Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd

The TC10  being replaced by TC11 for the first train to run on Sunday the 2nd January 2011 at 12 noon. The first passengers of 2011 await to board the train seen in the background. The young passenger and her father had the honour of being the first passengers of the New Year.

Jordan brings the train out into service still displaying TG10 (Thorne Central 2010). Soon Pat and Jordan set about changing the 2010 headboard to 2011.  Bob just departing with the first train of 2011 from the Thorne Central station.

Leaf patrol with Jordan, (Bob right hand photograph) and Adge. Masses and masses of leaves still on the inner track were cleared to reveal the long lost track.  Below right Cyril takes his first train of 2011 with more passengers. 

Sunday 9th January 2011 At last the ground is beginning to thaw out, but again the wind of the last few days has been blowing the leaves around in the park and tracks are hidden yet again next to the wall the nearest to the canal. Some serious site maintenance will be needed to clear the tracks of the leaves and the grass and weeds that are encroaching. Work continues I am told on the steam locomotives Koppel and Remus for the start of the Summer operating season.

A reminder of Koppel and Remus. On the left Koppel's last day in service before the boiler became defective. To the right Remus in May 2000 when it first entered service at Thorne.

The Delves at Thorne and the Thorne Station looking just as empty as the Thorne Central station in Thorne Memorial Park. 

The doors of our railway shed remain firmly closed until the first Sunday in February, meanwhile the sun sets over in the West as the daylight for Sunday 9th January 2011 draws to a close.