Some of our members' work at our recent exhibition.
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 funded by the Lottery Awards For All scheme which enables most wheelchair users to enjoy a ride on the railway. Please ask if you need this service. We are a completely non-profit making company limited by guarantee. All our members are volunteers, so our income is used to insure and run the railway, maintain our buildings and the picnic area.
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Our annual Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity fund raising event took place in August. We 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
We support St. Luke's Hospice in Sheffield and raised over £1000 with evening train rides to see our Christmas lights last year.
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:
Model engineering encompasses many different areas of interest, not just miniature railways. This experimental stationary steam engine is the work of one of our members.
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