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12 April 2013 13 April 2013
This two-day conference, organised by A2SN and supported by the
Postal History Society, the Business Archives Council and the Historical
Model Railway Society is the second in a series begun in 2012.
For full details and booking form please see: http://www.hmrs.org.uk/whatson/AAAA_Final_Flyer_2012_12_13.pdf
The conferences seek to explore and expand co-operation between
volunteer-led societies involved in business history fields and the academics,
archivists and museum professionals working in the same
areas. The events aim to prompt an awareness of what these various
groups are doing, and to start a dialogue between the enthusiast and
academic which may lead to co-operation in preserving and using
collections, and furthering our understanding of the past and its relevance
to the future.
Friday is at the London Metropolitan Archives and Saturday is at the London Docklands and the Sainsbury Archive . You can attend either one or both days.
Two brilliant days - definitely not to be missed, whatever your historical interest is
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13 April 2013 14 April 2013
Bentley Model Railway Group Present:
TRAINWEST 2013
Saturday 13th April 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Sunday 14th April 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
THE CHRISTIE MILLER SPORTS CENTRE, LANCASTER ROAD,
BOWERHILL, MELKSHAM, WILTS., SN12 6QU.
TOP QUALITY LAYOUTS IN VARIOUS SCALES AND GAUGES
Layouts:
Aberdeen Kirkhill T&RSMD: Glenn Daniel & Graham Harris
UK - BR Scotland - 1988
Batty Moor (N): Twickenham & District MRC
UK - Settle & Carlisle - 1945-65
Bodmin (N): Ray Slack & Ian Hibbert
UK- GWR in Cornwall - 1930s
Burntwood Lane (EM): Bentley MRG
UK - BR South London - 1960s
Coppell (OO): Furness MRC
UK - BR North West England – late 1980s & early 1990s
Ferring (P4): Michael Ball
UK - LBSCR in Sussex - 191
Griswald (N) - Harry Harper
Switzerland - Small Alpine Town - Present Day
Horseley Fields (N): NGS Northants/Cambs
UK - West Midlands – 1995-2005
Horsley Bank (P4): Stephen Howe
UK - ex-L&Y in the West Riding of Yorkshire - pre-1939
Khan (OO9): Julian Evison
Namibia (then German South West Africa) - 1908
Maindee East (P4): Steffan Lewis
UK - BR(WR) in South Wales - 1960s
Menasha, WI (HO): Wakefield RMS
USA - Wisconsin Central - 2000
Nettlebridge Valley Railway (P4): Neil Kinison
UK - Mineral Railway in Somerset - 1910
Poynton Sneer (O): Marc Smith
UK - BR(WR) in South Wales - c1980
Rowington for Shrewley (OO): Dick Hewins
UK - GWR in Warwickshire - 1922
Springfield Spa GWR (N): Michael Watts
UK - GWR in Devon - 1934-42
Stapley (O): Bristol Boys
UK - BR Somerset/Devon Border - 1950s
Stodmarsh (O): Kevin & Judy Cartwright
UK - SR in South East Kent - 1939-45
Sweethome Alabama (HO): Jon Grant
USA - CSX Norfolk & Southern in Alabama - 1990s
Warren Lane (OO): Alan Bevan
UK - Freightliner in East Anglia - 2005-07
Yard Shunter (OO): Ray Norwood
UK - BR(SR) in South West England - 1950-60
Zevendaal (HO): Tom Nicholls
Netherlands- Industrial Coast - 1990s
Trade stands:
Alan Ward Collection
Andy Lynch
Aspire Gifts & Models
Black Dwarf Lightmoor
Branchlines
Brunswick Model Railways
C&L Finescale
County Rolling Stock
Derby Trees
Finishing Touches
Gas Cupboard
Golden Arrow
Hafixs Industrial Products
Hedgerow Scenics
Hobby Holidays
Inter-City Models
Just in Case
Keith's Model Railways
M&B Models
Mad About Trains
Modelmania
Model Railway Developments
Plus Daughters
R G Connor Signs & Graphics
Rail-books.co.uk
Railroom Electronics
Richard's Railways
Road Transport Images
Skytrex
South Eastern Finecast
Squires Model & Craft Tools
Team Track Trading
Unit Models
Wealistic Models
Weston's Railways
West Wales Wagon Works
ZTC Controls
Geoff Endacott
Exhibition Manager
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13 April 2013
Earl Shilton Scouts Train Fair 2013
Will be held on :
Saturday April 13th 2013
10:00-16:00
Age UK (formerly Age Concern) Centre, Kings Walk, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE9 7NL
Two rooms hosting 2 Rooms of Layouts, Trade Stands, Scouting Stand
Plus ample free parking adjacent to building
Hot & Cold Refreshments
In a friendly and comfortable venue
Admission: Adults
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13 April 2013
Hillingdon Railway Modellers - Test Track Open Day
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13 April 2013 14:00
Open day at Harpendon, Hertfordshire, on 13th April 2013, from 2.00 - 5.00pm.Trains running on the club's extensive outdoor O gauge & 16mm Narrow gauge lines.Live steam & battery power.
Free parking
Small admission charge.
For more information see..
http://www.brambleton.org.uk/Open_Day.html
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Upcoming Events
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16 August 2025 Until 17 August 2025
0SAT 16th AUGUST & SUN 17th of AUGUST 2025
at LOUGHBOROUGH Grammar School, Leicester Road , Loughborough , Leicestershire.
