Sam aged 7 is Director of Fun at National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum (NRM) has a Director of Fun and he's only seven years old!

His name is Sam Pointon and his job is to make sure the Museum is as fun and as family friendly as possible.

All photos courtesy the National Railway Museum/Kippa Matthews

Sam said, "I really like visiting the Museum especially now that I'm Director of Fun. The best thing is the steam train. I loved being next to the driver when it was moving. My other favourite thing is the turntable because you can walk on it now that it's a ferry and that's really fun."

The NRM's new Director Steve Davies said of Sam:
"We have a lot in common, especially our passion for railways, so I can see why Sam was hired. My passion began at his age too, so who knows where his career might go! Our Director of Fun has some really good ideas for the Museum which I'm looking forward to working with him on."

Get in touch with Sam via the NRM website.

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