There's a new old way to travel at Nene Valley Railway with a team-building activity for adults.
Visitors can now book a two-hour experience on a pump trolley, as those who built the railway 160 years ago would have done. It's suitable for groups of up to four, and everyone needs to be over 16 and used to vigorous exercise as it's particularly strenuous when going uphill. The trolley dates from 1907 and has been seen on Coronation Street, Barclays advert and also set a world record attempt for the longest distance travelled over 12 hours, 125 miles, although you're not expected to go that far!
The team from the youth side based at Overton Station are leading the experience:
"So they would have ended up being replaced by petrol or diesel-powered vehicles. But certainly when these lines were built over the fens, the whole idea of them was that they're light enough that four strong track workers could easily take them off. So, if it isn't broken, don't fix it - it would have worked very well for many years."
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