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October 2025

We have modified and re-positioned our locomotive unloading hydraulic hoist and created a hard standing for vehicles.  The hoist is now mounted on rails which allows it to move in both a vertical and horizontal plane to make lining up with the vehicle so much easiier.

   






 
 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

  

August 2025

The August 2025 edition of the Federation of Model Engineering Societies Newsletter can be seen  . .  . .  |HERE|

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

  

June 2025

The weekend of 21 and 22 June saw us holding our annual RuMLEC efficiency competition which was well supported with 15 locomotives taking part over the two days. The winner this year was Pete Dawson with his superb 5" gauge 'Royal Scot' and was deservedly awarded the Hugh Jenkins Trophy.

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

  

March 2025

An article on our new Gauge 1 and G Scale tracks written by Eddie Castellan has now been published in the March 2025 edition of the Gauge i Newsletter and Journal (Issue 285)

 

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

  

February 2025

Our Gauge 1 and G Scale tracks have now fully commissioned and members are now running their models on the impressive oval track located between our steaming bay and station.

   



 

 

 

 

 

 

  

January 2025

Work has begun on removing two sections of our running track to allow National Grid to lay 132 Kv cables across our site.  We expect to have the track reinstated and our full 2000ft circuit available for running from mid March. 

   




 

 

 

 

 

 

  

December 2024

Despite 27 December being a very cold day our annual 'Christmas Steam Up' was well supported by our members and was enjoyed by all who attended this important annual event in our society's programme.

   




 

 

 

 

 

 

  

November 2024

On Friday 8 November 2024 an agency film crew filming background information on the town of Rugeley for a BBC 'Travelling Auctioneers, Antique Road Trip' production visited our railway.   The Rugeley programme will be broadcast on BBC television early in the new year.

More information on this BBC programme . . . . . . |HERE|

    




 

 

 

 

 

 

  

September 2024

We are in the process of setting up a Gauge 1 layout wihin the area of our existing raised level track.  As work in progress there will be more information and photographs to follow. 

 

 

      


 

 

 

 

 

 

  

September 2024

We have updated our Child Protection Policy  . . . . . . 

 

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

JJuly 2024

The July 2024 edition of the Federation of Model Engineering Societies Newsletter can be seen  . .  . .  |HERE|

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

June 2024

Our society's annual efficiciency trials, the 'Rugeley Model Locomotive Efficiency Competition'  . . . .  RuMLEC  . . . took place over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of June.  The competition was keenly contested over the two days and the top 3 places were very close.  The winner was Alan Redgrave with his 5" gauge 'Polly 5'. All of the results can be seen  . . . .   |HERE|

 

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

May 2024

Over the weekend of 18th and 19th May our society hosted a very succesful 3.1/2" gauge rally. Many visitors came from as far as Kent, Surrey, Reading, Manchester and Birmingham.  Photographs taken by our members over the two days can be seen  . .  . . . . . .   |HERE|

 

    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

May 2024

The April 2024 edition of the Federation of Model Engineering Societies Newsletter can be seen  . .  . .  |HERE|

 

    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

May 2023

On Sunday 21 May The Peacock Railway operated by the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society held an extra public running day with the day's takings to be donated to our society.    When the day's takings were added up, together with a generous donation from an individual South Cheshire MES member, we were presented with a envelope containing the proceeds.  We were absolutely delighted to hear that as much as £560 was raised which we will go towards our 'Save the Rugeley Miniature Railway' campaign fighting fund. Our sincere thanks from all of our members to all of their members for their generosity.  The Heritage Railway Magazine published this story in their May/June 2023 Issue 308 which you can read here  . . . . .

 

    
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

May 2023

On Saturday 20 May 2023 we were pleased to receive a visit from Michael Fabricant, Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Councillor Richard Cox to support our 'Save the Rugeley Miniature Railway' campaign.  Our railway lies just within Mr Fabricant's constituency. Please use this link   |HERE| for photographs taken on the day, and Mr Fabricant's own report on his visit on his website  . .

https://www.michael.fabricant.mp.co.uk/2023/05/20/rugeley-miniature-railway/

    
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

May 2023

We received a particularly warm welcome when we visited the Sutton Coldfield Model Engineering Society, home of the Little Hay Miniature Railway, on 14 May 2023.

    
 
   

March  2023

On Saturday 18 March 2023 we were very pleased to receive a special visit from the Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP for Cannock,  to support of our 'Save the Rugeley Miniature Railway' campaign.

    
 

 


October 2022

On a rather wet Sunday 23 October we received a visit from members of the Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers, who brought some impressive locomotives. One of the visiting members produced this video of the day  . . . . . .

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

October 2022

The September 2022 edition of the Federation of Model Engineering Societies Newsletter can be seen  . .  . .  |HERE|

 

 

  

 

July 2022

The June 2022 edition of the Federation of Model Engineering Societies Newsletter can be seen  . .  . .  |HERE|

  

 

February 2021

Our society was approached by a community group newly set up to promote and share memories of Cannock park in Staffordshire, which was home to our former track when our society was established in 1971.  we were then called  Cannock Chase Model Engineers.  The society operated there until 1988 when it had to leave the park to make way for a new development.  The Society then relocated and built our present track and facilities in the grounds of the Rugeley Power Station.  Hence the change of name. The community group have been given some photographs of the Society at the park from a collection owned by our members Don Dutton and John Dutton.   These can be seen on the 'Pals of Cannock Park' facebook page  . . . . 

https://www.facebook.com/Pals-of-Cannock-Park-104779358315377/

 

 

  
 

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