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Night Run

A few words to help anyone thinking of bringing a locomotive to the night run.

Lighting

You will need two types of lighting:

1. A red rear light for your train. The light should be steady or rapidly flashing, so that it's easy to see at a glance; a bicycle rear light will be adequate. It must be fixed to the rear of the last vehicle. For the raised track it must be mounted above rail height, ie not on a footrest.
    
2. A light so you can see the cab controls and, for steam locomotives, the water gauge. This could be fixed in the rear of the cab shining forwards onto the backhead or one of the small lights fitted with a strap for you to wear on your head.

It's worth working out your lighting arrangement in advance so that you don't have to resort to sticky tape to fix the light in place (guess how I know).

Clothing

It can get pretty chilly as the evening progresses and, sitting behind a loco, you're not moving about to warm up. It's worth bringing an extra pullover or jacket.

 
Provided that it's not pouring with rain the night run is good fun and quite different from the usual daytime running.
Why not give it a go?
Andrew Neish