Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers

We were delighted to welcome over thirty children (with their teachers, assorted grown-ups and a very special visitor with a red coat and a big wite beard…) to Sandiway Miniature Railway this week. The children were brilliantly behaved – they were a credit to everyone! Read More …

Well, we’ve finally reached the end of our fundraising efforts for this year and we have been blown away by the generosity of all concerned. The total raised for The Christie Charity in 2025 by the Society is (drum roll please…) £2734, far exceeding our Read More …

Our final gala for 2025 will be our Autumn Gala, to be held on Sunday 19 October. As with the successful events of May and June, all the proceeds from this will be given to The Christie Charity. A number of visiting steam engines are Read More …

A big thank you from everyone at MCSME to all who had any part in making this weekend’s Charity Gala the superb event that it has clearly been. We were blessed with great weather, which drew in a large number of people who were presented Read More …

Our chosen charity for 2025 is The Christie Charity and our main fundraising event is our Charity Gala, being held on 28 and 29 June. We will have multiple steam engines and the full extent of the 7.25″ railway in operation (including both ground level Read More …

Our first ‘Sandiway Scampers’ weekend has been a fantastic success! On both Saturday and Sunday, visiting and “home” engines were kept busy, hauling passengers, entertaining drivers and generally having fun. Of course, being blessed by brilliant weather played a big part in making the event Read More …

Less than a week to go! The first of our special events to raise money for this year’s chosen charity takes place this weekend. We will be hosting two days of operations with Scamp locomotives, with visiting locomotives alongside the three Scamps that belong to Read More …

We will be running on Wednesdays during the school holiday as part of our Easter programme. The full list of dates for April is as follows Sunday 6 AprilWednesday 9 AprilSunday 13 AprilWednesday 16 AprilEaster Sunday 20 AprilBank Holiday Monday 21 AprilSunday 27 April We Read More …

Just a reminder that we remain open throughout the winter months. Our normal running times are from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm on Sundays; the weather has to be pretty grim for it to stop us running! In addition, to coincide with Santa’s visits to Read More …