Sheffield & District Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd.

A pair of 7¼" gauge Thomas II design locos with carriages full of happy visitors.

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. Interested visitors are always welcome.

OUR LOCATION
97, 98 and 218 buses from Sheffield city centre stop near our entrance on Abbeydale Road South immediately 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 and Totley Railway Station is only 200 yards away to the south.
There will be a yellow sign advertising the railway on the grass verge by our entrance gate when we are open to the public.
Free parking is usually available in our field - at your own risk and dependent on weather conditions. If you park on the road please do not block our neighbours' driveways. Don't park on the grass verges because it's illegal and the council sometimes ticket offenders.
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 annual Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity day will be on Sunday 2nd August 2026. We have raised £39,000 since we began holding the event. Click on the logo to visit the Charity's website.

Our annual St Luke's Hospice charity event will be on Friday 11th December 2026. In 2025 we raised £4321. Since we began these events we have raised over £15,000. 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!

Model engineering encompasses many different areas of interest, not just miniature railways. Here a visitor prepares his steam powered traction engine before having a run around the site.

This is 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 photo gallery.