Car Sat Nav use ;- LE11 2AQ , Entrance off Leicester Road ,Loughborough.
SAT 10am-5pm, SUN 10am-4.pm.
ADMISSION: Adults £10.00 Children £5.00 Family £25.00 (2 adults and up to 3 delightful Children)
Free Exhibition Guide included with entry whilst stocks last.
30 Layouts, 26 trade plus demo's.
This venue is not far from the centre of the town, lying to the south, off the Leicester Road A6. Entrance via Burton Walks.
Regular local bus services from the Railway Station, Town Centre, Leicester and Coalville pass by the entrance.
15 min walk from GCR., 20 mins from LOUGHBORO' Mainline Rail Station.
Plenty of free car parking is available.
The venue is disabled friendly.
Hot and Cold refreshments will be available. Including Hot Savories' and Filled Cobs.
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16 August 2025 09:00 Until 13:00
0Brighton MRC will be holding one of their occasional sales day on Saturday 16th August 2025. It will be from 1000 to 1400 at the Clubrooms on London Road railway station, Shaftesbury Place, Brighton BN1 4QS.
There will be a large selection of preowned Model Railway items including locomotives, rolling stock and accessories, mainly OO gauge.
No charge for admission.
There will be refreshments available
If you are thinking of joining the club this is an ideal opportunity to see the facilities and what we do.
Details are also on the club website
https://brightonmrc.wordpress.com/diary-of-events/
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16 August 2025 09:00 Until 16:00
0Come along and see some of he Club's layouts. If you are thinking of joining the club this is an ideal opportunity to see what we do and talk to Club members.
Adults £3, Children £1. Family ticket £6 (2 adults + up to 3 Children).
Wheelchair accessible, Light refreshments available.
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23 August 2025 09:00 Until 24 August 2025 15:00
0Hosted by the Ulster Model Railway Club, the Belfast Model Railway Exhibition will take place this year at Belfast Royal Academical Institution, in the heart of the city centre, Saturday and Sunday 23-24th August. Please note the new venue for the exhibition. It will be held in the sports hall on the school campus. Access will be through the entrance gates on Fisherwick Place. The sports hall is towards the rear of the complex.
We will have around 20 layouts, eight traders and a mix of special interest groups and modelling societies in attendance.
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23 August 2025 09:00 Until 24 August 2025 15:00
0Burnham MRC have their annual show at King Alfred School, Burnham Road, Highbridge Somerset TA9 3EE
August 23rd and 24th open 10am to 4pm each day
Featuring Biscdale photo courtesy Chris Nevard / Model Rail
Entry £8 with accompanied children FREE Free car parking Strep free access Country Bumpkins catering
Featuring 20 layouts:
L01 Bridge Street N gauge
L02 Rocket
L03 Backdoor Quay
L04 Newton Heath Works
L05 GLR TT 120
L06 Woodlands
L07 Biscdale
L08 Lambourn
L09 Burnham-on-Sea
L10 Tetbury
L11 Rowington for Shrewley
L12 Rolstone
L13 Waveybridge
L14 Stonehaven
L15 Brewery Lane MPD
Modular N gauge 4 layouts in one*:
L16 Calderbridge *
L17 Ledbetter Junction *
L18 Clifford Chamber Street *
L19 Cheddarton *
L20 North Cornwall Brewery
and 10 traders
T01 Richard Pane’s Spares
T02 Ray Heard
T03 Wessex Wagons
T04 GLR Bespoke
T05 Andrew Wilkinson
T06 Andy Lynch Model railways
T07 Attwood Aggregates
T08 Just in Case
T09 David Smith Books
T10 Top Model Railways
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Recent Event Reviews
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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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Gauge O Guild Winter Show
By LAWLOGG Editor,
A few words about the show, some pictures of us setting up our stands (and, more significantly, a comprehensive video of the attendees) are available at this link.
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The National Festival of Railway Modelling @ NEC
By 7013,
Considering this is the first show by BRM I thought they did a reall good job.
Quibbles: I know you have to rent the floorspace by the square metere, but it got a bit crowded at times between stalls/layouts.
Positives: Lots of good trade support, some superb layouts, and very helpful friendly staff.
Warley was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the organisers did well.
I can see this growing in the future
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Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
By jacko,
Drove down from Lanark early on Saturday morning (6 hour round trip!) to arrive shortly after 10am. The first surprise was seeing my cousin showing his O gauge layout in the foyer (shown as east Glasson port authority on the programme but it wasn't that). Nice to have a chat with him as we've not met for a couple of years. Moving on to the main halls, there seemed to be plenty of space for viewing, helped no doubt by my being there so early. I'd driven down especially to see Grantham, Pelaw and Fencehouses having seen them in the mags and I wasn't disappointed so spent at least an hour swapping between the three. All three layouts exceeded expectations but it was also great to see Richmond in the flesh, it having only just appeared in print last month. I saw Alston in Glasgow in February and there's been no drop in quality. However, my favourite (and I'm probably biased as I'm modelling the s&c) was Kirtley Bridge - what a superb layout, the quality of modelling and the atmosphere was outstanding. I think I spent around 3 hours at the show and was absolutely wrecked by the time I got home but it was well worth it. I'll be watching out for next year's dates to make sure they're kept clear.
Graeme
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