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Late notice of Basingstoke & North Hants Model Railway Society open day on Sunday 7th April 2024. Location : Stratton Park, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 5HN Most club layouts on display. Club Building Beggarwood Lane -1970's Southern Region - although being an open day anything may run!! Guest Layout - John Smerdon's Barrow Street - BR Blue shunting layout Ian Plumridge - Model Railway Bits trade stand Scout Building Lulworth - BR Steam - Southern Region Lynton - OO9- Based on Lynton & Barnstaple Line 0-gauge - Layout in early stages of construction Stratton Park Modules (Junior's) The Royal Albert Bridge - N Gauge BR Neil Cresswell - Trader We will be open on the Sunday F.O.C to the public offering tours and Tea/Coffee etc. Planned public opening times are 10:30-15:30. This event is when we get the opportunity to chat to the public and hopefully recruit new members. Website : www.basingstokemrs.org

Just over a week to go. Another layout attending is Express Daisy Sidings which is a small 4' x 1' layout in EM gauge. This is designed as an inglenook shunting puzzle and an introduction to modelling in EM. Public interaction is encouraged so come along and have a go. There is a thread on the construction of this layout in Layout & Workbench Content, in the UK Standard Gauge Industrial Modelling section.

Another layout attending is Launceston Steam Railway. This is a OO9 layout, 12' x 6' in an L shape. Photos courtesy of Trevor Jones, Hornby Magazine.

Pictures of the layout Grindley Brook. This is a large O gauge Finescale layout 34' 6" x 20' 2". Set in the period 1954 - 1964. All pictures courtesy of Chris Nevard.

A couple of pictures of Copper Wort by Peter Goss. Set in a brewery in Edwardian times. Pictures courtesy of Steve Flint.

Flyer 2024 Show A4 CW.pdf Basingstoke Model Railway Exhibition 9th & 10th March 2024 Location: Aldworth School,Western Way,Basingstoke,RG22 6HQ Times: Sat 10:00-17.00 Sun 10.00-16.00 Admission: £8, accompanied children are free. Light Refreshments available at reasonable cost. See website for full details of Layouts,Societies and Traders attending. https://www.basingstokemrs.org/ There will be a free heritage bus service from West Ham(Basingstoke) Leisure Park where there is ample free parking and from Basingstoke Railway Station. Timetable is on the website above. Layouts Attending. Bamfylde, N, BR Steam & Diesel Burnham-on-Sea, 2mmFS, S&DJR Copper Wort, OO, Brewery early 1900s Express Daisy Sidings, EM, Inglenook Golden Mile, 2mmFS, Present Day Grindley Brook, O FS, BR 50s/60s Launceston Steam Railway, OO9 Lulworth & Winfrith Road, OO, BR 50s/60s Merstone,St Lawrence & Ventnor West, OO, IOW steam, 3 layouts in one. Millway Docks, OO, BR 1960s Minories GN, EM, BR 60s/70s Much Murkle, OO, GWR Branch Reading Signal Works, OO, BR(W) Ropley, OO, Preserved 2010/2012 Shawton, O FS, GWR Terminus The Royal Albert Bridge, N, BR Steam/Diesel Waalhaven, HO, Dutch Whitedown MPD, OO, BR Southern Region Steam/Diesel Hopefully something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you at our show. I will add some pictures over the next few weeks.

Another vote for anything Scottish. Main area of interest would be 1980s - 1990s liveries on overhead electrics. I'm particularly hoping for a 303, 311,314,318 or 320. 2 or 3 of each please 😁

Just for the record I am only one part of the team who bring you our exhibition. There are many hard working individuals who contribute to making the show a success. Also thanks for all the kind comments. It looks like the show has gone down well with a healthy attendance. Now let's get on with next year's planning 😁. See you 9th and 10th of March 2024.

Just a couple of last minute changes. Due to circumstances The Wagon Yard and the Peco layout are unable to attend. Peco do still have a trade stand.

Some extra clarification on the roadworks. Parts of the Brighton Hill roundabout will be closed with diversions in place. The AA signs directing traffic to the show will be different to normal. Traffic arriving from southwest via M3 Junction 7 will be OK arriving at show but will need to follow the diversion when leaving. Traffic arriving from the east via A30 will need to follow the AA signs from Winchester Road roundabout. These will take you north up Ringway West then off at Worting Road slip. Then go west on Worting Road and then after roundabout left onto Western Way which will take you to the school. After the show eastbound traffic can get to A30 as normal but westbound traffic will need to follow the diversion. Hope that makes sense.

Anyone coming on the Saturday by car please be aware of roadworks at Brighton Hill roundabout which will involve lane closures. This will affect anyone approaching the School from the south from the A30 direction. Full details in the link below. https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/transportschemes/A30brightonhillroundabout Here's hoping there is not too much disruption. Enjoy the show.

This is the first exhibition I have been involved in organising. Hopefully there is a good selection of layouts to cover all interests. For completeness below is a list of all layouts attending. 1.Barton St David GWR Branch "OO" 21'x20" 2.Bigbury-on-Sea GWR Branch "OO" 16'x2' 3.Collingwood Privatisation "OO" 28'x2' 4.Elbow Lane BR Diesel "OO" 7.5'x2.5' 5.Folly Lane BR Diesel "OO" 20'x7' 6.Hornby Dublo 1938-64 Vintage "OO" 13.5'x7' 7.Horsebridge Wharf SR Branch "EM" 9'x2' 8.LyntonNG Branch "OO9" 13.5'x20" 9.Meldon West BR Diesel "N FS" 5' x 1' 10.Melin Dolrhyd Steam "OO9" 7'x3'6" 11.Millpool GWR Branch "O" 20'x18" 12.Peco? "N" 6'x6' 13.Ramsgate Sands BR Steam "N" 9.5'x7.5' 14.Romsey & Halterworth Lego 70s/80s "Lego Scale" 15'x5'6" 15.Rookery Lane SR Branch "OO" 12'x2' 16.Sandy Shores Steam "OO9" 4'x2'2" 17.Southolt GWR/LMS "O" 24'x2.5' 18.Stratton Park Mixed "OO" 24'x1' 19.Tidworth NSE Diesel "OO" 18.5'x2' 20.Whitmoor BR Steam "N" 12'x3' 21.Wimborne BR Steam "OO" 20'x12' 22.Zeedijk Dutch "HO" 17'x10' The following societies are attending. 1. MERG 2. EPB Preservation Group 3. Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust 4. Watercress Line Wagon Group 5. Iris Guscott Charity Bookstall Traders. A & B Models Aspire Gifts & Models C&L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd. Coastal DCC Deluxe Materials Dingo Servo Ltd. D Smith Railwayana Footplate Heritage in Motion Isinglass Models Joe Lock Models JB's Model World Kernow Model Railway Centre Lightmoor Press Medway Queens Society Model Railway Solutions Neil Cresswell Model Rails & Toys Peco Powerbond Replica Railways Resin Printed Railways Ron Lines Squires Tools Terry Robinson second hand The Wagon Yard Totem Signs Enjoy the show.

Confirmation that the Heritage bus will be running again this year. As well as the railway station the bus will also stop at the leisure park. The timetable will be available on the website very soon.

Yes that is the plan.

A few more layouts to see. Sandy Shores, OO9, South Coast 1950's. Zeedijk, HO, Modern day Netherlands. Horsebridge Wharf, EM, SR Branch, 1930's.