My steam locomotive Remus at the Sandtoft Transport Centre in March 1996 being steamed for public service at the museum for the first time. To the right the locomotive is now in storage after operating at the miniature railway in Thorne Memorial Park for about 10 years. There are now plans for it to visit other similar railways. Visit the SMR website for further details

This is the main annual event of the year held in Thorne Memorial Park in Thorne Near Doncaster. The event was in danger of being cancelled after the terrible weather of May, June and early July. The park was water logged until the now famous "Jet Stream" moved northwards stopping the endless low pressures and their torrential rainfall coming across England. After two weeks of drier and sunnier weather the park dried out fairly quickly so the event was given the go ahead. Below is a selection of some of photographs taken of the event on Saturday 28th July of the two day event.   

On Sunday 29th July instead of going to day 2 of the Summer Festival we decided to go to Rotherham and Sheffield for a day out from Thorne North Station.  To see more photographs of the journeys go to my  Facebook album, and in higher definition.