Welcome! We are a friendly, long established society and a founder member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers and a non-profit making company limited by guarantee. 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. Visitors are always welcome.
We are a model engineering society and 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.
We are a model engineering society and 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.
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We're not just a miniature railway!Our hobby encompasses many different areas of interest, not just miniature railways. One of our members repairs braille machines, but he also collects music boxes and vintage music machines. Here he is playing a 120 year old concert roller organ he has restored. The roller has pins which release valves when the handle is turned and operates the bellows to blow air through the pipes and play the music. CLICK on the picture to see a video of the organ working!
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