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16 February 2019
Event Name: Hillingdon Railway Modellers - Test Track Open Day
Classification: Open Day
Address: Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall (side entrance), 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon, London UB7 8HF
Day 1: Sat 16 February 2019
Opening times Day 1: 10am - 3pm
Prices: £5.00
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: No
Website: www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk
Organising body: Hillingdon Railway Modellers
Organiser: Peter Storey, 07941 747903, [email protected]
Hillingdon Railway Modellers - Test Track Open Day
Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall (side entrance), 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon, London UB7 8HF.
Entrance £5. Open 10.00 – 15.00hrs.
Bring your O, OO, or N gauge locos and trains to run on our club’s three test tracks.
DC and DCC is available, but sorry no “live steam”.
Please note: This is not an exhibition but a chance to meet fellow modellers and try out your models.
Expert help is on hand from knowledgeable club members if you have any problems with your models, and we very much welcome new members should you wish to join the club.
Refreshments will be available all day.
Nearest station: West Drayton (12 minutes’ walk). Local bus services 222, 350, U1, U3 & U5.
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16 February 2019
Event Name: EAST BEDS MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY SHOW
Classification: Exhibition
Address: Stratton school, Eagle Farm Road, BIGGLESWADE< Beds, SG18 8JB
Day 1: 16/02/2019
Opening times Day 1: 10:00 to 16:30
Prices: Adults: £5.50Children:£3.00Seniors: £4.50Family(2+2): £14.00
Disability access: No
Car parking: Yes
Website: www.ebmrs.org.uk
Organising body: East Beds Model Railway Society
Organiser: Dick Sulch, [email protected]
Disabled access to all areas except stage (second hand stall plus a couple of others - planning of positions tbc). Disabled toilet facilities, Light refreshments including home made cakes. Free car park. Just under one mile from railway station. Layouts & Displays:
Re-United Biscuits (OO) A quirky broken biscuit repair factory set in the North of England
Little Salkeld (N Fine) - featuring in March edition of Railway Modeller - A station in the Eden Valley set in period 1960 to 1964
Molinnis (N) - A modern day Cornish branch line
Questa (American ONG) - A small town in New Mexico on the southern tip of the Rockies
Passage Lane TMD (OO) - Fictitious modern day diesel depot in Eastern England
Phoenix Junction (HO) - North American switching yard
Bear Creek (N) - Fictitious slice of Western Canada
Lindsell Town (OO) - Fictitious town about 20 miles south of Huddersfield
Anzdorf (N)
A small layout based somewhere in Northern Switzerland
Stubbles Mill (O-16.5) - Fictitious setting in Hampshire and Wiltshire in the early 1950s
Stratford Road (OO Fine) - Colchester MRC layout set in late 1960s on BR Eastern Region
Grazellar Bahn (HOe) - Mariazellarbahn inspired layout set in Austria in Epoch IV (68-94)
Caroline Concrete Works (7mm NG) - Layout based on Tallington works on ECML near Stamford
Heybridge Wharf (3mm) - A fictitious location in Suffolk - featured in MRJ 266
Mackenzieville Yard & Glendale Yard (N) - Layout based on Westwood Junction in Schuylkill County USA
Trowland (S) - M&GN branch terminus on North Norfolk Coast around 1895
Treloar Sidings (7mm) - Luton MRC layout representing Cornish Branch terminus sidings
Butley Quay (OO9) -Station on the imaginary narrow gauge East Suffolk Light Railway
Elmwood Yard (HO) - Fictitious switching yard to the west of Chicago, Illinois
Traders & Societies:
Railway Memories (DVDs)
Model World
GNR Society
Modelling Tools
UK Model Scenery Supplies
Book Law Publications
Elaine’s Trains
Model Roads & Tramways
Model Bus Federation
Tony Wright Demonstration
H & A Models
Sandy Transport Society
Leighton Buzzard NG Railway
EBMRS Second hand Emporium
Friends of National Railway Museum
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Upcoming Events
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09 August 2025 09:00 Until 10 August 2025 15:00
02025 marks our third annual Models Weekend
On the 9th & 10th August, join us at Market Bosworth Railway Station on The Battlefield Line Railway for an impressive display of model railways from N to 7 1/4" scale, a variety of trade stands and also the latest models on show from Bachmann Europe!
We will also have a new showcase theme this year where we have multiple layouts depicting a similar prototype, TBC nearer the time.
Event highlights:
*15+ Layouts of all scales and era's
--Bournemouth West--
--Southgate Park--
--Penhelig--
--Fareford East--
--Three Spires TMD--
--Tan-y-Bwlch--
--Morton Yard & Hill Farm--
--Rush Green & Phoenix Road--
--Two Locks--
--Llantaliog Valley Railway--
--Magna Park--
--Justin's Yard--
--Behind the Lines--
--Tri-ang Railways & Minic Motorways--
--Thomas & Friends Garden Railway--
*12+ Traders including new, second hand, tools, kits and more...
--Bachmann Europe--
--N-Gauge Society--
--Battlefield Line Models--
--Ravenstone model Railways--
--Bomber County Models--
--Keiths Model Railways--
--Rob's Trains--
--Historical Railway Maps--
--Thunderbolt models--
--Mac's Models--
--John Sutton Models & Books--
--Jill's Trains--
*Full-size trains will be running during the weekend
* 5" and 7 1/4" miniature railway
*Hot & cold refreshment's, including licensed bar serving real ale, available on-site.
