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13 May 2011 23:00 15 May 2011 22:59
Place:Bracknell Leisure Centre
Address:The Bracknell Leisure Centre Bagshot Road Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9SE
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Rev Peter Denny’s Buckingham to feature at expoEM 2011.
We have a great show in the making. The main attraction will undoubtedly be Leighton Buzzard, part of the late Rev. Peter Denny’s Buckingham Branch that has now been acquired by Tony Gee. It is the first public showing of the layout since the Model Railway Journal Exhibition at Central Hall over 20 years ago. The rest of the layout will be housed in a purposed built building when completed and the layout transferred from Cornwall. The web site will be updated with some photographs of the team doing the work. It is admirable that members of our Society were the ones to grasp the nettle and save for posteritythis iconic layout that all members of a certain age remember from articles in the Railway Modeller all those years ago. It was the layout to emulate but was very rarely surpassed.
We are also delighted to welcome the Mostyn team with the fully extended layout. Richard Oldfield and friends will be the centre-piece of a focus this year on BR blue diesel era modelling also featuring Peter Johnson’s much acclaimed Canada Road and Mike Anson’s superb Weston Road and Longcarse West by David Furmage. Of course the steam era will also be well presented with layouts featuring GWR, LMS, LSWR, BR(E) and more.
Enthusiasts of industrial railways will enjoy Dan Wright’s excellent Axe Edge & Thatch Marsh Colliery so there really is something for everyone.
So put the date in your diary and we’ll see you there.
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expoEM 2011 Demonstrations:
North West Surrey Area Group: Building a layout, rolling stock and locos for Swaynton, commissioning lost-wax castings and etchings
Rasbottom Brow Area Group:Whitemetal wagon construction, modelling the underground
Roy Jackson - Locos and rolling stock for Retford
Geoff Kent - Modelling in plasticard
John McCrea - Scenery techniques and more....
Phil Tattershall – Track construction
Ewen Crosweller – Soldering techniques
Peter Hill –Ready to run loco conversions
John Brighton - Loco kit and chassis construction
Malcolm Crawley - Loco scratch-building
Tim Easter - DCC
Ian Rathbone - Painting and lining
Chris Hewitt - Making architectural castings and mouldings
Tim Venton - Practical use of IT in railway modelling
Lectures:
Saturday 14 May
11.30 Peter Hill: Ready to run loco conversions
1.30 Paul Bason: Scratch built buildings......where to start.
3.30 Chris Kedgley/Colin Wilson Building an exhibition layouts including baseboard construction
Sunday 15 May
11.15 Rev Mike Kippax: A tribute to the late Rev Peter Denny
1.15 Mike Hayward: Signalling
2.45 Peter Hill: Ready to run loco conversions
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13 May 2011 23:00
Loddon Vale Model Railway Club
Spring Exhibition
Arborfield Community Centre
Sheerlands Road
Arborfield
RG2 9NN
10.00 to 17:00
Adults - £3.00, Concessions - £2.00, Family Ticket - £7.00.
Plenty of free parking or come by Thames Travel bus route 144.
Layouts attending
Albrikham - Our own large OO layout with plenty of trains moving around. It is not based on any prototype or area but we do try to operate trains in the same era.
Broadwater Depot - This is an O gauge layout set in the 1960/70s using steam and diesel locomotives. It is based on an engine shed and uses DCC equipment. Many of the locomotives are equipped with sound.
Dunwich - An N gauge DCC layout built by one of our members. A small terminus station based in the late 1960,s on the East Coast of England.
Ensbury Park - This N gauge layout represents a fictitious Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway terminus in north-west Bournemouth with through services linking to the London South Western main line. The track has been hand built to N gauge clearances but using code 55 track and 2mm association sleepers.
Garreg Wen - This layout is narrow gauge and is based in Snowdonia in the Victorian period. The station is a modest upper terminus for passenger working of a former horse tramway.
Greenfield Sidings - A large OO layout, it represents an area on the outskirts of a town where two lines of different railway companies run along side each other to a common station in the town centre.
Kidmore Gumstump - A small N gauge layout based on a famous 1950,s track plan. The board is 4ft x 1ft and using a zig-zag track layout.
La Caisse - A compact Z gauge layout with a bias towards modern Western European and featuring stock of France, Germany, The Netherlands and Switzerland.
