Upon completing the course, you will be issued a Line side Photographer’s Permit, valid for 1 year.

Courses are run on selected dates throughout the year and take place in the Bluebell Room above the Loco Works at Sheffield Park Station between 9 am and 12 noon from 2 pm to 5 pm (tea & coffee provided). Courses will run with a maximum of 10 people per session. 

The price for the course is £150.00 per person (+ £1.95 booking fee)

Please note

• A daily ‘signing-in’ and ‘signing-out’ system will be in operation for all Line side Photographers.
• ‘Signing-in’ and ‘Signing-out’ will be at the Customer Service and Sales Office at Sheffield Park.
• Accredited Photographers will be issued a numbered ‘Photographer’ high-visibility jacket upon receipt of a £10 deposit (payable by cash or cheque only).
• This deposit will be refunded upon surrender of the numbered ‘Photographer’ high-visibility jacket.
• No other high-visibility jackets may be used/worn by any Line side Photographer.
• All photographers must be 16 years of age or older.
• Access is during daylight operating hours on operating days in specified areas and the training will outline that this may be modified/withdrawn at the companies’ discretion e.g. special events, filming, engineering works.
• Lineside access is available for all running days and events throughout 2024.
• No access during adverse weather.
• Photographers will access unsupervised but must declare themselves fit and well and have correct PPE.
• The permit is annual and will need to be renewed.
• All above is subject to satisfactory medical self-declaration which may need additional checks in some circumstances and of course successfully passing the course (no refunds for a fail).

(Pre-booking is essential as places are limited)