Carriage Fitter

Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician – Carriage Fitter

Based in Pickering. £24,811.34 per annum Full-time, Permanent.

Do you have experience working in a time-served practical maintenance or workshop role? Are you interested in using your skills and experience to keep our heritage carriages running? Would you like to be a part of maintaining and building on our reputation as one of the UK’s premier heritage railways?

Yes ……. Then this could be the job for you! You will work in a team overhauling, repairing, and maintaining heritage traction and rolling stock to Network Rail standards to enable NYMR to preserve its rail heritage and provide a first-class visitor experience. There will be the need to work some weekends and bank holidays in the main operating season.

• Maintain a running fleet of heritage carriages, wagons, and bogies, capable of meeting the needs of the operating department by repairing and servicing steam heating systems, vacuum brake systems, 24-volt electrics and carriage framework.
• Carry out heavy overhauls, to Network Rail standards, on out-of-traffic heritage carriages, wagons, and bogies to return them to operational condition by overhauling steam heating systems, vacuum brake systems, 24-volt electrics and carriage framework.
• Conduct Fitness to Run exams at Pickering and Grosmont.
• Perform shunting operations if required.
• Work on other vehicles as required.
• Work some weekends and Bank Holidays when required.

• Experience in a practical maintenance or workshop role.
• Time served with a Level 2 in an engineering or electrical subject.
• UK Driving licence.

• Experience working as a fitter in the rail or heritage rail sector.
• Level 3 or above in an engineering or electrical subject.

• Free membership of “Health Assured” Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Annual holiday that exceeds the Statutory minimum and an additional 5 days accrued in line with years of service.
• Company sick pay policy available after 1 year’s service.
• 12 complimentary tickets per year between 1st March & 28th February.
• Spouse Travel Pass (£5 per year).
• Free Travel on NYMR services.
• 30% Discount in our Catering Outlets.
• 10% Discount in our Retail Outlets.
• Can claim free membership of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust.
• Can apply for a Rail Staff Leisure Card on the National Rail Network, giving you up to a 75% discount on some fares.
• Can apply for a Heritage Railway Association’s Privilege Pass.

If you would like any further information, please e-mail Sam Maitland-Cumbor, Carriage & Wagon Manager at

Please read the Job Profile before completing the application form and then send it to  before the advertised closing date.

Closing Date: 23rd February 2026.

Published: 9th February 2026.