Mill Falls - An HO American layout. Mill Falls is a fictitious town set in New England in the 1950's, it is somewhere close to route 1, which links Boston with Bangor, Maine. The town represents a busy manufacturing are with several industries. Railroads running through the town are Boston & Maine, Maine Central and Newhaven.
Somewhere in France - A narrow gauge N scale layout based in France.
Woodlea - An imaginary N gauge modern image layout. It features a canal with two locks, a continuous main line allowing full length trains. There is plenty of details to grab your attention.
Traders
G & W Railways - Dealers in second hand model railways in OO and N gauge.
JB'S Model World - Rolling stock storage solutions, cases, boxes and foam trays. Also N gauge scale detailing items.
Neil Cresswel l- New and secondhand model railway items.
Page Components - Suppliers of tools and equipment for modeling and crafts. Their range includes small handtools and accessories, soldering irons, wire, switches and nuts, bolts and washers. Also O gauge wagon kits.
West Wales Wagon Works - This company specialises in limited edition wagons in both N and OO gauges. In time for this show will be an OO wagon for Maidenhead Industrial Co-Operative Society.
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Upcoming Events
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04 July 2026 09:00 Until 05 July 2026 15:00
0Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July 2026
Middleton Railway, The Station, Moor Road, Hunslet, LEEDS, LS10 2JQ
Organised by, and all proceeds to, the Middleton Railway Trust
Open 10:00 to 16:00 each day (steam passenger trains operating regularly between 10:30 and 15:30 from Moor Road station), light refreshments available in the shop/café. Free parking on site or nearby streets.
Admire the models set amongst the real thing in our Engine House. You can also travel on a full-size steam train. There is also the opportunity to drive a full-size locomotive, as we will be operating a footplate experience on one of our locomotives – when did you last do that at a Model Railway Exhibition? A suggested donation of £5 and no need to book in advance, just turn up on the day. Please note that you must be at least 18 years old and not older than 76 to take part in the footplate experience.
Except for the footplate experience all areas of the exhibition and the train ride are accessible to visitors with disabilities.
Admission – which covers Exhibition plus unlimited train rides:
Adult: £9
Child: £4
We are expecting up to 16 layouts in a variety of scales: OO, 0.165mm and 009 at least. Layouts will include: Stanley Ferry (OO), Leeds Trams (OO), Queensbury Depot (O), Bryn Oriog (009), Bishopgate (O) and Oakdale (OO), Bishopgate (O), Outwell Village (OO), Arfer Yard (0.165mm NG) and Whitborough Quayside (16.5mm)
Traders will include: Going Loco, Helm Models & Hobbies, Batterdale Scenics & Electronics and Leigh Models & Hobbies
Reminding us that model railways are fun too we also have Lego, vintage Tri-ang and Tri-ang Hornby operating.
This is an event for all the family – not just the modeller. When the non-modellers have exhausted the facilities, we offer at Moor Road we have Middleton Woods and Park at the top of the line, the Tulip Retail Park is opposite, and the White Rose Shopping Centre is just a short distance away. We pride ourselves on a welcome for all – come and experience it for yourselves.
If you need any further details see Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MiddletonRailwayOfficial/) or www.middletonrailway.org.uk
Exhibition Manager: Ian Dobson on [email protected]
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04 July 2026 09:00 Until 05 July 2026 15:00
0Beyond STEAM - The Great Western Hall
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Ave, Swindon, SN2 2EY
Our Exhibition
Beyond Steam is a celebration of modern railway modelling - bold, contemporary and bursting with creativity. From diesel and electric traction to the cutting edge infrastructure of todays railway scenes, this exhibition showcases layouts that push the boundaries and reflect the railways we know and love from the last 60+ years.
What to Expect
Expect immersive, high-quality layouts, great modelling standards and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where inspiration is everywhere.
Whether you are a committed modern image modeller, a curious enthusiast, or simply love seeing railways brought to life in miniature, BEYOND STEAM offers something refreshingly different.
Venue & Facilities
BEYOND STEAM is held in the Great Western Hall at STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway.
Our beautiful venue has full disabled access and on site catering both in the exhibition and museum.
Discount tickets are available if your wish to visit both the exhibition and museum.
www.beyondsteam.com
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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 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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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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