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12 April 2025
Don't miss the 2025 National Garden Railway Show at Stoneleigh Park, probably the largest event of its kind where 16mm, G-Scale, G3 and G1 traders and exhibits are all under one roof. This is the show where manufacturers launch new products and where you will find garden railway traders that don't attend other shows, and in some cases, don't trade online! at least 18 layouts are expected, most with live steam, in various garden gauges and scales, and over 60 exhibitors.
Garden railways are a great family activity, and we love to see young railway enthusiasts experience the excitement of real steam models, so bring the family to the show - FREE ENTRY for accompanied Under 18's
There’s lots to see and do including a Massive Prize Draw, the Model of the Year Competition, Member to Member Sales, Cafe / food and drink outlets
NB : There is NO cash machine - Make sure you bring plenty with you!
Don't miss out on a grand day out at the biggest show of its kind in Europe.
Tickets bought in advance £18.00 (Longer opening hours - All day, 9.30 - 5.00)
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12 April 2025 09:00 16:00
Scotland N Gauge Model Rail Show
Low port Centre, Linlithgow - next to Railway Station
Our new larger venue allows us to bring you a larger N gauge Show in the beautiful setting of the low port centre in Linlithgow
Around 14 model N Gauge layouts
Demos and advice stands
Large Café area relaxing and catching up with friends
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12 April 2025 09:00
We bring the Society’s Wycrail exhibition experience, with a high standard of quality and inspirational layouts, once again to a “small and friendly” venue, as ‘MRX25 – Spring‘, building on the success of the Society’s Clubroom Open Days – popular with locals and experienced modellers alike.
2025 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. Britain and the world changed forever. Railway 200 celebrates the past, present and future of rail. We at the High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society are pleased to be supporting Railway 200 with our two exhibitions during 2025 and other activities.
We’re delighted to be working once again with our sponsors, AGR Model Railway Store and The Transport Treasury.
Venue
CRESSEX COMMUNITY CENTRE
203 Cressex Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 4PZ
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Opening Hours
10am to 4.30pm
Layouts confirmed as attendingare as follows:
Mothecombe 00 Steam 1950s, / 60s HWDMRS ‘Junior modellers’ layout
Kinlochlaggen N Scottish Steam / Diesel 1960s/70s
Cynon Valley + Potteries N Steam 1960s
Giffard Laneoo Diesel 2000s
Bryn Y Brenin Mawr 00 & 009 Diesel 2020s and narrow gauge preserved steam
Braemuir Harbour N Diesel 1990s
Little Himalayan Railway 009 Steam
Bleat 009 North Wales Steam
Northfield Harbour H0 North American Diesel 1970s/80s
Leatown 00 BR diesel 1971/81
Shadwell Sidings 00 Steam and diesel 1960s
Klein Schmalitz H0 German Steam 19th October 1914
Traders attending:
HWDMRS Pre-used stand & Members sales
The Transport Treasury.
AGR Model Railway Store
JB’s Model World
Hedgerow Scenics
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12 April 2025 09:00 16:00
Our Annual Open day this year, is on Saturday 12th April from 10am-5pm at Ruxley Church, Ruxley Lane, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey KT19 0AF.
Admission is FREE (but donations welcomed)..
On show will be a selection of club & members layouts in N, 2mm, OO9, OO, P4, 0 gauges, including Hartsbridge (O), Ferring (P4) and Hinksey Yard (N),
Additionally a number of modelling demonstrations, small number of local traders, second hand stall and light refreshments.
Limited on-site parking. Tolworth station is one mile away which is passed by 418 bus route (Kingston-Epsom), with a bus stop right outside the church.
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12 April 2025 09:30 15:30
8th Annual Charity Model Railway Exhibition
When? 12th April 2025 from 1030 until 1630
Where? Avonway Community Centre Fordingbridge SP6 1JF
You can expect to see 20 layouts in N, 00 and O gauges (overleaf), Railway books, pictures and jigsaw stall Railway film show “Railway Café” – bacon rolls and homemade cake Model engineering and trade stands.
Adults £7
Children (6-16) £1
Family £14
Where does the money go? We don’t shake buckets after disasters, we fundraise before they happen. Proceeds will again go to the Water Survival Box Charity run by Rotary Chelwood Bridge who will attend to show the boxes.
What it’s all for
Once again, we will be raising money for Water Survival Boxes. Our Rotary Club philosophy is to raise money in advance of need rather than collect it by shaking buckets of money, which almost always arrives too late. 2023 saw more than its share of disasters, and there was apparently no limit to the need for WS boxes. Amongst other places, boxes went to the flooding and cholera outbreak in Somalia, the Turkey/Syria earthquake, disasters and conflict in Sudan, two consignments to the Moroccan earthquake and more boxes to Ukraine. Members of the Rotary Club of Fordingbridge went to Midsomer Norton to pack boxes and to hand over the money collected from the 2023 Model Railway Exhibition. Our friends from the Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge will be in attendance to show visitors the Water Survival Boxes they supply.
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Upcoming Events
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15 November 2025 10:00 Until 16 November 2025 16:00
0Pendle Forest Model Railway Society is pleased to announce that its annual exhibition at Park High School, Venables Avenue, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP, what3words/// relegate:awkward:prompt, will this year include a range of hobby interest as well as plenty of model railway action. Opening times are 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday.
Twelve+ layouts are expected to attend as well as eight+ traders, our Society second hand stall, demonstrations including 3D printing by Three Peaks Models, children's activities, wargamers, slot cars and drift cars.
Refreshments and light meals will be available along with plenty of free car parking. A free shuttle bus will operate between the venue and Colne railway station and bus station, timed to connect with East Lancs Line trains. A free brew will be offered to anyone who has travelled by train!
Entry costs £7 for adults, £6 for concessions, £4 for children and £16 fora family of two adults and two children.
2025 exhibition bus timetable.pdf
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15 November 2025 10:00 Until 16 November 2025 16:00
0Reminder for our upcoming exhibition.
Details as per the poster below with further details added periodically.
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15 November 2025 10:00 Until 16 November 2025 16:00
0Our 45th annual exhibition
Sat 15th November 2025 Open 1000 to 1700
Sun 16th November 2025 Open 1000 to 1600
Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton BN1 8TA
10 Layouts
Highcombe 4mm OO BR 1960s Brighton MRC.
Fencehouses 4mm OO BR NE & NCB 1960s Ian Forsyth.
Orestone Quay 4mm OO 1948 Graham and Andrew Barnes.
Holmill 4mm OO BR SR Langley Modellers.
Neustift 2mm N Austrian Tirol Phil Gardner.
Hillside Park 2mm N BR 1960’s Nigel Appleton.
Hursley Quay 7mm O Light Railway Andrew Knights.
Exbridge 3mm TT BR WR late 1960’s Paul Hopkins.
Sproston Green TMD 4mm OO 1970’s Tim Farmer.
Lower Budgett 4mm OO on a student budget, Chris Garland.
Traders:-
Andy Dean
P&E Fox
Julian Bowden
Brighton MRC
Societies:-
Bluebell Railway
Volks Electric Railway Association
Southern Electric Group
Double O Gauge association
Tram 53
Lavender Line
Displays
Brighton and Hove Society of Model Locomotive Engineers
Meccano
Our world famous refreshments available throughout the exhibition.
Two floors of exhibits, lift available, step free access.
Free Parking on site and in the surrounding streets.
Close to bus routes 5, 5A and 52. The 5B bus route is a slightly longer walk.
Nearest Railway station is Preston Park.
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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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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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