About us!

Wortley Top Forge Model Engineers are based at Wortley, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, (see map). We have an active membership of around 40. Members' interests cover everything from miniature steam, diesel and electric locomotion through to clocks, tools, traction engines, stationary industrial machines and trams. Central to our interests and activities is the miniature passenger-carrying railway which operates on Sundays from Easter until early November and most Bank Holidays and which attracts many visitors, young and old, from near and far.

We are always happy to receive visitors, and especially new members.

The Society is fortunate in having a site contained within the historical Wortley Top Forge Industrial Museum which, in its own right, is well worth a visit to those interested in historic buildings, industrial machinery and relics, and boasts a superb working water wheel powered from the waters of the nearby River Don.

Scan through these pages and if you are interested in who we are and what we do, then please come along and meet us, or just read on!.

Opening Times

Wortley Top Forge Model Engineers meet every Sunday from Easter until early November from around 1.30pm when engines are steamed up and the railway is made ready to receive passengers. We are also open on most Bank Holidays. Visitors are always welcome and there is no charge for train rides. The site itself is owned by the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society who allow the Model Engineers to use their facilities. Entry to their site requires admission to be paid of £3 for adults, £0.50p for children and £2.00p for OAPs.