Clubs

Does anyone know of a model engineer's club near Doncaster other than Thorn railway, (they meet on the wrong night).

I cannot do Tuesday or Friday nights due to brass band rehearsals.

It depends on what you want from a club. Most also meet at weekends. May depend on whether they have a track in the gauge you want. Do you live in Doncaster or some miles one side or t'other? There's Sandtoft and Wortly top on opposite sides, or Rotherham.
Perhaps there are a load of people at Doncaster who want to meet on another day. Talk to the club secretary.

Nothing doing at Sandtoft - it's just down the road for me

Just because a club has a track does not mean the entire club think only of locomotives. There will be many members with diverse interests but a passenger carrying line is a vital source of revenue. Insurance alone can account for £20 a year out of the subs, depending on the how big the club is.

Leeds SMEE meet regularly on Wednesday evenings at Eggborough Power Station. Not a million miles from Donny.

Summer running days are second Sundays in the month (March - October) and a few summer Wednesdays. Next formal meeting is 7th February (Talk on the new Patriot loco), but we usually have a natter session every other Wednesday. We also do Monday daytime working parties. Come along and see us! (No disclaimer here - I'm the Treasurer!)

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Edited By Nigel Bennett on 24/01/2018 18:23:36

Probably mislead everyone by mentioning Thorne. I am not into railways, more small engineering projects. A steam mill engine on the go at the moment. Want to build a boiler and get it tested too. Think it would be handy to share knowledge with others.

As an aside, my late father was a loco driver. He had two replies for people who loved steam engines:

They wouldn't be so keen if they had to shovel call all the way from Doncaster to Kings Cross and back.

They wouldn't like them if they had to light a fire in one at two O' clock on a winter's morning.

Stephen, Rotherham model engineering club is based in Rawmarsh and meet Wednesday's and Sunday's. As I am sure you know its located between Rotherham and Doncaster. Their web address is WWW.rdmes.co.uk

Highly suspicious! I'm sure that's a silver tuba in your avatar pic

Neil

Well observed Neil, Besson Sovereign double b flat. A beautiful piece of engineering...now if only I could build one!