Stainmore Railway Company is a not for profit volunteer run group.
We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities.
If you would like to join our friendly team please read on.
Updated 09/04/2026
Having started with nothing but a decaying station building in the year 2000, the progress we’ve achieved in the years since has been nothing short of astounding. We’re regularly commended for the quality of our restoration work, having won numerous awards including the National Railway Heritage Award Scheme and others.
We have around seventy active volunteers of all ages and skills and always welcome more. There are a wide range of roles for all and you can either volunteer midweek / at weekends. We have working parties during the week and Saturdays which do a wide range of maintenance and infrastructure work. The Signal and Telegraph team have a number of individuals who work fulltime and they conveen working parties around their shift patterns.
We also have a very active platform staff and events team who welcome visitors at weekends during our operating season (Easter - December). The events team also run private visits for a wide range of groups such as clubs, schools and bespoke inclusion visits for specific organisations.
As a small organization, we’re able to offer an incredibly welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. Whether or not you have an interest in railways, ability or previous experience, you’ll be warmly welcomed. Our volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds currently aged 16 - 90, as well as a number of neuro-divergent volunteers, proudly supporting them to develop new skills and value their contribution to the project, we also provide supervision for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Please take a look at just some of the exciting opportunities we have to offer...
Restoration TeamIf restoring engines & coaches sounds like your thing then this is the role for you!
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Guard & Train CrewThe public face of our passenger trains
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Infrastructure & Environmental WorkIf you enjoy working outdoors this could be for you. Trackwork (permanent way) involves installation and maintenance of of the railway. We have completed many building projects and there is always something to do. The station building and site also require work ranging from painting to gardening and dry-stone walling
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Station BuffetSupport our catering team working from our 1930s Gresley Buffet car which is open for events and train operating days
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Volunteering FAQs
Still unsure about something? Take a quick look at some of our most frequently asked questions about volunteering with SRC:
Volunteering Requirements
- Completed application form
- Compliance with our health and safety requirements listed in the volunteer handbook
- Commitment to attend KSE as required by the role(s) you undertake (see individual descriptions of roles)
For some roles, you must be at least 18 years of age and to meet medical fitness standards (safety critical work)
If you have additional needs and wish to discuss them in confidence before volunteering please contact us in advance
We also welcome remote volunteering for those unable to attend KSE in person
If you would like to find out more about volunteering, please email us or message the Facebook page and one of our team will get back to you.
Volunteers during our 1940s event - train crews, platform staff and buffet car team
The 'midweek gang' having a well earned break from signal box construction
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Train operating crews on one of our open days in 2019
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