Dreamland Workshed, Margate, 2006

Hidden within the body of the Scenic Railway, this musty workshed continues to house these spectacular railway trains. They seem to have worn well over time, the carved heads even looked as if they had been recently painted.

In an article written for The Guardian, Iain Aitch explains his connection with the railway (and gives some interesting background to days gone by in these sheds).

“My grandfather worked at Dreamland for 30 years, starting in catering and finishing up in charge of ride maintenance. When I was about nine years old, it dawned on me that he had what must be the most exciting job in the world. Of course, he spent most of his day up to his elbows in grease and had to carry out dangerous tasks atop tall ladders (once taking a nasty fall and nearly killing himself), but every morning, before the crowds arrived, he got to do a test run on the Scenic Railway. I had long been impressed by his abilities as a storyteller and knew that he worked as an engineer at Dreamland, but this piece of knowledge took him to new heights in my eyes. Who needed a Neil Armstrong or a James Hunt to admire when you had a Bill Sedgwick?”

Read the rest of Iain’s article on The Guardian website.