A colleague mentioned that some miniature railway enthusiasts give train rides on the 3rd sunday of the month at their nearby railway set in the forest just outside bracknell.
So the kid inside me just had to go there this sunday!
One of the mini steam engines pully through the visitor area.
It’s an interesting little setup they have there, you wouldn’t know it was there unless someone told you.
Pinewood leisure centre is setup as a series of sheds that (I guess) are leased out to the community for a varying number of hobbies (gymnastics, amateur theatre, scouts and even judo).
The top right hand side sheds hold a series of little trains, a ticket office and a miniature track that runs a few loops in the neighbouring forest.
A view of the surrounding forest and a oncoming engine part way round the miniature track
Every third sunday in summer the enthusiasts allow the public to pay a reasonable 80p per ticket to ride on one of the engines. There were three engines running today, two steam engines and a diesel.
It seems that diesel engines loose out when people have to choose, as the visitors often opted to wait for the steam ones.
This little engine was not being used, it looked a little lonely 
Anyhow, it’s a nice ride round the little track with the smell of burnt coal in the air and the frequent “toot toot” noises coming from the trains.
This engine has a face, is it related to "Thomas"?
A nice little jaunt I highly recommend.
More details can be found here on the pinewood railway site:
