About RMES

Rugby Model Engineering Society Ltd (RMES) was founded in 1949 and was formed to retain and pass on our engineering heritage and skills. We've created our beautiful Rainsbrook Valley Railway in south Rugby, where we have both a 7 1/4 inch ground track and a 5 inch raised track, for RMES members and other societies to run their locos. As well as club events, we offer monthly Public Ride days from March to October where everyone can enjoy our trains and railway - of which more information can be found on our dedicated Rainsbrook Valley Railway website here. 

Our extended railway

Rugby Model Engineering Society Ltd (operators of the Rainsbrook Valley Railway) has acquired additional land adjacent to their current site in Onley Lane to allow an expansion of their raised and ground level railways and to provide dedicated land for customer car parking on public open days.

The old RMES site of 4.5 acres has been extended by a further 7.5 acres giving 12 acres in total. The land has been leased from Rugby Borough Council in 2014 for a period of 50 years.
We have now extended the 7.1/4 inch gauge ground level track from its old length of 1000 metres to 1 Mile and have extended the raised track (5 and 3.1/2 and 2.1/2 inch gauge) from  335 metres to 731 metres which opened in July 2021.
Other major ancillary works have included the provision of a new roadway to the new car parking area and the provision of two 40 foot shipping containers for secure storage.
This programme will provide Rugby with one of the longest ground level and raised miniature railway tracks in the Midlands area and secure the amenity for the enjoyment local people in the long term.

Further details of our plans are at the bottom of this page and pictures of the new work are in the Gallery Section