Sheffield & District Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd.

Welcome! We are a friendly, long established society and a founder member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers. We promote our hobby by building and operating steam and other powered models; experimentation; encouraging young people to become engineers; maintaining links and holding rallies with other societies; sharing our hobby with our local community; and supporting local charities. We sell light refreshments, ice creams and souvenirs when the railway is open and our premises are wheelchair accessible. We have a carriage funded by the Lottery enabling most wheelchair users to enjoy a ride on the railway. We are a non-profit making company limited by guarantee, and as a model engineering society all our staff are volunteers. All revenue goes into maintaining the railway and improving facilities or is donated to charity. We do not charge for entry to the railway. Visitors are always welcome.

OUR LOCATION
97, 98 and 218 buses from
Sheffield city centre stop near our entrance on Abbeydale Road South just after the Industrial Hamlet museum. We're directly opposite house number 283. Satnav: S17 3LB is closest. Our ///what3words entrance location is grape.slang.town. Dore Railway Station is 200 yards away.
There will be a yellow sign on the grass verge by our entrance gate when we are open to the public.
Free parking in our field at your own risk. If you park on the road please do not block our neighbours' driveways. Don't park on the grass verges or the council may ticket you.
For safety reasons, ball games, other throwing games and BBQs are not permitted on our premises. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept under control and on a short lead. They cannot be taken on the trains.

Our Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity day on Sunday 3rd August was a great success. The final total raised was £4799. Thank you to everyone who turned up to support the event. We have donated £39,000 since we started the event. Click on the logo to visit the Charity's website.

Please click here to see how easily you can help to transform a child's life with cleft palate surgery.

We're not just a miniature railway!

Our hobby encompasses many different areas of interest, not just miniature railways. This a magnificent model of a fairground showman's engine.

This a "Stuart No. 4" engine supplied as castings with drawings. Height: 10 Inches. Flywheel Diameter: 5 Inches. Cylinder Bore: 1½ Inches. Cylinder Stroke: 1¼ Inches. A member is currently building one of these engines and from time to time progress will be featured in the gallery.