History

1932	Formation of the Society, making us one of the oldest in the country
1945	Founder member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers, with 25 members
1959	Start of building a 215m oval track at Springfield Park, Rochdale
1960	Track completed and opened to the public
1971	Permission granted by Rochdale Borough Council to raise the fee from 3d to 2p (present fee still a bargain at 50p)
1972	Extension to the Hut at the Park to bring it up to the present size
1991-1995	Major track extension alongside the Golf Course, to its present length of 604m (Click for Photos)
1996	Affiliated to the Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies
2001	Duchess of Buccleuch, a 31/2 inch gauge locomotive, donated to the Society by Margaret Sutcliffe, niece of David Woolfenden the builder of the engine.
2002	Duchess of Buccleuch restoration is completed and the locomotive is now back in full steaming condition with the Society
2003	The society acted as host for the Northern Association Narrow Gauge Locomotive Efficiency Competition on the 31st May & the 1st June in 2003
2005	Open Weekend, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the track extension alongside the Golf Course
2007	The society had an extremely successful Open Day on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary on the 9th June 2007
2008	The society acted again as host for the Northern Association Narrow Gauge Locomotive Efficiency Competition for the 11th staging of the Competition on the 14th/15th June 2008