Crawley Model Engineers

About Us

The Crawley Model Engineers were founded in 1962 by a group of engineers working in one of the factories in Crawley. Shortly after its formation, the Club approached the local Council for a site in Goffs Park on which to build a high level track. Permission was granted and an ‘up and down’ track of about 750 feet was built. Two years later an extended section was opened to give a complete circuit of 1250 feet. This required two cuttings and help was given by the Council with a digger and a dumper truck. The railway has continued to run since that date, the original railway sleeper bed being replaced with custom made girders. The aluminium track has a ruling grade of about 1 in 100 with two short sections of 1 in 80.

The Goffs Park Light Railway is operated by the Crawley Model Engineers and provides Public Passenger rides every Sunday afternoon from the last Sunday in March until the third Sunday in October (BST) and bank holiday Mondays, between the hours of 2pm and 5pm*.

Goffs Park Light Railway is situated about 1 mile west of Crawley High Street, alongside the Crawley/Horsham mainline: postcode RH11 8PB. Click here for link to Street map.

The elevated 1250 feet long circuit has 5 and 3.5 inch capability.

The fare is 30 pence and the ride takes approximately two minutes. Four club locomotives, nine passenger carriages and two driving cars are available for use, with preference being given to Members' locomotives, of which there are roughly 20.

Wednesday mornings we usually meet up at the track to perform routine & emergency maintenance or sometimes to just chat & drink tea.
In the winter off season we also meet on a Sunday morning, the first Sunday of the month the track is reseved for members to run their locos.
*Weather permitting

For more information about us, please contact us at crawleymodelengineers@hotmail.com