WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN IT?

It doesn’t matter what you do or have done in your day job, we need and can use your assistance. Everything from skilled engineering to clerical, gardening and cleaning tasks need to be done and in most cases no previous railway experience is required. (In any case, you can soon gain this experience and training along with the satisfaction of being part of it all.)

Here are just some of the occupations/skills we need,

Bricklayers, Gardeners, Journalists, Publicity, Fettlers (maintainance of track infrastructure), Plumbers, Electricians (240/415vAC, 24/32vDC), Car Conductors, Shunters, Draftsmen, Engineers (mechanical, electrical, structural), Tour planners, Painters (brush, spray), Boiler Makers, Welders, Builders, Accountants, Bookkeepers, Banking skills, Secretarial skills, Signwriters, Management skills, Cleaners (Depot, Carriages, Engines), Carpenters, Carriage Builders, Telephone answering, Purchasing, Stock Control, Inventory Management skills, Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers, Boiler attendants, Diesel mechanics, Glaziers, Toolmakers, Fitters & Turners, Forklift drivers, Backhoe operators.

All these skills and more help to keep Steamrail operating. You can spend as much or as little time as you wish and have available

some tasks can even be done at home. For some railway specific tasks, we provide training and certification.

INTERESTED?
WANT TO KNOW MORE?

If you are interested and think you might like to help with a specific project or the on-going operations, you may like to come down to the depot and inspect the current work in hand and talk to someone about what you can do.

Volunteers must be aged 18 or over, if under 18, we still welcome you but you will need to accompanied by a parent or legal guardian while volunteering.

Here’s what to do: Send us an email to volunteer@steamrail.com.au with your name, address, phone number and any area of work that your particularly interested in.