Thursday Cubs go behind the scenes at Leeds Train Station

On Thursday 23rd May, 22 cubs caught the train to Leeds for a behind the scenes tour! After arriving at Leeds the cubs split into 2 groups. One group went on a tour under the station to see the disused subway and the the river while the other group went to the staff mess room to see where train staff take their breaks and how incidents are reported. The cubs were shocked to learn that the TV only had one channel! They had lots of questions for Andy our host from Northern and were delighted when he showed them his very own cub uniform from when he was a cub scout in 1st Calverley! After the groups swapped tours we were able to look around the cab of a stabled train with all the cubs (and some leaders and parents) getting to sit in the drivers seat.

Huge thanks for Karen Bennett from Community Rail and Andy Senior from Northern for organising the trip and the staff from Network Rail who welcomed us. It was a real privilege to get to see the parts of the station the public don’t get to see. Thanks also to the leaders and parents who accompanied our young people. It was certainly a night to remember!