Thursday was the official opening day of this five day event – the 50th anniversary of the show – 520 full size steam engines in total on site but the official record stated only 472 as some of the engines were not rideable. This is still a new world record. The weather was generally ok for the first three days with Saturday being the pick of the bunch. It wasn’t as warm as much of the summer but just about acceptable. The weather for Sunday looks a little more ominous…

The quietest area to grab some food and drink (especially some exquisite cider) was the Food Hall area. To be honest, there’s no shortage of street food (of varying quality) throughout the entire Steam Fair.

A summary of the first few days is documented in the many pictures below.