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01 August 2020 02 August 2020
Tinkers Park is staging its annual Model Railways plus event on Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. This will be one of the first exhibitions to take place in East Sussex since the Government eased lockdown restrictions.
The event this year will be fully compliant with the Government guidelines on Social Distancing etc and as a result the model railway exhibition will be smaller than usual. It is being staged in one of the large engineering workshops which will give plenty of space for people to circulate and view the exhibits in an airy, well-ventilated environment.
There will still be eight model railway layouts and four traders in the main hall. Outside in the extensive grounds visitors will find trade and preservation society stalls, displays of steam traction engines and vintage vehicles. On-site catering facilities will also be available in the grounds.
In addition Tinkers Park are planning to operate The Great Bush narrow gauge railway and Traction Engine Trailer with reduced seating capacity and regular cleaning, but this will be subject to volunteer availability.
On Sunday only there will be a bus rally organised by Southdownnational.com
Opening times are 10am to 5pm on both days
There is free parking on site.
As usual a free connecting bus service will be available on both days and for details of the services please visit tinkerspark.com/bus_service
Tinkers Park is situated on the A272 to the east of Hadlow Down village in East Sussex.
For more information about Model Railways Plus including admission prices please visit https://www.tinkerspark.com/home/model-railways-plus/
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Upcoming Events
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18 July 2026 09:00 Until 19 July 2026 15:00
0Whitby MRCs annual show returns on Saturday 18th July & Sunday 19th July 2026 10-4 in the Village Hall at Goathland (YO225JS), we have 7 layouts, Admission this year is £5, with accompanied children going for free, and yes, we do take cards!
So far layout wise we have Spital Bridge in O and Chop Gate in EM, South 6th Street Yard in HO, and Scrayingham in 009 and more
We are also pleased to welcome the designer of the Hornby Steampunk range who will be at the show both days with his personal layout and vintage toy collection.
Our annual show returns for 2026 with layouts in a variety of scales and gauges.
We are on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2026 10-4 each day.
Layouts so far:
Spital Bridge (O gauge)
Chop Gate (EM gauge)
South 6th Street Yard (HO gauge)
Scrayingham (009 gauge)
Yorkshire Wolds Railway stand
plus more
for more information please see
https://www.facebook.com/WhitbyMRC
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18 July 2026 09:00 Until 19 July 2026 15:00
0After another successful show the Chatham & District model railway club are excited and proud to announce the 2026 chatham show at the historic dockyard chatham and slip 5.
Advanced tickets are available on our website now which are £10 instead of £11 and also means you can get in at 9.30am instead of 10am. Under 16s are free. It will have 100+ exhibitors with over 45 layouts
List will be updated as everyone books in
Half price entry to historic dockyard chatham with show tickets.
Onsite parking £3.50 for up to 7 and half hours.
Local arriva bus from chatham train station number 1-2
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25 July 2026
0Annual club Exhibition Christ Church Bear St , EX32 &BU Barnstaple Model railway club welcomes you to our friendly 2026 Annual Exhibition We present many quality layouts, a great selection of trade, specialist societies...
Full detail to follow
LAYOUTS
Ditcheat Junction 00
Rodgersfield 0
Savernake wharf 0
Lynton & Lynmouth station 009
Blackmoor 009
Parracombe Halt 009
Yelverton 00
Bambridge 00
VirginstowN
Risinghurst N
Bickington N
Milehouse Tramway
The Junction OO
MetherBarrow RD
TRADERS
Railway Scenics
Moor View Models
Simons Trains
club stand
C B Models
Book Stall
SOCIETIES
Exmoor Associates
DEMO's
3D Printing
Exmoor Weather man
kit/scratch building Demo
3D Printing
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25 July 2026 09:00 Until 15:00
0This year Twickenham & District MRC's Annual Open Day will feature no less than eleven layouts in gauges from N to G, nine will be fully working and two will be under construction. Our clubroom is 10 minutes walk from either Hounslow or Whitton stations
Date : July 25th Times : 10.00 to 16.00
Venue : Kerswell Hall, 125, Wills Cres, HOUNSLOW TW3 2JF
Admission : Free but donations very welcome
Amenities : Wheelchair friendly, on site parking
Contact : [email protected] 07799 728863
Website : tdmrc.icu
Facebook : Facebook.com/TwickenhamMRC
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26 July 2026 09:00 Until 15:00
0Layouts from N to O gauge, Trade Support, Collectable Toy Displays, Society Stands, Miniature Railway and Display, Refreshments, Standard Gauge Trains,TSR Shop, Narrow Gauge Tram, Museum
https://www.telfordsteamrailway.co.
Contact Dave Angell 07968967867
[email protected]
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Recent Event Reviews
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Immingham Model Railway Show
By SealionSteve,
A great show, as always. Some excellent layouts. Thank you to all concerned.
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By ianmianmianm,
Great mix of layouts and trade,
....but the floorplan created real bottlenecks around the entrance which was also the route between halls (via the changing rooms!) and so was already going to be busy anyway. But there were further trade stands and coffee stand put there.... creating groups of people lingering and blocking...... why oh why!
The catering van outside - ended up giving up because as we all stood queuing to buy food, nothing happening in the van, there was a lot of playing with kids and babies but the 4 people there couldn't manage to free up one to take orders.
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SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 24TH/25TH 2026
By Robin Brasher,
Despite South West Trains' best efforts I managed to get to the exhibition on time. I had my doubts when they announced at Southampton Central Station that my train would be running non stop to Waterloo but I got on a Cross Country train that stopped at Southampton Airport. The pictures show:
1. My arrival at the exhibition on a heritage bus provided by the organisers.
2. There were a lot of people at the exhibition and a huge queue for the coffee machines. There seemed to be more people there than in previous years.
3. Essence of Ventnor in 0 gauge was one of the splendid layouts there. I saw it last year at the Brockenhurst exhibition.
4. Seaton Junction in 00 gauge was another interesting layout. There was an N gauge model of Seaton Junction at Pecorama that it donated to our model railway club so I found it interesting to see Seaton Junction in a larger scale.
I was not so lucky with my return journey as South West Trains was unable to run any trains from Southampton Central to Bournemouth and Weymouth so I ended up having to catch a taxi to Bournemouth.
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WMRA Annual Exhibition
By Robin Brasher,
Excellent show. plenty of free parking, over 30 layouts, lots of traders and full catering. I liked the scenery on the illustrated 009 gauge Feorag layout set in an imaginary island west of Cornwall. TT:120 seems to be well received with two small oval layouts on display.
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