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Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 60th season Express auction and gala: A VIA train carted 460 partygoers from Union Station to Stratford and back raising almost $450,000 for the upcoming theatre season

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Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Gala guests ride a vintage fire truck which was waiting at the Stratford train station to take guests to the theatre.Tom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Brigit Wilson, Antoni Cimolino, Richard Rooney and Laura Dinner on the Stratford Express en route to the Stratford Festival Gala.Tom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Shaila and Raj Kothari, Rob Badun and Eileen Gillese on the Stratford Express en route to the Stratford Festival Gala.Tom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Kim and Brian NaishTom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Chis and Deborah Spilar with Robert and Lynn Knapp.Tom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Peter Carruthers and Stephanie AniolTom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Victoria Macpherson and Peter HayesTom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Sylvia Chrominska and Mike VerrierTom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Sara Murray, Kellen McRae and Stephanie Arsenault at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel pre champaign reception.Tom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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Molly Thompson, Caitlin Adamson, Lorraine Moran and Tamara BahryTom Sandler/The Globe and Mail

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