New to the Festival this year is a Road Safety Village provided by the sponsors, the South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership.  There will be a chance to test your reaction times, use a speed camera to see how fast you can run, car seat safety advice and a demonstration of the new vehicle licence number recognition cameras.  The Fire and Rescue Service will be reconstructing a crash scene to show how they deal with the collisions they encounter.

In addition to over 600 classic cars and vintage vehicles, there will be fun fair rides, children’s electric go-karts, Autojumble, exotic cars, motorcycle club displays and food and refreshment stalls.  You’ll even be able to check out themed canal barge cruises operating from Victoria Quays.

Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, the Council’s Cabinet member for Climate Change and Local Environment commented: “The Festival of Transport is always a great day out for all members of the family and the free admission makes it particularly attractive this year, which many people will certainly appreciate in these difficult times.  The superbly restored vehicles are always extremely popular, but there are so many other things to see and do, it really is a fantastic family event.”

The Festival will be open between 10.30am and 5pm and show car parking is just £3.

For more details about the Festival, contact the Council’s Events Team on 0114 273 6433 or visit the event website.