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Welcome to the website for the
Thorne Memorial Park Miniature Railway
The 7¼" & 5" Gauge miniature railway is operated by the volunteer members of the Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd every Sunday afternoon in between Easter and September and every first Sunday in the month Farmer's Market Specials, plus other events, special operating days including Bank Holiday Mondays, . Please see our Diary of Events page for details of the 2008 operating days, including the 2008 Summer Festival.
The railway is located near to the centre of Thorne which is just off the M18 junctions 5 & 6 and some 13 miles from Doncaster. The railway operates in the beautiful surroundings of Thorne Memorial Park next to the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.
The 5" & 7¼" gauge track facilities are available by request for all visiting clubs/societies and those with locomotives and rolling stock. For further details of the requirements regarding visiting rolling stock please click here.
"Music in the Park" Brass Band concerts and Thorne Moorends Community Radio live in the park on Sunday afternoon's in the park's bandstand stand during July and August. Concerts start at 3 pm. Please click here for more details on the Thorne-Moorends Town Council website
There is the well established and very popular annual Summer Festival Event Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th July 2008 (confirmed) organised by the Thorne-Moorends Festivals Committee.
On the first Sunday in every month a Farmer's Market is held in the town centre. Bus services : 87, 88, 88A services from Doncaster to Thorne now depart from the New Frenchgate Bus and Rail Interchange. Visit our "How to get There" page for more information about getting to the railway. GPS/SATNAV DN8 5DZ Bridge Street free car parking area.
We would like to thank:
Thorne & Moorends Town Council for their support and for making available the facilities in Thorne Memorial Park.
Link to Thorne & Moorends Council Website
Bramall Construction for their help support and partnership working with us to undertake the new developments to improve the railway and the facilities for the visitors.
Link to Bramall Construction Website
The Funding organisations:
Community Foundation
Doncaster M.B.C. Community Action
Doncaster CVS
DoncasterCEN
South Yorkshire Community Foundation
Dixon Motors
Helioslough
We are working In partnership with local community projects and groups. The Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd are a member of the:
Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies,
7¼" Gauge Society
Thorne Moorends Regeneration Partnership
Humberhead Levels Green Tourism Forum.
For information about other similar railways and their events:
Rochdale Society of Model & Experimental Engineers
Rugby Model Engineering Society
The information on this web page does not necessarily reflect the official policy of the D&DMESL. Operating days, events and charges may be subject to alteration or cancellation in the event of adverse weather conditions or circumstances beyond the control of the society and being brought to the knowledge of the webmaster. Please check this web-site prior to making a visit. For the latest weather conditions click here This web-site is provided and maintained at no cost for the Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd.
For further information about this web-site e-mail the webmaster Certain photographs on this web site may have the faces of a person or persons blurred for reasons of identity especially non-adults.
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