*FREE heritage bus link both days from Nuneaton & Hinckley, direct to the show.
*Car parking at Market Bosworth, or why not park at one of our other stations and buy a combined ticket and arrive by train!
*FREE full colour showguide!
Show opening times:
Saturday 9th; 10:00 - 16:30
Sunday 10th; 10:00 - 16:00
Event Only Admission Prices:
Adult :- £8
Concession :- £4
Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) :- £20
Children (Age <3) :- Free admission
Event Admission & All-Day Train Travel Combined Prices:
Adult :- £20
Concession :- £13
Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) :- £50
Children (Age <3) :- Free admission
Concession price is valid for children (age 3-15), seniors (65+) and registered carers (evidence required).
www.battlefieldline.co.uk/models
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16 August 2025 Until 17 August 2025
0SAT 16th AUGUST & SUN 17th of AUGUST 2025
at LOUGHBOROUGH Grammar School, Leicester Road , Loughborough , Leicestershire.
Car Sat Nav use ;- LE11 2AQ , Entrance off Leicester Road ,Loughborough.
SAT 10am-5pm, SUN 10am-4.pm.
ADMISSION: Adults £10.00 Children £5.00 Family £25.00 (2 adults and up to 3 delightful Children)
Free Exhibition Guide included with entry whilst stocks last.
30 Layouts, 26 trade plus demo's.
This venue is not far from the centre of the town, lying to the south, off the Leicester Road A6. Entrance via Burton Walks.
Regular local bus services from the Railway Station, Town Centre, Leicester and Coalville pass by the entrance.
15 min walk from GCR., 20 mins from LOUGHBORO' Mainline Rail Station.
Plenty of free car parking is available.
The venue is disabled friendly.
Hot and Cold refreshments will be available. Including Hot Savories' and Filled Cobs.
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16 August 2025 09:00 Until 16:00
0Come along and see some of he Club's layouts. If you are thinking of joining the club this is an ideal opportunity to see what we do and talk to Club members.
Adults £3, Children £1. Family ticket £6 (2 adults + up to 3 Children).
Wheelchair accessible, Light refreshments available.
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16 August 2025 09:00 Until 13:00
0Brighton MRC will be holding one of their occasional sales day on Saturday 16th August 2025. It will be from 1000 to 1400 at the Clubrooms on London Road railway station, Shaftesbury Place, Brighton BN1 4QS.
There will be a large selection of preowned Model Railway items including locomotives, rolling stock and accessories, mainly OO gauge.
No charge for admission.
There will be refreshments available
If you are thinking of joining the club this is an ideal opportunity to see the facilities and what we do.
Details are also on the club website
https://brightonmrc.wordpress.com/diary-of-events/
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23 August 2025 09:00 Until 24 August 2025 15:00
0Hosted by the Ulster Model Railway Club, the Belfast Model Railway Exhibition will take place this year at Belfast Royal Academical Institution, in the heart of the city centre, Saturday and Sunday 23-24th August. Please note the new venue for the exhibition. It will be held in the sports hall on the school campus. Access will be through the entrance gates on Fisherwick Place. The sports hall is towards the rear of the complex.
We will have around 20 layouts, eight traders and a mix of special interest groups and modelling societies in attendance.
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Recent Event Reviews
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Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society - Open Weekend
By Phil Parker,
Excellent day. With delicious cake!
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Robertsbridge Model Railway Show 24-25 May 2025
By clogger,
Good little show. Bit biased though as I’m exhibiting at the show and have done so for a couple of years now.
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By LAWLOGG Editor,
A few words about the show, some pictures of us setting up our stands (and, more significantly, a comprehensive video of the attendees) are available at this link.
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The National Festival of Railway Modelling @ NEC
By 7013,
Considering this is the first show by BRM I thought they did a reall good job.
Quibbles: I know you have to rent the floorspace by the square metere, but it got a bit crowded at times between stalls/layouts.
Positives: Lots of good trade support, some superb layouts, and very helpful friendly staff.
Warley was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the organisers did well.
I can see this growing in the future
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Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
By jacko,
Drove down from Lanark early on Saturday morning (6 hour round trip!) to arrive shortly after 10am. The first surprise was seeing my cousin showing his O gauge layout in the foyer (shown as east Glasson port authority on the programme but it wasn't that). Nice to have a chat with him as we've not met for a couple of years. Moving on to the main halls, there seemed to be plenty of space for viewing, helped no doubt by my being there so early. I'd driven down especially to see Grantham, Pelaw and Fencehouses having seen them in the mags and I wasn't disappointed so spent at least an hour swapping between the three. All three layouts exceeded expectations but it was also great to see Richmond in the flesh, it having only just appeared in print last month. I saw Alston in Glasgow in February and there's been no drop in quality. However, my favourite (and I'm probably biased as I'm modelling the s&c) was Kirtley Bridge - what a superb layout, the quality of modelling and the atmosphere was outstanding. I think I spent around 3 hours at the show and was absolutely wrecked by the time I got home but it was well worth it. I'll be watching out for next year's dates to make sure they're kept clear.
Graeme
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