Steam Traction Engine Operation
WDM Training Course

Steam engine at Grade 4 Harvesting Demonstration 12-36 HP Case at Saskatoon WDM
Grade 4 Harvest Demonstration, 2009

This course teaches, in a combination lecture-practical format, the basic maintenance and safe operation of steam traction engines and familiarizes you with antique steam-powered machinery.

The course does not cover any industrial power engineering material and will not enable you to challenge any power engineering exam other than the Limited Power Engineer (Traction) licence exam.

Dates:

The 2012 course has been CANCELLED. 2013 dates TBA.

Location:

WDM Curatorial Centre in Saskatoon

Additional Steam Locomotive Training

For those interested in operating the Vulcan steam locomotive at the Moose Jaw WDM, the course will be followed by an additional two or three day (determined by the number of students) Steam Locomotive Training course.

More Information:

For more information or to be notified when we set the next course dates, please contact us at 1(306)934-1400 or email us.

Engines:

Students get the opportunity to get hands on experience running the following steam engines:

110 HP Case
25-85 HP Nichols & Shepard
20-60 HP Case
12-36 HP Case
40-120 HP Geiser
25-75 Garr-Scott
Phoenix Centiped log hauler

Course information letters and registration forms are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader to view.

Limited Power Engineer (Traction) licence exam:

For Saskatchewan students, the course and the WDM exam prepare you to challenge the Limited Power Engineer (Traction) exam (75 multiple choice questions).

Students must make their own arrangements with the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK) to write the TSASK exam.

Contact TSASK

If you successfully pass the exam (passing minimum grade is 65%), you will be issued a Limited Power Engineer (Traction) licence that will enable you to legally operated any high pressure traction boiler below 500 kilowatts in the province of Saskatchewan upon payment of the TSASK fee.

The TSASK examination requires a $20 exam fee payment to TSASK. Successful completion of the exam allows you to request your Licence to Operate for an additional fee of $88 payable to TSASK. These TSASK fees are NOT a part of the WDM course fee.

TSASK Limited Power Engineer (Traction) Course Syllabus (PDF)

Steam Traction Engine Operation WDM Training Course