The Cotswold Festival of Steam is over and tired but happy volunteer staff have been reflecting on a really successful weekend:

1. the weather was dry throughout
2. the car parks were full
3. everyone seemed to enjoy the weekend's variety
4. the ticket count is over, and we can confirm that over 4,700 were sold - a big improvement on last year and an average of over 1,100 for each of the four days.  That's despite a lot of competing attractions - in the railway world, the Eastleigh Open Day and locally the Cheese Rolling at Coopers Hill, to name but two.
5. star of the show for family visitors was definitely 5972 in its better-klnow guise as Hogwarts Castle…but
6. for sheer charm it's hard to beat the little 134-year-old 'Terrier' no. 662 with its 'Queen Mary' brake van

What did you think?  What was good?  What could we do better?  Click here to tell us your views and we'll publish a summary (both the good and the constructively critical).