The training rig wasn't THAT tame. Back in the dim distant past of the late 50s/early 60s before Health & Safety(when the world was black & white, and the only rolls you could get were cheese OR ham), Joe Public was allowed to "have a go" on the rig at Station Open Days and similar.
It was strongly rumoured at the time that it was very popular with Joanna Public also, particularly when the decorators were unaccountably (!) late that month. Now there's a good thread for the dissertation ..............................
