The 2011 St Leger Historic Vehicle Rally took place from the Aeroventure Aircraft Museum in Doncaster to The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft. Back at the museum a selection of trolleybuses and motorbus gave rides at the museum and also the Isle of Axholme Motorbus Tours for more photographs visit my Facebook album by copying and pasting http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2489565686294.279073.1467274790&type=3

Welcome to the website for the Sandtoft Miniature Railway group.
This website has now been up and running since 2000, some 17 years after the formation of the group to operate a miniature railway at the Sandtoft Transport Centre in 1983. The group operated the railway at Sandtoft from 1983 until 2000. The miniature railway was run very successfully during those years and became a very huge attraction with the visitors, especially the children.
Due to operational problems the railway ceased all operations in May 2000 and all assets transferred to Thorne. The group had been invited by Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd to transfer their operations to the Thorne Memorial Park Miniature Railway some five miles away from Sandtoft. Our members are presently active at the this miniature railway on a regular basis and have successfully obtained a large amount of funding and sponsorship for projects at Thorne. Information about the 2011/12 operations at Thorne can be obtained by visiting their website click here
By contrast to our railway activities six of our members have been very involved with the Friends of Doncaster Grand Theatre. Thanks to the hard work by theses members the Victorian Theatre built in 1899 has been saved from being demolished. Currently good progress is being made to re-open the theatre in 2011. If you would like to obtain further information about this project please visit their website http://www.friendsofthegrandtheatre.co.uk/  Another venture is our members becoming involved with the community radio  TMCR FM 95.3  in Thorne  The radio station started broadcasting live from the new studio on 14th December 2009, with a 5 year licence that has now been granted by OfCom with the radio station having soon been on air for two years.

Steve Hobbs our four SMR  members seen at the radio station at the controls of the radio station presenters desk. A lot more complicated than driving a train!   interviewing the Mayor of Thorne-Moorends Cllr Tony Brookes, whilst myself Bob (below) put on the World War II ARP wardens helmet whilst preparing one of the music from the archives shoes.

Meanwhile back at Sandtoft TMCR FM 95.3 visits the museum on the 17th  April 2010 for the launch into service of Edmonton trolleybus 189. Visit the museum's website for more details of the vehicle  click here  I am seen is here with radio stations portable outside broadcasting equipment. To the right sandwiched in the middle with two gentleman keeping me in check during the 2011 World War II event at Pickering.