Tidmouth Comphrensive School

The Shining Time School of Steam was founded by Sir Topham Hatt's grandfather, the first Topham Hatt, who named it after his mother, Clarence Hatt.

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For children age 11 to 17, a school offers a Hatt-funded program to teach students how to drive locomotives. This is to help develop a strong sense of self confidence and let them explore the field to see if they might want to continue train work as an adult. If they succeed in their courses, they can get their license as young as 13. The oldest a person can be to enroll in this school is 17. There are two private boarding schools, one for minors and one for adults. Both schools offer room and board to those enrolled, giving priority to those without a home otherwise. Minors without parents or guardians usually take this option.