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01 November 2025 02 November 2025
Dates: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2025
Address: Springfield Exhibition and Conference Centre,
Camelgate,
Spalding,
Lincolnshire.
PE12 6ET.
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Opening Times:
Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
(Advanced Tickets & Disabled/wheelchair users 09:30)
Sunday: 10:00am to 4:30pm
(Advanced Tickets & Disabled/wheelchair users 09:30)
Entrance Prices:
Advanced Tickets: £11. Under 16's: £1. Under 5’s: Free
On the day: £12 on the door. Under 16's: £1. Under 5’s: Free
Advanced tickets available from: https://spaldingmodelrailwayclub.org.uk/advanced-tickets/
Parking:
Free parking within Exhibition Centre grounds
Please note parking is on grass field so can be slippery if wet
Paid parking available in Retail Outlet next door to Exhibition Centre
30 Layouts - 24 Traders - 5 Demonstrators - 3 Societies
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01 November 2025 10:00 02 November 2025 16:00
The 37th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition will take place on the 1st and 2nd of November 2025.
The venue is the same as last year - the Sophia Hall at the Glamorgan Cricket Ground in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff CF11 9XR.
Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 10am-4pm
Ticket price on the door is £10 adults. Children under 15 are free (when accompanied by an adult).
Advance discounted tickets are available on our website...
Early Bird Tickets are £8 (up until 30/07/2025) and include 2 free raffle tickets.
After that date, advance tickets are £9 available from 31/07/2025 up until the week of the show and include 1 free raffle ticket.
To purchase and for more details of ticket offers see our website https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/tickets.asp
Note: Advance tickets are also available from Lendon's Model Shop and open days at the Heath Park Miniature Railway, Cardiff.
This year we will feature a broad selection of layouts in most sizes and scales, also societies and modelling demonstrations.
Two of our layouts provide youngsters to drive their own trains!
There will be plenty of model railway traders selling new and second hand items catering for all your modelling needs.
There will be approximately 40 stands in total.
Limited on-site free parking is available on a first come first served basis.
Public transport and pay-per-use car parks are nearby....see website for full details.
There will be a raffle drawn on the Sunday afternoon. See website for prizes https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/prizedraw.asp
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the cafe.
Layouts
ABERDEEN KIRKHILL OO Glenn Daniel Large Late-80's BR Diesel layout
ROUNDHOUSE N Mike Edmunds USA Depot scene
WELFORD COPPICE OO9 Peter Cullen Narrow gauge & standard gauge quarry
MEMORY LANE 3-Rail Swindon MRC A trip down memory lane with Hornby 3-rail
WOOD STREET O Swindon MRC Industrial shunting in Swindon
HARDWICK GRANGE OO Matthew Toft Frank Dyer's timeless study of the East Midlands with prototypical operation
ABERGAIN EM Graham Tierney GWR in West Wales
CARDIFF CANTON OO Chris Fordham Canton Shed in the 1990s modelled to perfection
BISHOPS QUAY OO Bridgend MRC GWR/LMS rail & waterway scene
MOORS VIEW N Paul Holwill Snowy Dartmoor scene
IRON MOULD LANE OO Bristol East MRC A steel works in the South of Bristol
HORTON GREEN OO Matt Haynes South Devon GWR Terminus
ROLVENDEN P4 Robin Gay Kent and East Sussex Railway in the mid 1920s
LIZERPOOL OO Penarth MRC Steam and a dockyard combined
BADGERS MOUNT OO Mark Patrick Network South East electrics
DEVILS BRIDGE OO9 Andy Cundick The Vale of Rheidol station in model form
GORTON LANE OO Brian Tucker Woodhead 1500v electrics
QUARRYSIDE HALT OO9 Blaenavon MRC
CASTELL COCH Z Gauge Max Jones
Visit the Exhibitors page on our website for further details and pictures from all the above layouts.
Traders
813 Preservation Fund
ABC Model Railways
Bespoke GLR Services
David Gwynn Trains
Going Loco
Hereford Model Centre
Lord & Butler
Merlins Models
Moor View Models
Paul Dean Collectables
Richard Panes Spares
Squires Tools
Trainsporters
Demonstrations
Fred Lewis - O Gauge Loco construction
Societies and Displays
2mm Scale Association
Cardiff Model Engineering Society
Cardiff Trolleybus Group
Dean Forest Railway
EM Gauge Society
Great Western Study Group
Model Electronic Railway Group - MERG
N Gauge Society
PPM Z Gauge - Show sponsor
RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society)
The Welsh Railways Research Circle
How to find us
Postcode: CF11 9XR.
See map below and visit our website www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/contact.asp for guidance on car parking options and public transport.
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01 November 2025 10:00 02 November 2025 16:00
Note revised college name since posters printed - now called Coastland College but same campus as last year’s event.
For poster, full door times, prices, exhibitor list etc., see
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01 November 2025 10:00 16:30
The SMRE (Sheffield Model Railway Enthusiasts) will be hosting an open day at their club rooms on Saturday 1st November 2025, 10am - 4:30pm.
