Castellan (reinstated)
John Hague (reinstated)
Phil Wheeler

to Passed Cleaner

David Black (reinstated)
Shaun Harris
Paul Heinrich
Jon Young

to Cleaner (includes cards issued during the season)

David Aston
James Aston
Matthew Brading
James Branch
Ian Grayston
Ryan Green
Alex Hunns
Sarah Inglis
Alan James
Matthew Peat
Lauren Pink
Adam Rickett
Richard Sellars
David Sheridan
Matthew Smith (reinstated)
Martin Waugh
Kathy Whitehouse (reinstated)
Alex Wright


Driving Turns 2006

to 4/11/2006 inclusive

NAME Trips
Phil GUEST59
Graham THOMAS58
John ROBINSON56
Bill HEYNES53
Jon MANN53
Gareth JONES52
Martin FULLER50
Terry GURD47
Chris PARROTT45
Simon JENKINS44
Malcolm BROWN43
Mike GREEN43
Dave SCOTSON39
Andrew YOUNG39
Keith FOSTER35
John SCOTT35
Donald HEATH34
Ray REID34
Julian STOW34
John BURTON33
Charlie DANIEL33
Paul SHUTTLEWORTH33
David JONES29
Phil HIGGINSON27
Peter MINTOFT27
Jeff SHUTTLEWORTH27
Rob FROST22
Liz GREEN21
Mike DAVIES18
Rachel PALFREYMAN17
Dave NASH16
Don NEWING15
Bob MORLAND14
Phil CARE13
Steve POWELL8
Bill TYNDALL7
Murray DODS5
Please note that the numbers of trips shewn for drivers is calculated from the locomotive running sheets as transferred to computer by Don Newing.

Firing Turns 2006

to 4/11/2006 inclusive

NAME Trips
Mark FREEMAN39
Alan JENKINS35
Ian LLOYD-OWEN34
Noel WILLIAMS34
Sarah FREEMAN33
Nicholas FIELDHOUSE32
Philip KENT-MASON29
Andrew THOMAS29
Neil JONES28
Lis MANN28
Andrew BAILEY26
Peter KENT-MASON26
Bob CAMBRIDGE25
Helen CARLYLE25
Alex EYRES25
David MARTIN25
Christine HOMER24
Robert PLUMRIDGE24
Andrew VICK23
Sarah FOSTER22
Matthew DAWSON21
Nicky FOX21
Chris PARROTT21
Paul COTTRELL20
Sheldon PENN20
Russell PRINCE20
Martin WILDING20
Bob DENTON19
Ray REID18
Duncan RITCHIE18
Neil SCOTT18
Ed CASTELLAN16
Matt SHIELD16
Andrew ROBINSON15
Tony BAKER14
Andy FOX14
Richard GARVEY14
Geoff LOYNES14
Richard PEARCE14
Jeff SHUTTLEWORTH14
Nick BRIGGS12
Martin FULLER12
Karen HIGGINSON12
David MITCHELL12
Bob MORLAND12
Len MUIR12
Jo PLUMRIDGE12
Robert FROST11
Phil WHEELER11
Dale COTON10
Ian EVANS10
Phil HIGGINSON10
Dave NASH10
Ken TIMSON10
Winston MCCANNA9
Pippa MCCANNA8
MRFS8
Chris PRICE8
John BILSBURY6
John BURTON6
Andrew JORDAN6
Rebecca SHARPE6
Bill TYNDALL6
Chas BRIGGS5
Jon WILKINSON5
Andrew YOUNG5
Keith ALGER4
Peter BRIGGS4
Phil GLAZEBROOK4
Liz GREEN4
John HAGUE4
Paul HEINRICH4
Don NEWING4
Steve POWELL4
Martin TURNER4
Kate WILLERS4
David BLACK3
Shaun HARRIS3
Simon JENKINS3
David JONES3
Chris SMITH3
Keith FOSTER2
Terry GURD2
Ian HOWITT2
Charles PEARL2
Anthony COULLS1
James FOSTER1
Phil GUEST1
Jon MANN1
Tom SCOTT1
Debs SHARPE1
Tim SIMMONS1
Gethin TAYLOR1

These figures have also been extracted from the locomotive running sheets by Don Newing.


Last modified on 29th. November, 2006 by John S. Robinson (Secretary@talyllyn.co.uk),