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Watch this space though because we hope to run more competitions in the summer.......!!!!!
A competition for readers of the Peter’s Railway books has been organised for Christmas 2009. It is open to any reader between the age of 6 and 12 years.
Latest time for entering is midnight on Christmas Eve.
There are two fabulous prizes which have been donated by railways and which simply cannot be bought. Steam Railway magazine and the Model Engineer magazine have both kindly offered a year’s subscription as runner-up prizes. The winners will be notified by email on Christmas Day.
The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent have offered a wonderful prize: To take charge of their railway for the morning as the ‘young controller’.
The winner will work with his assistant controller from the railway while the trains come into service and help with watering the engines, assisting with morning safety checks on brakes etc. and also assist the signalman with the levers in the signal box.
Later, he or she will head off with family and General Manager to inspect other stations and staff; riding, of course, in the Royal Saloon. They will assist with ticket selling at Hythe station and then head off again round the railway to see what else is happening. Then Lunch at New Romney with the Chief Controller followed by a behind the scenes visit to the Model Railway exhibition, the Control room and the engine sheds.
The Bluebell Railway in Sussex have offered another wonderful prize: First class train tickets for the winner plus another child and two adults. The winner and one adult will have an extended visit to the cab of the locomotive at Kingscote station with full explanations of all the controls and how to drive a steam engine. Later there will be a guided tour of the engine shed and workshops at Sheffield Park.
To enter the prize draw, please fill in the simple form below
You must answer the following question:
(The answer can be found in any of the 3 books and on the website.)
Please click which of the two prizes you would like to win.
Rules: The prize draw is open to readers of the Peter’s Railway books who are aged between 6 and 12 years and who are resident in the UK. The winner must be accompanied by a responsible adult for their railway visit. The railway visit will be arranged on a date to suit both the railway and the winner. Closing date for entry is midnight on Christmas Eve and an email will be sent to each winner on Christmas Day. The winners must respond and accept the prize by 31st December2009.
NOTE: Please be careful to enter your email address correctly. It is the only way of getting in touch!!