Welcome to the "Bob's Railway Days on Platform 2" website. This website used to give all the information about the latest operating days and other information related to the then Thorne Memorial Park Miniature Railway. The railway operated by the D&DMESL has a new website and new name Thornepark Railway this website has all the information about the railway of the Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society including the operating days. Click here go to their website .
Trains will be operating on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th October 11am to 3pm subject to weather conditions. See their website and Facebook page for further details The website has the Facebook link. Train rides are 60p per person unless it is a special event on the day
In addition to refreshments there was a bric-a-brac stall there was train rides for the visitors to help raise funds for the Macmillan UK Coffee Morning. Steam and electric trains provided rides for all ages at this event. The weather was pleasantly sunny enabling the visors to enjoy the railway and its surroundings.
Sandtoft 2018 Steam Fayre 22nd and 23rd September 2018
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft held its second steam event in 2018. Many exhibits as you will see below alongside the museum's trolleybuses. Jordan Andrew along with James Hodgson and their friends pulled together a unique and well attended event for the museum something that they are looking into for a third event in 2019.
On both days a line up was arranged at 1.30 pm filling the museums main square with a lot of noise and smoke, normally the museum is a quiet and pollution free place to be, but for this occasion contrasts between the quiet electric trolleybuses and the smoke and noise of the wonderful traction engines, lorries. Below is a selection of photographs taken at the event. Above photograph by James Hodgson
