Katie Wright was brought up with a real acknowledgment of the history around her. Heritage railways and museums were popular places for family trips, but little did Katie know the important part they would eventually play in her volunteering role – and her career.
She said: “I grew up in Cramlington, in Northumberland. It was a mining community, so I was aware of North Eastern heritage. From a young age our parents always took us to heritage railways, lots of museums, mainly Locomotion at Shildon and the National Railway Museum, and the Tanfield Railway.”
Katie’s father and brother had model railways, but until she eventually found herself on the footplate at Stephenson Steam Railway, at Middle Engines Lane, in Wallsend, Tyneside, she had
