BESTT - Boiler & Engineering Skills Training Trust

BESTT RIVETING COURSE Places are available on our next riveting course led by Gordon Newton and Michael Wortley. This a 4 day practical course leading to a test piece which is independently certified.
Takes place at Stephenson Railway, Tyneside from 12 to 15 October. Interested? Please email [email protected]
Places are also still available on our diesels course at York with zoom lectures and practical day in York on 12 September. Heritage Railway Association Steam Apprentice Club The National Traction Engine Trust National Historic Ships UK Steam Boat Association of Great Britain - SBA

BESTT COURSES UPDATE -SPECIAL OFFERS We are adding a new introduction zoom session to the small diesels maintenance course and we are offering reduced course charges for younger participants who are in training and self funding.
The diesels course will include an extra introduction on Tuesday 1st September in addition to Zoom sessions on Thursday 3 and Tuesday 8th September with practical day on 12 September at Murton Park, York (Derwent Valley Light Railway). Course will be led by John Reddyhoff, CME of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway who has extensive experience in the national rail industry.
We are also offering reduced course costs to younger self funding volunteers who are in training. If you are interested in this please email [email protected]
REMINDER of our riveting course at Stephenson Railway, Tyneside in week commencing 12 October, led by Gordon Newton and Michael Wortley. If you are interested in this please email [email protected] Heritage Railway Association The National Traction Engine Trust Steam Apprentice Club National Historic Ships UK

UPDATE ON BESTT COURSES There is 1 place left on the BESTT Stays and Patchscrews course with practical day on 15 August and Zooms on 6 and 13 August. There are 2 places left on the pioneering small diesels course being led by John Reddyhoff at the DVLR York on 12 September with zoom dates tbc. INTERESTED? Email BESTT at [email protected]

STAYS and PATCHSCREWS is at Cheltenham Workshop with Colin Hatch and Sam Thompson; SMALL DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 12th September practical day (plus 2 evening zoom lectures) is at Derwent Valley Light Railway, Murton Park; RIVETING 12 October 4 day course at Stephenson Railway, North Tyneside with Michael Wortley and Gordon Newton.
It is also hoped to offer a Boiler Washout and Examination Course in October - January period, dates and location tba. If you need more information or wish to book please email [email protected] Heritage Railway Association The National Traction Engine Trust Steam Apprentice Club

For further information and to book please email [email protected]

BESTT announces new courses for 2026. Thanks to our trainers and partners we have dates and locations for the following courses this year. If you need more information or wish to book please email [email protected] Heritage Railway Association The National Traction Engine Trust National Historic Ships UK Steam Apprentice Club Fedecrail

Courses now arranged are as follows (others may be added):
STAYS and PATCHSCREWS 15th August practical day (plus 2 evening zoom lectures) at Cheltenham Workshop with Colin Hatch and Sam Thompson; SMALL DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 12th September practical day (plus 2 evening zoom lectures) at Derwent Valley Light Railway, Murton Park; RIVETING 12 October 4 day course at Stephenson Railway, North Tyneside with Michael Wortley and Gordon Newton.
It is also hoped to offer a Boiler Washout and Examination Course in October - January period, dates and location tba
For further information and to book please email [email protected]