Tolworth Showtrain is Hampton Court MRS's annual model railway show in November. It is one of the largest shows held in the South East.
It takes place over two days at;
 Tolworth Recreation Centre
Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7LQ.
Saturday 9 Nov 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 10 Nov 10.00am - 4.00pm
PRICES
  
Adult  £9
  
Child  £3
  
Family 2+2  £19
  
Sunday Special
  
One child free with every paying adult
  
Card payments will be accepted this year
 
New for 2024 - live steam rides in operation.
Take a ride behind a real minature steam engine (an additional charge will apply).
 
Layouts
Bigbury on Sea, 4mm, GWR, Devon
Brief Encounter, OO, Monochromatic, from the film
Compass Point, 4mm, 1950s South Coast
Cynon Valley, NGWR,  WW2
Dillmouth, GWR 1930s
Drws-y-Nant, 2mm, GWR, 1930s or 1950s
Edwards Junction & Thomas End, OO, Isle of Sodor, Thomas and Friends
Elbow Lane, BR Southern 1980s
Folly Lane, OO, Network South East 1990s
Forrestone, N, Southern 2010s
Kaninchenbau, HOe, Austrian Alps
Kinmundy, EM, Scotland, 1960s
Loctern Quay, 4mm, UK independent, 1930s
Lochty, EM, North British, 1910s
Los Tanimals, N, USA, mid-20th century
Loughborough Midland, OO, Midland Mainline, sectorisation.
Northport Quay, 7mm, Ireland 1900s & 1950s
Ropley, OO, Southern preserved railway
Shepherdswell, OO, East Kent Railway 1960s
Trinity Dock Street Bridge, OO, Hull, 1939
Wantage Narrow Gauge Tramway, OO9, Tramway 1920s
Wimborne, 4mm, British Rail 1960s
Wisteria Collop, 4mm, SW England 1970s
 
Demonstration Stands
EMU Building demonstration
Scenic Modeling
Soldering for Beginners
Weathering Demonstration

 
Society Stands
4SUB Association
Gauge O Guild
Malden District Society of Model Engineers
Network South East Railway Society
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
 
Trade Stands
Aspire Gifts and Models
Addlestone Model Centre
Best Model Toys
David Smith Books
Fenland Model Railways
Golden Arrow Productions
Heritage in motion
JB's Model World
Kent Garden Railways
MSC Models
Model Railway Bits
Model Railway Developments
Models U Drive Rail – Books
Richard Panes Model Spares
Roxley Models
Sunningwell Command & Control
The Totem Man
The Wagon Yard
Wheels of Southsea
 
Where we are
 
Travelling by public transport
The venue is a 1.6 mile walk from Surbiton Railway station or a 1.3 mile walk from Tolworth Railway Station.
As well as the free shuttle bus from Surbiton Railway Station (see below) there are also many TFL busses that travel near to the venue;
From Kingston: 71 / 281 / 406 / 418 / 465 / K1 / K4
From Dorking: 265
From New Malden: 265 / K1
From Chesington: 71
From Epsom: 406 / 418 / 467 (Sat)
From Putney: 265
Free Shuttle Bus from Surbiton Station
We are operating a free bus link between Surbiton Station and the show.
A timetable for the bus service will be provided closer to the event date.
 
Travelling by car
Tolworth Recreation Centre is within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), people travelling to the venue by private transport will have to have a compliant vehicle or pay a charge to drive for that day. The vast majority of vehicles are compliant with the emissions standards. Check your vehicle here.
There is parking on site at Tolworth Recreation Centre.

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2024 Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
Jesmond Park Academy, Newton Road, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DP
Saturday 9th November 10:00 to 17:00
Sunday 10th November 10:00 to 16:00
19 Working Layouts - Arun Quay (0), Bankgate Sidings (0), Barton Road (N), Bedeside Lane (N), Blakey Rigg (S), East Glasson Port Authority (00), Eccleston (S4), The Enchanted Forest (009), Fence Houses (2mm F/S), Friston Dean (009), Grantham (00), Hyde Lane (0), Kirtley Bridge (0), Neuburg 2013 (H0m), Richmond (N), Rosedale East (EM), South Pelaw (EM), Watchet Harbour Goods (1), West End Drift (EM)
Demonstrations - North East Finescale Group (NEFG), MERG
Trade Support
Canteen facilities (cash only) - Full meals, snacks, sandwiches, hot and cold drinks
Free Parking (on site)
Adults £10.00 Accompanied Children free
 

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IPMS(UK) proudly announces Scale ModelWorld on 9th-10th November 2024 at The International Centre, Telford TF3 4JH
 
Whilst not a railway modelling show, the thousands of static models on display can provide inspiration for building, painting and weathering techniques for all modellers.   Click here for images of competition winners from 2023
 
Car parking, disabled access, refreshments, club and special interest group displays, overseas section, trade stands, model competition, talks and demonstrations.  Click here for more information

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- see website www.hwdmrs.org.uk for layouts and more details

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Unfortunately with our annual exhibition having to be cancelled, we will be holding a open day. If you've wondered about being a member of a club, come and meet our members and our see our layouts. Solihull Model Railway Circle was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest model railway clubs in the Midlands, and it is still active today. The main objectives of the club are to share and improve knowledge and skills between the members, to produce scenic model railway layouts in different scales and formats and to exhibit them to the general public.
 
Saturday 9th November 2024
 
Opening Times
10:00am - 16:30pm
 
FREE Entry
 
LOCATION
St Marys Church Hall
Hobs Meadow
Solihull
B92 8PN
Motorway: M42 Junction 5
Railway: Olton Railway Station
Airport: BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
 
Buses to Hobs Moat road that stop in front of the nearby ice rink: 72. Buses that stop at Wheatsheaf, A45, Coventry Road: 60, X1, X2. Bus Information: Available from Network West Midlands: 0871 200 22 33. or www.travelinemidlands.co.uk
 
FREE car park next to exhibition.
 
List of Layouts Attending:
 
1. Grange Aggregates
2mm Scale, N Gauge
Solihull Model Railway Circle
 
Grange Aggregates started up many years ago. The canal was cut in order to transport the stone out instead of using horses and wagons. The narrow gauge railway was then laid to take stone to the crushing plant. Steam engines were introduced on the narrow gauge in the 1800s. When the main line railway was built, the loops and sidings to the quarry were also put in. All these forms of taking the stone out are still very much in evidence, with stone going out by canal, road or by rail.
 
2. A Scottish Branch
4mm Scale, OO Gauge
Solihull Model Railway Circle
 
A end to end branch line club layout based on Scottish practice, displayed here partly built to give an insight into layout construction. It is 16 feet long and just over 2 feet wide and we are using SMP code 75 bullhead plain track and handmade Marcway points. It has been constructed to run with either DCC or traditional control. There is a terminus station at one end and a hidden 'fiddle' yard with a traverser at the other, with a scenic section in between. A major part of the concept is the use of very deep baseboards, with the railway running through the middle, allowing greater depths and heights of scenery for a more interesting appearance. The major architectural feature is the curved viaduct based on Killiecrankie.
 
3. Not Much Room
7mm Scale, O Gauge
Ken Jones
 
A small industrial loco shed yard, with a factory and coal traffic passing through. All buildings are scratch built from card and embossed Plasticard.
 
4. Bricks in Motion
1:40 Scale
John Butler
 
A brick built (Lego) town with an accompanying freight rail yard, with several passenger and freight trains.
 

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