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31 October 2026 09:00 01 November 2026 15:30
This event begins 26/09/26 and repeats every 2 days forever
This year the exhibition will continue to build on the success of previous exhibitions and almost 60 years experience that had made it one exhibition not to miss.
We will be once again at Bingley Hall at the Stafford County Showground ST18 0BD
Opening times…
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4.30pm
Admission prices:
Advance Booking Adults £16 Child (5-15) £5 Family £32
On the day Adults £18 Child (5-15) £5 Family £36
Free parking for over 3500 cars
Free courtesy preserved bus service from Stafford Railway Station on both days
Time table on our website
Please see our website www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk for details of all 55 layouts attending (inc photos) and Traders
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31 October 2026 10:00 01 November 2026 16:00
The 38th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition is back for 2026 featuring a varied selection of layouts, traders and societies.
This year's show is on Sat 31st October and Sun 1st November 2026 at Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Sophia Walk, Pontcanna, Cardiff, Cardiff CF11 9XR.
Admission on the door is held at 2025 prices and is just £10/adult.
10% and/or 20% discounts are available for advance tickets booked via our website.
Limited free car parking on site.
Close to city centre and local bus services.
Hot and cold food.
Raffle.
Children under 15 are free (when accompanied by an adult).
Early Bird Advance tickets are £8 (available up to end of July) and Standard Advance tickets are available at £9 if purchased after that date.
Standard Advance tickets are available up until the week of the show.
Each adult ticket purchased includes 1 free raffle ticket
For full details of ticket offers see our website
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. Also model railway Traders will be there 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.
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the cafe.
Layouts confirmed to date:-
Alston N Huw Dainton
Splott OO(P4) Paul Spencer
Dinas Mawddwy OO(EM) Andy Cundick
Morton Road N Andy May
Fidlas Quay OO9 Peter Cullen
Peasevern Yard O Rob Owst
Halden Lane OO Keith Askey
Pencader OO(EM) Cardiff 4mm Group
Bicsdale OO Penarth MRC
Blackgang Gauge3 Mark Pretious
Royal Albert Bridge N Basingstoke MRS
Tony's Forest 7mm-NG Robin Edwards
Montarola (Italian) HO Paul Hannant
Templeford O (3-rail) The Tandy Family/Claire Sheppey
Felallyn OO9 Penarth MRC
Glanfa Newydd O (NG) Newport MRC
Walnut Tree Viaduct Z Max Jones
Hogwash and Baloney Railroad O Newport MRC
Traders:-
Merlins Models
Going Loco
Richard Panes Spares
Dean Forest Railway
Moor View Models
813 Preservation Society
Squires
Bespoke GLR
Hereford Model Shop
Lord & Butler
Paul Dean Collectables
Tellindalloch Scenics
Societies & Demonstrators:-
2mm Scale Association
Cardiff Trolleybus Group
Derek Mundy (Demonstrator)
EM Gauge Society
Fred Lewis (Demonstrator)
Great Western Study Group
Model Electronic Railway Group - MERG
PPM Z Gauge 3D Printing (Demonstrator)
RailFuture Wales
RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society)
South Wales Modellers
The Welsh Railways Research Circle
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Upcoming Events
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11 July 2026 09:00
0Exhibition to be held at St Marys Church Hall Rosehill street now known as Neuadd Ni see poster enclosed for more details etc
Poster exhibition Summer 26.pdf
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11 July 2026 09:00 Until 15:30
0In support of the Risborough Festival on Saturday 11th July 2026, the Risborough & District Model Railway Club will be holding an Open Day at the Princes Risborough St. Mary's Hall (Church Street) from 10:00 to 16:30. We plan to part exhibit our new O gauge layout project, as well as our Test Track for members of the public to test their rolling stock on. There will be second hand sales, refreshments and some modelling displays. Admission is FREE.
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11 July 2026 09:00 Until 12 July 2026 15:00
0A model show with a difference.
Alongside up to 10 layouts in various gauges there will be trade support, bookstall, tombola, access to a Deltic cab, chance to photo one of the DPS Deltics, railwayana display, view the roundhouse and its displays, train ride on the Springwell branch
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12 July 2026 09:00 Until 15:00
0Our first model railway show for some years showcasing at least 11 club, members and friends exhibition standard layouts including. Exton Quay 00 FS , St Leven 3mm, Piddle Regis 00, Parkstone Goods 00 FS, Ramsgate Sands N, Exmoor Vale 00, Rockery Lane 00, and Pine Road 00 FS.
Free Parking, Light Referments, Step free access to all show areasEXTON QUAY 00 Fine ScaleST LEVEN 3mm Scale
PIDDLE REGIS 00 Scale
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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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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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Weston-Super-Mare Model Railway Show 2026
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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7mm NGA Trent Valley Group Modelling Day
By ngtrains.com,
An excellent day was had by all. Keep the 30th January 2027 free.
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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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