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anyone know were you do such locally, cheers

Have you looked here first?
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/driverlicensing/whatcanyoudriveandyourobligations/dg_4022548

You don't say it is for steam but some useful info here which may lead to what you require.

http://www.essexsteam.co.uk/categoryg.php

yer you can go to cat g once cat b (car) is obtained/ weather it steam or diesel doesnt matter over the age of 21

ive looked on that website but nothing regarding local testing and training

how about cat H - tracks license for diggers and tanks?

I passed my Cat. G test a few years ago on a Fowler Road Roller. Owned by a museum I worked at. Spent weeks trundling around town with L plates on practising 28 point turns, hill starts AND emergency stops hahahahahahaha! (Throw it in reverse!)

Test was great. Testers walk alongside and tell you to do the various things. I was told by my instructor that it helps to have arms like an octopus. You are on the footplate alone. You have to maintain a decent fire, work the injectors to keep the water in the boiler up to the mark, open/shut the regulator, select the correct gear BEFORE you move off. Oh yes and steer it as well. Don't forget the hand signals too. Watch the pressure gauge like a hawk also.

The fright came at the very end. Questions on the Highway Code !! It's many, many years since I passed my car test. By pure chance I knew the answers. Stopping distance at 30mph - DREAM ON BABY !!!!

Yes, Cat.G covers steam or diesel. GO FOR IT !! It's a laugh! If you can borrow a steam roller you'll be black as night when you finish your test - BUT you'll have a grin on your face a mile wide !! Fred Dibnah Mk.2. Did you liiike that ??

Sorry. Long winded post.

wud love to do it but the problem is finding somewere local ish to do it, i cant be arsed with the admin of going all the way down to essex as thats the only place ive found