Talyllyn Railway train guard triplets

[Adlington]

Three youngsters qualify as assistant train guards

Jake, Ross and Joe Waddington, who were 16 last week, of Tywyn, are training to become guards on Talyllyn Railway. They have volunteered at the Gwynedd railway for two years and it was sorted for them to be judged on the same day.

The brothers first became interested in trains watching their grandfather Joe Hulls playing with his Flying Scotsman model railway when they were aged four.

"They really are tremendous boys who love trains and love being part of the team," said operating assistant John Smallwood, a volunteer since 1959. "They've been trainees working on locomotives, as a guard and collecting tickets since they were 14. I can remember them coming to our miniature railway as small boys - trains are certainly in the blood."

Mr Drummond added: "Joe, Jake and Ross have contributed a great deal to the railway already... we look forward to seeing them progress further in the years ahead."

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[Flying Phil]

Good to see - Preserved railway lines will always need to attract new young people to become volunteers if they are to survive and thrive into the future.