About us

2008

Dream Steam was started in 2008 by Alan Dunster.  The business began by bringing together the manufacture and supply of upgrades for the original Mamod live steam loco and IP Engineering Jane with the supply of the current incarnation of the original Mamod design of locos, rolling stock, track and spares, which are now made by MSS in Wales.

Feedback from customers suggested that those new to the hobby found most other general garden railway supplier websites confusing and not very user friendly from the beginner's point of view.  So we set about establishing a reputation as the on-line specialists for garden railway beginners. We carefully chose and extended the range of locos and rolling stock, based on value for money, ease of use and reliability. We then presented them  in a logical and clear format that made it easy to find and purchase.

2010

In Late 2010 Paul Fletcher joined forces with Alan to take Dream Steam forward with more resources and production capacity.

2011

August 2011 Alan Dunster left Dream Steam to concentrate on other business interests. The company is now solely owned by the Fletcher family, Paul, Ruth and Paul Senior.

2012

Summer 2012 Dream Steam are proud to announce that we have become a stockist for Mamod locomotives.

2013

Throughout 2013 Dream Steam has consistently grown and introduced new products, this includes new rolling stock from MSS and new fixings and fastenings. 

2014

A move to new offices, taking on new staff and becoming stockist for both Roundhouse and Peco have been major landmarks for  us this year.

2015

​Now attending more shows than ever and meeting visitors daily in our showroom.

2016

​Bachmann products have now been added to the range including the ever popular Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends.

2018

Due to ever increasing demand from customers Dream Steam has now started stocking smaller gauges such as OO and OO-9 with its sister company, Dream Steam Small Scale. www.dreamsteam-smallscale.co.uk

Dream Steam Works are now manufacturer of the Set-a-Curve Radius Setter. 

Our showroom extension has now started and is well underway. Work should be complete in January 2019 but you may still visit us in the meantime.

2019

The showroom is now bigger and better, fully stocked with both garden railway locomotives and accessories plus N, OO and OO-9 items.

We are pleased to announce that we are now supplied by Hornby and Gaugemaster to provide a wider range of products.

We now stock Albion Alloys in both imperial and metric.

2020

Many customers that like to visit have requested the option to visit on Saturday, so we are now open every Saturday 10am to 1pm.

2021

Having featured on the Great British Bake Off in September many customers have popped in to see Tom and grab a selfie with him.