HELEN is a graduate of the University College of Ripon and York St John, where she studied music. Following that she completed a post graduate diploma in management whilst working at Eureka! The Museum for Children in Halifax. Since then, she’s worked across the country in some of the UK’s leading attractions and museums, including The Tank Museum, Dorset as deputy director, and Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham as operations director.
Helen joined the SVR in 2019, taking over from Nick Ralls, and since then has also been made a director of the holdings company. She’s passionate about keeping the heritage of the railway alive for future generations to enjoy.
Q. What was your first-ever job?
I had loads of Saturday jobs when I was at school, including working in a newsagents, fish and chip shop, and then ironically a tropical fish shop selling live ones! After graduating, my first proper job was at Eureka! The Museum for Children in Halifax where I was a visitor services team leader. It was great fun and I loved seeing the children arrive full of excitement and anticipation for the day out they were about to have. During the summer term, we had up to 1000 school children visiting in a day.