BRMExhibitions Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) We are excited that The National Festival of Railway Modelling will return for its 11th show over the weekend of 8th & 9th December 2018! This event continues to be a must for all railway modellers and a great day out for all the family. Come and meet the BRM team and discuss your projects with them. Thousands of visitors will make their way to the East of England Arena & Events Centre in Peterborough to see 30 hand-picked layouts from a variety of major scales and gauges from UK and abroad plus over 100 quality traders, clubs & societies and 'How to' demonstrations on many aspects of the hobby. A FREE shuttle bus service will run approximately every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday between Peterborough Railway station and the venue. The first bus from the Railway station will be 8.30am and the last bus from the venue will be 5.15pm each day. If you're driving, the venue offers FREE parking, for Sat Nav please use PE2 6HE. Advance ticket booking is open – BOOK NOW to SAVE on admission, have 30 minutes early entry into the show, receive a free show guide on arrival and have a chance of winning a FREE subscription to either BRM, Garden Rail, Narrow Gauge World, Traction or Engineering in Miniature. WHEN? Day 1: 8/12/18Opening times Day 1: 10.00am - 5.00pm (pre-booked ticket holders 9:30am) Day 2: 9/12/18 Opening times Day 2: 10.00am – 4.30pm (pre-booked ticket holders 9:30am) ADVANCE TICKET PRICESAdult BRM Subscriber - £8.00Adult - £9.00 Child - £5.00 Family (2 adults, 3 children) £30Advance tickets are off sale 12 noon on 7th December 2018 Group bookings discount - 10 tickets and over – price is £8 each ticket. TICKET PRICES ON THE DOORAdult - £10.00 Visit the website for information on layouts and exhibitors and booking www.model-railway-shows.co.uk The show is kindly supported by Market Deeping Model Railway Club and Nene Valley Railway Edited July 5, 2018 by BRMExhibitions 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Layouts Ashbrooke - Midland Railway OO Ashurst Brickworks Light Railway 009 Binns Road Hornby Dublo 3 Rail OO Boscawen Junction N Bournemouth West OO Bradfield Gloucester Square 00FS Brewery Pit OO Broom Junction EM Buxton N Byway MPD OO Campbells Quarry 32mm Caroline Concrete Works O-16.5 Chapel Rise OO Dentdale N Dock Green BR(E) O Eisengebrau HO Faringdon P4 Franwood TMD OO Habbaniya, Iraq 1941 7mm NG and 009 Hampton End G Hope-under-Dinmore EM Kensington Addison Road O Launceston Steam Railway 009 Lomond Street OO Roxby Town N The Bridge at Remagen N https://youtu.be/CyXaf1rt_iA?t=16m37s Trewithick EM Wurst HO-HOm Wyken Yard O Additional information ADMISSIONAdult £10.00 Child (5-16yrs) £5.00Family £30.00 BUS SERVICE A FREE shuttle bus service will be running approximately every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday between Peterborough Railway station and the venue. First bus from the Railway station will be 8.30am and the last bus from the venue will be 5.15pm each day.CASH POINT Cash machines are available. The service is provided by the venue and may charge for withdrawals.CATERING The Cambridge Suite will be serving food and drink and there will also be a variety of food outlets situated within the Exhibition area.CHILDRENS AREAThe show will stage a children's area, open to children aged 5-16 years. There will be a Colouring Activity, Word Search, & Name the Layout competition with Market Deeping Model Railway Club.CHILDRENS STEP STOOLS Children can get a better view of the layouts by hiring a child's stool step for a returnable deposit of just £3. Visit the Information Point in the main entrance to hire a step stool (subject to availability).CLOAKROOM Unfortunately there are no cloakroom facilities at this venue. DISABLED ACCESSThere is full disabled access around the venue with the exhibition area all being situated on ground level. DISABLED TICKET POLICYIf a visitor has a full-time carer or attendant, a free ticket is available for them. This concession is only available in advance, with supporting documentation to the Organisers. Please send to: Exhibitions Department, Warners Group Publciations, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9PH or email exhibit@warnersgroup.co.uk. All documents must be received at least 7 days prior to the show. The free ticket will then be issued at the day visitor entrance point when a full price ticket is purchased. DOGSNo dogs are permitted apart from official guide/assistance dogs.FIRST AIDIf you require first aid, please contact one of the Organisers at the main entrance or security staff. HOTELS East of England Arena and Events Centre have negotiated a 10% discount on your room booking if you book directly with one of their recommended accommodation partners. HOW TO FIND US For extensive directions to the venue, please click here. For Sat Nav please use PE2 6HE From September 2017, rail passengers can benefit from The East of England Arena's partnership with Virgin Trains to enjoy up to 30 per cent off their advance purchase of rail tickets to Peterborough. Real-time traffic information for England’s motorways and major A roads is available from www.highways.gov.uk/traffic-information INFORMATION POINT For general information or assistance regarding the show, please make your way to the Information Point next to the main entrance. OPENING TIMES Saturday 10.00am-5.00pmSunday 10.00am-4.00pmDoors open at 9.30am for pre-booked ticket holders SHOWGUIDEA showguide will be on sale on arrival at £1 per copy. It will contain a show plan, list of traders, exhibitors and information on layouts and demos. All pre-booked visitors will be given a free copy on arrival. Edited July 25, 2018 by Andy Y Loftus Road listed in error 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 looking forward to it, see you there! