Model Engineering Clubs

We are frequently asked by newcomers to the hobby where they can run a locomotive or traction engine - we always recommend getting in touch with the local model engineering club which, in addition to offering track and sometime workshop facilities, is a great source of useful information.

Below we have attempted to list the UK clubs. We have checked every link and, for those clubs without a website, attempted to find contact information through other sources. We believe the list to be up to date and accurate - if your club isn't represented or the information is out of date, please let us know and we will correct it.

We've looked at all the websites listed and there are some really cracking ones. The best offer loads of information on the club, how to find them, membership details, some even have their current newsletter online! Others are a little more basic, although still quite useful. From our point of view, it is nice to be able quickly to establish where the club is, when it meets, who to contact about membership and a calendar of upcoming events/steaming days.

For those who haven't got a site yet - it's easy to do, very cheap and will increase the interest in your club. You may even sign up some new members!

UK Clubs	Track
Andover & District Model Engineering Society	Located Wherwell Hants. 1361 feet 2 Â½, 3 Â½, 5 raised level; 1.35 miles 7 1/4 ground level
Avonvale Model Engineering Society	5 & 7 1/4 inch gauge ground level
Basingstoke & District Model Engineering Society	Viables Craft Centre, Basingstoke
Bedford Model Engineering Society	Bedford. 900 yards 5 & 7 1/4, 250 yards 5 & 3 1/2
Birmingham Society of Model Engineers Ltd	Ilshaw Heath
Black Country Live Steamers	Blowers Green Pump House
Bournemouth & District Society of Model Engineers	New track at Littledown Park, Bournemouth. 3 1/2, 5, 7 1/4 all raised level
Brandon & District SME	Weeting, multi-gauge ground level track, boating pond
Bracknell Railway Society	Jocks Lane Park, Bracknell
Bridgend & District Model Engineering Society	620 feet 3Â½â€ and 5â€ raised track 1300 feet 5â€ and 7Â¼â€ ground level track
Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers	Ravensprings Park, Cawcliffe Road, Brighouse 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5 inch raised level 660 foot loop 7 1/4 inch ground level
Brighton & Hove Society of Miniature Locomotive Engineers	Hove Park
Bristol Society of Model and Experimental Engineers	Ashton Court Estate, Bristol
Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers	Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove
Burnley & Pendle Miniature Railway Society	Thompson ark, Burnley
Cambridge Model Engineering Society	Public running second Sunday of Summer months, May-Oct, 2 - 5.30pm Fulbrooke Road, Cambridge (off Grantchester Road)
Canterbury & District Model Engineering Society	Sturry
Canvey Railway & Model Engineering Club	Canvey Island
Cardiff Model Engineering Society	Heath Park, Cardiff
Carlisle & District Model Engineering Society	Hammonds Park, Carlisle
Chelmsford Society of Model Engineers	Meteor Way, Chelmsford 7 1/4 ground level, 5 inch ground level under construction Raised level track
Cheltenham Society of Model Engineers	Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5 raised level 700 feet 5 & 7 1/4 ground level short "there & back" line
Chesterfield & District Model Engineering Society	Bolsover Road, Chesterfield
Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers	Blackberry Lane, Chichester
Chingford & District Model Engineering Club	Ridgeway Park, Chingford
City of Newport Model Engineering Society	South Wales, UK
City of Sunderland Model Engineering Society Ltd	Roker Park, Sunderland
Colchester Socety of Model Engineers	Raised level 3 1/2 & 5, 1050 feet, ground level 5 & 7 1/4
Coventry Model Engineering Society	Ryton Pools Country Park, 3 1/2 & 5, 1900 feet. Members working Saturday afternoons, public running Sunday afternoons
Crawley Model Engineers	Goffs Park, 3 1/2 & 5, 1250 feet raised level. Public running 2-5pm every Sunday, Easter - October
Derby Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd	Enquiries call 01405 817937, email iantattersall@talktalk.net
Dublin Society of Model & Experimental Engineers
East Grinstead Model Engineers	Ground level 5 inch
East Herts Miniature Railway Society Ltd	Van Hage Garden Company, Great Amwell
East Somerset Society of Model & Experimental Engineers	Shepton Mallet
Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers	Almondell Model Engineering Centre EH52 5SN
Elmdon Model Engineering Society	Operate the Wythall Miniature Steam Railway, Birmingham. Ground level 5 & 7 1/4 inch gauge.
Erewash Valley Model Engineering Society
Eskvalley Model Engineering Society SCIO	Roslin Glen Country Park, EH25 9PX (Monday evenings) Running track. (2000ft) Vogrie Country Park, Pathhead, Dalkeith. (Summer, Sunday pm)