Carterknowle Methodist Church,
Edgedale Road,
Sheffield,
S7 2BQ
Adults: £3
Accompanied Children Under 16: Free
7+ members' layouts will be in attendance, and the club rooms on the top floor will be open. If you're in the area and have ever wondered what we get up to, then this is an ideal opportunity to come and take a look! (Spoiler alert: it's mostly chatting rubbish and playing trains! )
We'll also have the club sales stand open, and refreshments available in the on-site café.
Unfortunately disabled access is limited to the downstairs hall only, which includes the members' layouts, refreshments, trade stand, and toilets. The club rooms are located on the top floor accessible only via stairs.
My latest layout, Forge Island, will be having its first semi-proper outing here which I'm rather looking forward to!
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01 November 2025 10:30 15:30
Sadly the Hereford Show planned for 1 November 2025 has been cancelled. It will hopefully be rearranged for a suitable date in 2026.
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Upcoming Events
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22 November 2025 Until 23 November 2025
0Get ready for the UK’s premier railway modelling exhibition! The National Festival of Railway Modelling 2025 returns to the NEC, Birmingham this November.
For more information click here!
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22 November 2025 10:00 Until 23 November 2025 16:30
0Our 57th Exhibition will once again be held at Turnberries Community Centre, Bath Road, Thornbury BS35 2BB over the week-end of 22nd & 23rd November 2025.
Opening times: Sat 10am – 5pm Sun 10am – 4pm
Admission: Adult - £8 Child (5 – 16) - £3 Family (2 + 2) - £18
Refreshments will be available.
These are the layouts we have invited:
City Basin Goods N Gauge Bishops Castle Station 00 Gauge Iron Mould Lane 00 Gauge
Devils Bridge 009 Gauge Memory Lane 00 Gauge Lintor Town 00 Gauge
Puffin Colliery 00 Gauge Calderbridge N Gauge Wantage Town P4 Gauge
Binegar N Gauge Great Swilling 4mm EM Gauge Tyn-y-Coedcae 7mm Scale
Blagdon 00 Gauge Haybridge Wharf 3mm gauge Burnham-on-Sea N Gauge
Nottingham Victoria 00 Gauge Thursley O Gauge Hagbourne Road 00 Gauge
A Journey Through Time 3mm gauge Trains in a Car N Gauge
Traders: Societies: Demonstrators:
Tony Wilcox Dean Forest Railway John Beals
Lord & Butler Class 60 Preservation Group Neil Walker
Trainsporter WC&P Railway Society
ABM Designs
Moor View Models Paul Baulsch (Avon Valley Railway)
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22 November 2025 10:00 Until 17:00
0WINTER MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION
Surrey's fun model railway exhibition.
Presented by the North Downs Model Railway Circle
Saturday 22nd November 2025
3rd Banstead Scout Group, Scout Ridge, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1RB.
Open 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Adults £6 Under 16s £3, Senior/Disabled £5, Families £12 [2+2]
All profits to 3rd Banstead Scout Group.
18 invited layouts in all major scales, Traders, Refreshments, Free Parking and close to Banstead station.
For details see http://www.ndmrc.info/Home/Winter/Winter.htm
Contact Stuart Robinson 077-5845-8827 and [email protected]
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29 November 2025 10:00 Until 17:00
0This is a family themed show utilising club and club member's layouts and guest layouts in various scales plus 009 gauge layouts courtesy of Merseyside & SW Lancashire 009 Gauge Society.
There will be trade support , club shop and a refreshment service.
Admission price includes entry to the 009 Gauge Society Merseyside & SW Lancashire show - layouts, trade, demonstrations, society stand.
Adults £5.00 Children £6.00 (All children wll have the opportunity to visit Santa and receivw a small gift).
Admission and Club Shop purchases can be made in cash or by credit/debit card.
Layouts and Traders details to be confirmed nearer the time of the event.
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29 November 2025 10:00 Until 16:00
0Nailsea and District Model Railway Club are Pleased to announce we are having an open day again this year.
Layouts Attending
Len Martin Diorama OO Gauge
Norton Vale – OO Gauge DCC SOUND
Great Swilling – EM Gauge
New Mexico – HO & H0e Gauge DCC SOUND
Portishead TMD – OO Gauge DCC SOUND
Rye (Rother Road) – OO Gauge
G Scale Layout By Member
Virginstow – N Gauge
OO9 Layout By Paul Levy (TBC)
Modelling Demo By Members
Test Track – 3 x N Gauge 4 x OO Gauge DC/DCC
Clubs new N Gauge layout (Work in Progress)
Trader
Moor Lane Models Pre Owned Models – Moor Lane Models
Club Trade Stand
RESTROOMS AVAILABLE
LIMITED FREE PARKING ON SITE
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Recent Event Reviews
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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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Macclesfield Model Railway Group's Annual Exhibition ( PLEASE NOTE: NEW VENUE!!!! )
By Merfyn Jones,
I was there for a MBF meeting/exhibition last Saturday. Excelent hall with all the facilities you need.
The bus from the station was a very good help for those that want to come by train rather than drive.
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Swansea Model Railway Exhibition
By Cymru Rails,
The Swansea Railway Modellers Group does an excellent job every year with this one, and it is well worth attending. It always features a fabulous set of layouts, traders, and societies on display. If you weren’t able to attend this year, check out my video to give you an idea of what to expect at the show and make sure to attend in 2026: Swansea Model Railway Exhibition 2025
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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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