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Hmm, very close to the Warley NEC show this year. The Warley show is the usual timeslit which is the 24th & 25th November this year . Can’t help but wonder whether Warner’s PLC are deliberately trying to hit the attendance to the Warley Model Railway Club organised show. David versus Goliath when you consider Warner’s resources. I have to be open about this and state that I am a member of Warley club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Hmm, very close to the Warley NEC show this year. The Warley show is the usual timeslit which is the 24th & 25th November this year . Can’t help but wonder whether Warner’s PLC are deliberately trying to hit the attendance to the Warley Model Railway Club organised show. David versus Goliath when you consider Warner’s resources. I have to be open about this and state that I am a member of Warley club. We needed to move the event from its normal weekend due to other events at the venue. A small movement either way would have caused significant clashes with either Hornby Mag's show in Milton Keynes of Spalding show, neither of which we would wish to do. The calendar is very busy during the autumn anyway but the dates of 8th/9th December do not have any significant clashes with a few small open days and a show in Highbridge, Somerset so I think we've done fairly well to minimise potential conflicts. It is a fortnight after Warley and there's certainly no intention to influence attendance of one above another (but you make the direct inference that we are) and a week after Manchester on 1st and 2nd. The trade have largely supported the move as I recall years of yore when Wigan was around this time which was always a great event, most people will have had another payday since Warley, more new releases happen pre-Christmas and it's a good chance for modellers to get one more show in before Christmas to stock up on supplies. It's also a chance to bring a bit of seasonal and festive touch to an event too! The David and Goliath accusation is a bit daft in terms of attendance as Warley is significantly busier than any other show so which is which? I'd doubt there could many people saying "I won't go to Warley this year because I can go to Peterborough a fortnight later". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daltonparva Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Do you intend this show to revert to its normal dates next year, as last year's coincided with an event at Nene Valley and I managed to do them both on the same day; a very good day out for someone travelling a bit further than usually considered for exhibitions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 For reasons best not specified I wasn't going to come this year but the selection of layouts is a distinct improvement. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Do you intend this show to revert to its normal dates next year, as last year's coincided with an event at Nene Valley and I managed to do them both on the same day; a very good day out for someone travelling a bit further than usually considered for exhibitions. Too early to say to be honest as we need to see what Santa brings this year. I like Peterborough show (Sam hates me telling layout owners that when she's trying to persuade them to come to Doncaster), the venue, the parking, the facilities, the space, the lighting, the transport links and so on plus it's supported well by families and youngsters which is refreshing. It looks like Sam's doing very well on buildings the quality standards too and hopefully we can build on the positive feedback we've been getting about Ally Pally and Doncaster over the last couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bourneagain Posted July 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2018 Being the selfish type I would prefer for the Show to be kept in December, I do the aforementioned shows at MK, Spalding, NEC. My next trips after Peterborough will be to Stevenage, then Longfield (Erith), then Doncaster. All nicely spaced out, moneywise and more importantly suits SWMBO, who believes I just go to these Exhibitions so as not to go shopping with her – as if I would! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluff Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Meg, Simon and I hope to be there with our Prussian HO layout 'Eisengebrau'. Weather permitting! Maybe Andy will post a photo in due course? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMExhibitions Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Meg, Simon and I hope to be there with our Prussian HO layout 'Eisengebrau'. Weather permitting! Maybe Andy will post a photo in due course? Looking forward to meeting you all. Will endeavour to get more photos up on here and the website ASAP. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMExhibitions Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) Check out the details of the layouts attending The National Festival of Railway Modelling. If you are the owner of any of the layouts with a missing photo, please let Sam know and we will get it updated. Click here for details and photos - PETERBOROUGH LAYOUTS 8-9 DECEMBER 2018 Edited September 7, 2018 by BRMExhibitions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMExhibitions Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Andy & Phil have previewed the Peterborough Model Train Show. Check out their film here. Hope to see you all there! