With a quieter moment its time for some driver training with new member Danny at the controls of the electric locomotive "John L Stokes".   

A total contrast to seven days ago of the 2011 Summer Festival when the park was packed out with stalls, fairground rides, entertainment stages and 1000's of visitors. The park returns back to its quieter self again on Sunday 7th August 2010.  For more photographs of the 2011 Summer Festival click here

Another contrast to seven days ago above and middle. To the right a the electric locomotive "John L Stokes" and my VW T25 Holdsworth campervan which has just passed without any problems its 17th MOT. Entering service on the 10th August 1991 it has appeared at many venues. For nine years it was a familiar workhorse at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, then it has helped the miniature railway in Thorne Memorial Park helping to serve tea and coffee transport locomotives and carriages. Yes it does get used for camping too!

Yet another Sunday when train operations had to be cancelled again due to not enough volunteer members to operate the trains due to holidays and visiting other similar attractions. The summer weather of 2011 has not helped either. The only sign of life today on the tracks was the grass being cut Danny and myself with a spade and shovel clearing weeds off the tracks. 

August Bank Holiday Weekend 2011 28th & 29th August 2011  Danny with the display of key rings, fridge magnets on the sales display. David keeps a watch on Danny undergoing more driver training on the Monday.  David driving the train on the outer circuit  on the Monday of the holiday weekend.

The first of the audience arrives to watch the local group "No Need for Parachutes" entertain on the bandstand on the Sunday. Quite a contrast to the brass bands that entertained the visitors to the park earlier in July.

No my name is "Bill" not Margaret that's the name of the coach as the train approaches the Thorne Central Station whilst Danny with his grandmother await the all clear.