We are a friendly, long established model engineering society and a founder member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers. Visitors are always welcome. We are dedicated to promoting our hobby by building and operating steam and other types of powered models; by invention and experimentation; by tool making; by encouraging young people to become engineers; by maintaining links with model engineers in the UK and abroad; by promoting our hobby within our local community; and by supporting local charities - particularly the Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity and St. Luke's Hospice. We sell light refreshments, ice cream and souvenirs when the railway is open to the public and our premises and toilets are wheelchair accessible. We have a special carriage which was funded by the Lottery Awards For All scheme and enables most wheelchair users to enjoy a ride on the railway. Please ask if you need this service. All our members are volunteers, so all our income is used to insure and run the railway, maintain our buildings and the picnic area. We are a completely non-profit making company limited by guarantee.
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Our annual Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity fund raising in August raised £3700 thanks to the generosity of our customers. We have donated £23,000 since we started the event in 2013. A plaque recognising our contributions is displayed in the Hospital's new wing. Click on the photo to visit the Charity's website
Click here to see how you can help to transform a child's life with cleft palate surgery.
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We're not just a miniature railway!
Our hobby encompasses many different areas of interest, not just miniature railways. Some model engineers like to make miniatures of full-size vintage machinery, like this antique twin spindle drilling machine.
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