There is no doubt that the Covid 19 pandemic reduced the number of visitors compared with previous years but given that there was no Cherry Festival in 2020 we were very happy at Sandstone with our event. Covid 19 seems to have closed down many things but not Sandstone! Watch this space for our next event in January 2021!
Here are some statistics from the weekend:
James Atwell attended our Spring Festival and produced a wonderful album of the event. Click on the link:
With the festival over on Sunday 22nd November, it was time to put NGG16 number 153 to bed. Not many people realise the hard work required in preparing a steam locomotive for storage after a hard day’s work. Driver Mark Ruddy sent us this video and two still photographs of the effort required to dispose of the fire and ash in NGG16 number 153 by himself and fireman Shawn Spaan so that she may rest until her next assignment.
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The final day of our very successful Spring Festival with a wrap up gallery for the day.
The third day of our Spring Festival. Our gallery shows more visitors together with a fly in guest today. NGG16 number 153 was the loco on our train for the day.