Evergreens Miniature Railway	Ground level 7 1/4 inch, raised level 5 inch gauge railway near Boston, Lincs
Fareham & District Society of Model Engineers	475 metre 3Â½" and 5" gauge raised track and a 285 metre ground level 7Â¼" gauge track
Frimley & Ascot Locomotive Club	Frimley Lodge Park
Fylde Society of Model Engineers	St George's playing fields, Thornton
GEC (Coventry) Model Engineering Society	Copsewood Railway, 5 & 7 1/4 ground level
Gravesend Model Marine & Engineering Society	Cascades Leisure Centre, Gravesend
Grimsby & Cleethorpes Model Engineering Society	Waltham, 3 1/2, 5 & 7 1/4 ground level
Guildford Model Engineering Society	Stoke Park, Guildford
Halesworth & District Model Engineering Society Ltd
Harrow & Wembley Society of Model Engineers	Roxbourne Park, Field End Road, Ruislip
Hatfield & District SME	Mr D Harter, 01707 330964
Hereford SME
High Wycombe Model Engineering Club	Holmer Green
Huddersfield SME	Greenhead Park, Huddersfield
Hull and District Society of Model & Experimental Engineers Ltd	West Park, Hull
Ickenham & District Society of Model Engineers	Ickenham Village
Ipswich Model Engineering Society
Isle of Wight Model Engineering Society	Cowes
Kent Model Engineering Society	Eltham
Kings Lynn & District Society of Model Engineers	Lynnsport Leisure Centre, King's Lynn. Ground level 3 1/2, 5 & 7 1/4 inch gauge
Kinver & West Midlands Society of Model Engineers Ltd.	Kinver, Staffs
Lancaster & Morecambe MES	Tarn Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth LA5 9RX
Leeds Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
Leicester Society of Model Engineers Ltd	Abbey Park
Leyland Society of Model Engineers	Worden Park,Leyland
Lincoln & District Model Engineering Society	North Scarle
Llanelli & District model engineering society	Pembrey Park, Llanelli
Llyn Model Engineering Society	Llyn Peninsular, North Wales
Maidstone Model Engineering Society	Mote Park,Maidstone
Malden District Society of Model Engineers Ltd	Thames Ditton Miniature Railway
Manx Steam & Model Engineering Club
Melton Mowbray Model Engineering Society	Whissendine, ground level 5 & 7/14, raised 3 1/2 & 5
Merthyr Tydfil MES	Cyfarthfa Park. Raised 3 1/2 & 5, 800 feet with a 90 foot tunnel (which sounds exciting)
Mid-Cheshire SME	Ground level 5 & 7 1/4 inch
Mid-Sussex Model Engineering Club Ltd.	Haywards Heath
Mid Wales Model Engineering Society	The Park, Newtown, Powys. SY16 2PL
Milton Keynes Model Engineering Society	Caldecotte Arms, Bletcham Way, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK7 8HP
Model Engineering Society of Northern Ireland	Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Raised 3 1/2 & 5, 1700 feet, ground level 7 1/4, 1200 feet
Model Steam Road Vehicle Society
Mold Model Engineering Society	Northop, North Wales
Motherwell Model Engineering Society
National 2 1/2 inch Gauge Association
Newton Abbot & District Model Engineering Society	Newton Abbot, 3 1/2 & 5 inch gauge raised track
North London Society of Model Engineers	Tyttenhanger, Colney Heath
North Staffs Model Engineering Society	Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme
North Norfolk Model Engineering Club	County School Station, Mid Norfolk Railway. Contact Gordon Ford: 01263 512350
North Wales Model Engineering Society	Llandudno
North West Engineering Society
North West Leicestershire Society of Model Engineers	Hermitage Recreation Ground, Whitwick. Ground & raised level track
North Wilts Model Engineering Society	Coate Water, Swindon
Northampton Society of Model Engineers	Elevated 3 1/2 & 5, ground level 5 & 7 1/4
Northolt Model Railway Club	Northolt Village Community Centre
Norwich and District Society of Model Engineers	Eaton Park, Norwich. Run every Sunday May to September
Nottingham- Valley Road Model Engineering Society	Operate 3 1/2" & 5" gauge raised level at Catfoot Lane, Lambley, Nottingham.
Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers	Gauge 1, 3 1/2 & 5 inch raised level, 7 1/4 ground level at Ruddington Fields Station, Nottingham
Oswestry Model Engineering Society	Park Hall Showground, Oswestry, Shropshire
City of Oxford Society of Model Engineers	Cutteslowe Park, Oxford
Pembrokeshire M.E.	Operate 3 1/2" & 5" gauge raised level at Cromwell Road, Milford Haven
Perranporth & District Model Engineering Society	Perranporth
Peterborough Society of Model Engineers	Currently homeless, looking for a new site
Pinewood Miniature Railway	Pinewood Leisure Centre, Wokingham
Plymouth Miniature Steam	Goodwin Park, Plymouth
Polegate & District Model Engineering Club Ltd	Polegate Sports and Leisure Field
Portsmouth Model Engineering Society	Bransbury Park, Milton
Ramsgate and District Model Engineering Club	Eilington Park, Ramsgate, Kent, raised 3 1/2 & 5
Reading Society of Model Engineers	Prospect Park, Reading, raised 2 1/2, 3 1/2 & 5, ground level 5 & 7 1/4 Public running first Sunday of the month from 1.30pm
