During my teenage years I worked as a volunteer at the 'Severn Valley Railway' working on the full size locomotives in the motive power department. I spent many hours watching and learning from the experienced engineers. My passion to learn how steam enabled these massive engines to move developed my skills and I was soon working alongside the engineers, spending hot summer months maintaining and fixing both coaches and engines. Learning the internal and external workings of engines such as Hall’s, Jubilee’s and Standard Tank’s

As with many lives, responsibilities came along and with this came engineering college and then family. I worked for some time in other industries but all the time I would be tinkering alongside my father in the garden shed workshops.

When the opportunity came along to run my own 7 1/4" gauge railway, I grasped it with both hands. This gave me my first taste of running my own business and the joy of working day in and day out with miniature railways. Very soon, other engine owners were asking for my advice on all sorts of problems and aspects of miniature engineering; from building and repairing engines, to what coaches would be suitable for a certain locomotive and the best layout of tracks. My inquisitive and helpful nature often led me to working alongside others to complete their projects and I have built up some great friendships from these early days.

It soon became apparent that my skills and passion lay in the manufacturing of these miniature miracles of steam and it was at this time that I decided to turn this side of my interest into a business. I no longer wanted to just run a small railway I wanted to help others build, model and engineer their entire projects. I had the skills, the contacts and the knowledge. Thus was born Denver Light Railway Ltd.

I am very pleased to say that Denver Light Railway Ltd has completed projects now running in countries as far away as The United States of America. I have laid tracks for zoos and have maintenance contracts for garden centres.