Present Day

The club now has over 100 members. They range in experience from raw beginners, some of whom had never cut a piece of metal before joining the club, to professional engineers.

The most popular projects are live steam locomotives. Other interests include large-scale electric locomotives, model traction engines and stationary engines. 

As the club continues to keep upto date with the latest technology, with onsite Wifi and CCTV, and now running exceptional events such as the SMEC Ghost Train - as featured of ITV Granada Reports