Ribble Valley Live Steamers	Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3LA
Rochdale Society of Model & Experimental Engineers	Springfield Park, Rochdale
Romney Marsh Model Engineering Society	Rolfe Lane, New Romney
Rotherham & District Model Engineers Society Ltd	Victoria Park, Rawmarsh
Royston and District Model Engineering Society	Meldreth Manor Special School
Rugby Model Engineering Society	Rainbrook Valley Railway
Ryedale Society of Model Engineers	The Old School, Gilling East
Saffron Walden Society of Model Engineers	Audley End
Sale Area Model Engineering Society	Walton Park, Manchester. 3 1/2 & 5 inch gauge raised level track
Salisbury Model Engineering Society	Winterslow. 3 1/2 & 5 inch gauge raised level track Meetings third Wednesday of the month at Porton Memorial Hall
Scottish Model Engineering Trust	Wester Pickston, Glenalmond, Perth. Ground level 7 1/4 & 5, raised level 3 1/2 & 5, outdoor 16mm railway
Scunthorpe Society of Model Engineers	Normanby Hall Country Park, Scunthorpe
Sheffield & District Society of Model Engineers	Abbeydale Road, Sheffield
Shrewsbury & District Model Engineers Society
South Durham Society of Model Engineers	Raised level 3 1/2, 5 & 7 1/4 inch gauge track
Southampton Society of Model Engineers	Raised 3 Â½â€ & 5â€ track. Ground level 7 1/4 inch gauge track at Riverside Park
Southport Model Engineering Club	Victoria Park, Southport. 3 1/2 & 5 inch gauge track
Spenborough Model and Experimental Engineers Ltd	Royds Park , Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire Ground level 5 & 7 1/4, raised 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 - 5 - 7 1/4
Staines Society of Model Engineers	Staines Park, Staines-upon-Thames
St. Albans & District Model Engineering Society	Christchurch Centre, St. Albans
Stafford & District Model Engineering Society Ltd	Stafford Showground
Stamford Model Engineering Society
Stockport & District Society of Model Engineers
Strathaven Model Society	1/2 mile ground level 5 & 7 1/4, 595 feet raised
Surrey Society of Model Engineers	Contact Paul Edmonds 01737 845446 (Secretary)
Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society	Beech Hurst Recreation Gardens, Haywards Heath
Sutton Model Engineering Club Ltd	530ft 7 1/4 inch & 5 inch ground level, 5 inch, 3 1/2 inch & 2 1/2 inch raised level, and 230ft gauge 1 track
Sutton Coldfield Model Engineering Society	Balleny Green
Taunton Model Engineers	Vivary Park
Teeside Small Gauge Railway
Tonbridge Model Engineering Society
The 7 1/4" Gauge Society
Tyneside SMEE	3 1/2 & 5" raised track and a new ground level 5 & 7 1/4 track.
Uckfield Model Railway Club	Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum
Vale of Aylesbury Model Engineering Society	Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road
Valley Road Model Engineering Society	Valley Road, Nottingham. Raised level 3 1/2 & 5
Welling & District Model Engineering Society
West Cumbria Guild of Model Engineers	Curwen Hall Park, Workington. Raised level 3 1/2 & 5
West Huntspill Model Engineering Society	Memorial Park, New Road, West Huntspill, HIGHBRIDGE Somerset TA9 3QE. 5" and 3Â½" gauge. Public running Sunday afternoons 2pm to 4.30pm Easter-October. Contact: Geoff Stait 01278 788007 For all events see website
Westland & Yeovil District Model Engineering Society	1200 foot raised level track 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5 O-gauge SM32 garden railway
West Riding Small Locomotive Society	Bradford Road, A650 Tingley, WF3 1RU Public running every Sunday Easter to September Raised level 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 5 & 7 1/4 Ground level 7 1/4 Telephone 01924 363908
West Wiltshire Model Engineering Society	White Horse Country Park, Coach Road , Westbury BA13 4LX Raised level 3 1/2 and 5 inch
Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society	Budmouth Technology College
Wimborne & District Society of Model Engineers	Merley Park, Wimborne. 2 1/2, 3 1/2 raised level, 5 inch ground level
Wirral Model Engineering Society	Royden Park, Frankby, Wirral.
Wolverhampton & District Model Engineering Society
Worthing & District Society of Model Engineers	The Boulevard, Goring
Wortley Top Forge Model Engineers	Thurgoland, near Barnsley. Half mile 5 & 7 1/4 ground level
Wrexham Model Engineering Society	Pant-yr-Ochan, Wrexham, contact John Bennett 01978 856687
York City & District Society of Model Engineers Ltd

Overseas Clubs
Modelleisenbahn-Club Einsiedeln, Switzerland	All sorts of interesting pictures, German language site with English webmaster who gives a good English-language summary of their activities
Mud Creek Central Railroad	A large 7 1/4 inch gauge layout in New York state which looks most impressive from the aerial photographs on their website. 4 3/4 inch and gauge 1 catered for as well.