The Little Red Train (LRT) is owned and managed by Adrian Allum and Daniel Hill (the Directors) for the primary purpose of recreation and enjoyment and the secondary purpose of raising funds for the maintenance of our assets and for the proliferation of funds among selected charitable third parties; notwithstanding the rights of event organisers and other hosts to levy fees in respect of their causes.  Portable Track events are operated in either of two options:
1 - The LRT takes fares and issues tickets, and once our expenses have been met, a percentage of further takings is given to the event organiser.  (If our expenses are not met, the event organiser is invoiced for the short-fall.)
2 - The event organiser takes fares and issues tickets, and the LRT raises an invoice to cover expenses (including a general maintenance figure) which must be paid.  This option is also appropriate where the LRT is deployed for fund-raising on a permanent track.
All monetary figures must be agreed among all parties before any agreement to participate is established.  All applications shall be subject to our Directors’ approval.  The LRT is available for most types of event (railway related and certain others), and your enquiry will be welcome.  The first step in booking the LRT for your event is to complete the form here.  We will acknowledge your enquiry and arrange a site visit with you before making any commitment.  Our Conditions are shewn here.
Generally for portable track events, we will provide the 2-car train plus track. The amount of track will depend on the space available at the event site and the capacity of the vehicle used for transportation of the LRT (usually an LDV Convoy minibus). Should you wish us to provide the centre car (when running) or more track than will fit in the minibus, you will be expected to cover the cost of hiring a larger vehicle.
Please note also that the Directors are based in Hampshire and although we will consider events within any reasonable distance, we may require overnight accommodation for events more than 75-100 miles away and will expect this to be provided at the organisers' expense.
Bookings will be subject to sufficient numbers of qualified operators being available. Most of the LRT operators are in full time employment, so we cannot usually consider events that take place outside weekends or bank holiday.

BOOKINGS for 2008

Please note that no bookings for 2008 can be confirmed immediately. Not only is the LRT a 'themed' train at the Acton Miniature Railway, but one of our Directors is now the General Manager there, and he needs to be present during the few Open Weekends that are arranged at the Museum Depot, where the AMR is situated! Whilst staff and management at the Depot Museum are preoccupied with getting the refurbished Museum at Covent Garden ready in time for its re-opening, selecting the dates for the Open Weekends is very low on their priorities. We will respond to enquiries in the order that we receive them, once the AMR dates have been confirmed. We thank you for your patience.

To download the Rulebook & Constitution, click here. (120KB PDF file, requires Adobe Reader)

Before we can accept a booking with our portable track, we need to see where the railway is to be set up.  Our considerations will cover level and hardness of ground (essential), length of track, area to be roped off, and access to the site for staff and passengers, and for vehicular access.  At this time, we will also agree to which Fares option and the values to be deployed.
We will require compensation if our basic expenses are not met (when we take fares) or if an event is cancelled after we have set out on the day, even if said cancellation is because of the weather.  We will usually contact the organiser by phone first to make sure if the weather looks doubtful.  However, we cannot commit to paying compensation if we are unable to function due to circumstances beyond our control, but we will of course, return any deposits or other advance payments.
All passengers must be properly seated on the train and the LRT reserves the right to not carry those who cannot be so seated.
Unruly persons shall be requested to leave the railway by a senior member of staff especially if our property and equipment is being interfered with or whose behaviour constitutes a risk to the safety of other persons and is likely to cause injury or material damage.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate operations if safety or security conditions are not of a satisfactory standard.
We shall provide a First Aid Kit for the benefit of our staff, but we shall expect the event organiser to arrange all Third Party needs in this respect.
The LRT is insured against third party risks; details upon application.

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