5 days of Santa Specials and 2 (new) afternoons of 'Tea with Santa' enticed around 2,000 visitors - a huge achievement and a new record by around 25%.

We hope that everyone enjoyed themselves and that they were able to leave aside the current Covid worries for a while.

Of course, nothing would have happened without the efforts of the volunteers who worked very hard in the preceeding weeks and during December. A pat on the back for a job well done!

Images from the Santa Specials, not necessarily in date order.

Lovely comments from the Visitors Book - thank you for those and those who left equally great comments on Facebook. Really appreciated by the volunteers!
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The first and last days, our two steam locomotives were used 'top and tailing' the coach. Here is Andrew Barclay 'Lord Fisher'.
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

This is Peckett 'Pectin', currently without nameplates pending a formal launch in 2022.
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

Decorated coach.
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Kim Gullis)

Sign of the times....
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

Wilderness Platform

View from inside the coach.
(Photo courtesy Kim Gullis)

Photos of the Visitor Centre (Transfer Shed) on test prior to the start of the Santa Specials.
(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

(Photo courtesy Andy Sugg)

All good!
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Sarah Smith)

(Photo courtesy Kim Gullis)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

Model Railway.

(Photo courtesy Kim Gullis)

Raffle ladies (before site opened)
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

Hardworking catering staff.
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

and more!

and finally, but not least, the some of the Shop volunteers.
(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)

(Photo courtesy Brian Haigh)