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 10, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 10, 2018 With the new date I shall probably give this show a go this year. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted October 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2018 Do we know what the dates of the 2019 show are please? Trying to sort out my Annual Leave for next year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted October 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2018 I think that will depend how successful the change of venue and date are this year IMHO Eltel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Still TBC and the final answer may depend on this year's attendance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Knight Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thanks for the kind comments from yourself and Phil when discussing B'm'th West on your preview piece Andy, it would appear to be the usual high standard we have come to expect when looking at the list of those invited. Thought it best to clarify that the exciting new synchronised sound/smoke effect featured will not be fitted to the whole loco stud performing - probably only 2 or 3 locos will be fitted as such - as you know the system is still on trial and under development with the " brainbox " involved. Roger is threatening to dust off his Santa suit, best to warn you all methinks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Roger is threatening to dust off his Santa suit, best to warn you all methinks. Is this a threat or a promise? Looking forward to seeing you all as Santa's little helpers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted October 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2018 I like Peterborough show (Sam hates me telling layout owners that when she's trying to persuade them to come to Doncaster), the venue, the parking, the facilities, the space, the lighting, the transport links and so on plus it's supported well by families and youngsters which is refreshing. It looks like Sam's doing very well on buildings the quality standards too and hopefully we can build on the positive feedback we've been getting about Ally Pally and Doncaster over the last couple of years. Me too Andy, as an exhibitor it can't be faulted. The (almost) on site Holiday Inn is excellent, especially for an Express and makes for a more leisurely Sunday morning. Only beaten by the Ricoh Arena in this respect. Sadly as I have nothing new to offer Sam I am resigned to attending BRM shows as a punter so Doncaster is the obvious option for me these days .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted October 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2018 Probably won't be going this year. The one problem with the show last yea, for me, was the free bus from the venue back to the station; had to wait over 40 minutes on the Sunday for a half-hour service, nowhere to sit where you can see the bus arrive, and no shelter either—not too bad on a sunny day in October, but in December when it'll be dark and either cold or dark—no way! What's needed is some seating under cover where you can see the bus arrive, and a timetable that the bus keeps to. Shouldn't be too tricky, especially on the Sunday... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanier16 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) I also like the show. More seating in the public dining area and within the hall, wouldn’t go amiss. Edited October 12, 2018 by Stanier16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Freeman Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Sorry wrong thread Edited October 15, 2018 by Stephen Freeman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinian Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 No contest between Warley and Peterborough for me as I live one and a half hour's drive East of Peterborough. Haven't been to Warley show since moving to East Anglia, it's just too far away now sadly. Looks a superb line up of layouts this year so looking forward to the show although not the drive home on the A47 in the dark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) I have just had a puzzling experience booking my advance ticket. On the postcard which reminded me that I should do so there is no reference that I can find to the Ticket Factory website. That suits me fine given the grief that I have experienced over the years. I used the 0844 number printed on the postcard, keenly anticipating the chance of a conversation with a real human being. While I was on hold, being fed plinkety-plonk music, a dreary female voice kept apologising for the delay and telling me that tickets could be booked via ticketfactory.com. When a real human finally came on the line he seemed to be having trouble with the system. In particular, try as he may, he could not make it recognise my subscriber number, with or without the P18 prefix. Eventually he admitted defeat and a colleague called me back a nominal 10 minutes later. She did the necessary and I now have my ticket. I never thought I would say this here but I felt a twinge of nostalgia for ticketfactory.com and all its vicissitudes. Chris EDIT - when I got my phone bill I found that the cost of the call had wiped out my subscriber discount. Merry Christmas ... Edited December 3, 2018 by chrisf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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