A Day Out with Thomas 2007

Thomas smiles for the crowd as he steams towards Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Having obviously visited the face painting tent, these two young ladies have great fun sounding the whistle on board Thomas. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Fenchurch and 32473 have their picture taken at Kingscote. 23.06.2007

Percy puffs towards Horsted Keynes after shunting the Troublesome Trucks. 01.07.2007

The drivers lean out to have their picture taken as the Stepney Special steams out of Sheffield Park. 01.07.2007

21C123 Blackmoor Vale was feeling slightly unwell, so he stayed outside Sheffield Park Shed all day. Even so he smiled when his picture was taken. 23.06.2007

34028 Eddystone looked after the Bluebell Express and blows out lots of steam on the climb past Waterworks Bridge. 23.06.2007

The Fenchurch Special passes the Sheffield Park Distant Signal. 01.07.2007

21C123 was feeling well again so the Fat Controller let him pull the Bluebell Express. It is passing the Sheffield Park Distant Signal. 01.07.2007

Oh no, said 80151, I am having my picture taken with these green carriages and I wanted to haul the Pullman coaches. Three Arch Bridge 23.06.2007

Sir Topham Hatt had his picture taken with lots of important people. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Thomas steams past the banner saying East Grinstead, Here We Come. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

21C123 smiles for the camera as he climbs Freshfield Bank with the Bluebell Express. 01.07.2007

Thomas smiles for the camera as he waits to leave Kingscote 23.06.2007

Percy's driver looks out as Percy smiles for the camera. Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Fenchurch and 32473 pose for the camera at Kingscote. Smile please! 23.06.2007

Pulling the whistle on board Thomas is great fun! Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

The crew chat as Fenchurch and 32473 wait at Kingscote. 23.06.2007

Your career on the Bluebell Railway may go downhill after a photographer catches you sitting with the clowns.... Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Sir Topham Hatt has his photograph taken with one of his fans. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Thomas sets off from Kingscote 23.06.2007

Having greeted hundreds of visitors Fat Controllers and Clowns sometimes need to sit down for a minute!! (Beware of passing photographers). Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Percy whistles to make sure the crowd are watching him shunt the Troublesome Trucks. Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Percy lets off steam because he does not want to shunt Scruffy. Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

The crowds watch as Percy shunts the Troublesome Trucks at Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Percy hauls the Troublesome Trucks out of Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

The crowd watches as Percy takes the Troublesome Trucks along the siding. Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Oh no! The Troublesome Trucks have come uncoupled and run back downhill towards Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Luckily the Shunter just manages to stop the Troublesome Trucks outside Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Diesel was at Horsted Keynes to meet his friends, but the steam engines made him stay in the siding. 01.07.2007

If you really drive Thomas the Tank Engine why are you wearing those silly shoes? Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

After the shunter asked him nicely, Percy shunts Scruffy and a Brake Van at Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

The Fat Controller was walking round inspecting everything! Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Well the hat is certainly different! A member of Stepney's crew smiles for the camera at Sheffield Park. 01.07.2007

Percy has finished his shunting and one of his friends checks that everything is working right. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Stepney has his photograph taken at Sheffield Park as 1638 waits in the background. 01.07.2007

Percy was entertaining everyone at Horsted Keynes all day so he needed something to eat and drink. Diesel had brought some coal in the truck, and some water was hidden in the milk tanker. Very clever! 01.07.2007

The Fat Controller waves to the children arriving on the Stepney Special. Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Fenchurch and 32473 say goodbye to the signalman as the Fenchurch Special leaves Kingscote. 23.06.2007

Clowns entertain the visitors at Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Percy meets Sharpthorn, who is more than 100 years old and helped to build the railway. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

All the engines whistle as Fenchurch, 32473 and Percy start their race away from Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Whistles blowing, Fenchurch and 32473 race Percy away from Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

A bit further out of the station and Fenchurch and 32473 manage to go quicker than Percy. He beat them the next time! Horsted Keynes 23.06.2007

Percy whistles with pleasure after winning a race with Fenchurch and 32473 later in the day. Horsted Keynes 01.07.2007

Stepney and 1638 arrive at Horsted Keynes with the Stepney Special. 23.06.2007

Fenchurch smiles as he gently steams across the bridge outside Kingscote. 23.06.2007

You could visit the footplate of 75027 at Sheffield Park. 23.06.2007