Heritage Railway

Experience a dock worker's life through new M Shed opportunities

BRISTOL Museums has relaunched Have A Go experiences, which offers opportunities to operate steam locomotives and restored cranes at the city’s docks.

One-to-one tuition will allow participants to take, as well as one of the iconic cargo cranes, with a 20-minute practical session on each, along with time for photographs and a certificate of achievement as a memento of the day.

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