Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers
A member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers. Club No. N33
Calling all Scampers! You are invited to our first Scamp gathering at Sandiway Miniature Railway. We are based about three miles from Northwich, in Cheshire; as well as three who run Scamps, we are very fortunate to count Colin Edmondson (who designed the Scamp and 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 …
We plan to have live steam at Sandiway during September… Sunday 8 September: GloinSunday 15 September: Lady JoanSunday 29 September: Red Damsel You can read more about Gloin, Lady Joan and Red Damsel on our ‘Members’ Locomotives’ page. Running times are, as ever, from 12:00 Read More …
We hope to run trains throughout the Summer Holidays on Wednesdays, from Wednesday 24 July until the end of August. Running hours are, as ever, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. We hope to see you there.
On Sunday 14 July, a presentation of £525, the proceeds of the Society’s 50th Anniversary Gala, was made to Kim Smith at Sandiway Miniature Railway. The money will be given to Kim’s charity, Simply The Breast, raising funds for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity. (Read further Read More …
A Charity Gala will mark the fiftieth birthday of the Mid Cheshire Society of Model Engineers (MCSME) over the weekend of 6/7 July. All proceeds from the event will be given to the local charity Simply The Breast, which raises money for Mid Cheshire Hospitals Read More …
We will be open on extra days during the Easter school holidays: Easter Sunday 31 MarchBank Holiday Monday 1 AprilWednesday 3 AprilSunday 7 AprilWednesday 10 April We hope to be operating using a steam locomotive on Monday 1 April (using Lady Joan) and, a couple Read More …
Very best wishes to all for 2024 from everybody at MCSME. This coming Sunday is the last chance to visit Pete Waterman’s Making Tracks exhibition and combine it with a ride on our miniature railway at Sandiway. At the time of writing, there is still Read More …
Our running dates for December (which are modified because Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve both fall on Sundays, and taking account of school holidays and the opening of the nearby Making Tracks exhibition) have now been finalised. Come and see us on… Sunday 3 Read More …
Remember a magical childhood Christmas when you woke to find Santa had left you a toy train set? This festive season, revisit those happy memories of yesteryear at the Pete Waterman’s ‘Making Tracks’ installation. Following its recent success at Chester Cathedral, Pete Waterman and the Read More …