Came across this excellent video of a lucky man getting a driver experience on a Class 101 DMU at Wensleydale Railway. Great to see the controls explained in such detail on a real train - certainly will enhance my enjoyment of the TS verison. Interesting how the levers for the brake and reverser levers were removed - I guess a safety feature?
That applied on a lot of older trains - most of the Southern region Emus had removable Brake and Direction handles. Same with the Class 76, 77 & 506 units off the Woodhead route and the original Class 31 locos had a removable power handle. I did a similar Driver for a day on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway with a hybrid 101/108 as a birthday present from my wife Great Day out Peter
