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27 January 2018 28 January 2018
Event Name: Longfield Model Railway Exhibition 2018
Classification: Exhibition
Address: The Longfield Academy, Main Road (B260), Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PH.
Day 1: Saturday 27th January 2018
Opening times Day 1: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Day 2: Sunday 28th January 2018
Opening times Day 2: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Prices: Adults: £8.00.Concessions: £7.00.Children (5-16): £3.00.Family (2+2): £20.00.
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website: http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/erithmrs/exhibit_january.php
Organising body: Erith Model Railway Society
Organiser: Paul Plummer.Tel. 07736 560956.Email:[email protected]
The Erith Model Railway Society's annual January show, one of South East England's largest shows (and probably Kent’s largest by stand numbers), will return to The Longfield Academy for our 3rd show there.
The show will encompass at least 30 layouts, extensive trade and society support, demonstrators (including the club's Foxley Service Centre - Loco Diagnostics & Cleaning Service), static exhibits & charity raffle, making over 100 stands in total.
Please check our website for further details (directions, layouts attending, etc.).
Thank You.
NB: Charity Raffle – In aid of the Association of Bexley Charities ’78.
The venue can be reached by Longfield railway station (5-10 minute walk away), Arriva bus services 423 (from Dartford and Bluewater) and 489 (from Gravesend), and Go-Coach bus services 433 (Sunday only), 474 and 475 (all three from Bluewater) and 489 (Sunday only) (from Gravesend). The buses stop at Longfield St. Marys Way, Longfield Brickfields Farm and/or Longfield Railway Station. All stops are 5-10 minute walk from the venue. Some services may stop at Longfield Academy itself. There are no Sunday services for the 423, 474 and 475 routes.
There is a sizeable free on-site car park, full disabled access (including toilets), a large refreshment area (300+ seats) and an extensive range of hot and cold food and drinks at reasonable prices.
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27 January 2018 28 January 2018
Event Name: Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby Show
Classification: Exhibition
Address: The Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds1305 Memorial AvenueWest Springfield MA. 01089 USA
Day 1: 27th January 2018
Opening times Day 1: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Day 2: 28th January 2018
Opening times Day 2: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Prices: Adults: $15.00 per dayChildren 15 and under: FREE Accompanied by an Adult EASTERN STATES PARKING: $5.00 per day
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website:
Organising body: Amherst Railway Society
Organiser: Amherst Railway SocietyP.O. Box 247Monson, MA 01057-0247P: (413) 267-4555E: [email protected]
This is an advance notice about the ETE Eastern New England chapter’s plans to sponsor a EuroEast exhibition at the upcoming Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby Show at the Big E Exposition Center in West Springfield, MA on January 27 & 28, 2018. We are especially excited that Märklin USA will be attending the show for the first time and will be co-located with the chapter’s layout in the Mallary Building.
Some of the displays and activities that are planned for the Euro East exhibition are:
Eastern New England Chapter layouts: large H0 modular 3-rail layout, Bergbahn 2-rail DCC layout, and meter gauge Swiss themed layout.
Kids’ layout, where children can operate an H0 scale train
Märklin USA exhibit with demonstrations of Märklin products
Multiple sellers of European model trains from a variety of manufacturers
Clinics on subjects of European model railroading; 6 clinics are planned for the 2-day show
Social gathering and dinner on Saturday evening of the show at the Munich Haus restaurant in Chicopee, MA.
For general information about the 2018 Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby Show, please see their website at http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/ The website contains a list of hotels in the area that offer discounted rates to those attending the show. The current list of discounted accommodations can be found at http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/attendingtheshow.php#accomo
Please mark your calendars and join us for this exciting weekend of European model railroading!
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27 January 2018 28 January 2018
Event Name: Pontefract Model Railway Exhibition
Classification: Exhibition
Address: NEW College, Park Lane, Pontefract WF8 4QR
Day 1: 27 January 2018
Opening times Day 1: 10:00 - 17:00
Day 2: 28 January 2018
Opening times Day 2: 10:00 - 16:30
Prices: All adults £5Accompanied children under 16 Free
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website: www.nprms.org
Organising body: Normanton & Pontefract RMS
Organiser: Via website
Annual model railway exhibition featuring 23 layouts (three of which are first time out), 22 traders and 5 demonstrators. Excellent venue and cafe facilities. Show guide included in admission price (whilst stocks last). Extra car parking available at nearby Pontefract park. Pontefract Tanshelf railway station within walking distance.
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27 January 2018 28 January 2018
Event Name: Southampton Model Railway Exhibition
Classification: Exhibition
Address: Barton Peveril CollegeChestnut AvenueEastleighHampshireSO50 5ZA
Day 1: 27th January 2018
Opening times Day 1: 10.00 to 17.00
Day 2: 28th January 2018
Opening times Day 2: 10.00 to 16.30
Prices: Adults £7Children (5-15) £3Family (2+2) £17
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website: www.southamptonmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.com
Organising body: Southampton Model Railway Society
Organiser: David Barker01489 79980907763 [email protected]
22 layouts, 22 Trade stands, Specialist Society support, Demonstrations
Hot & Cold refreshments available
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Upcoming Events
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08 November 2025 10:00 Until 09 November 2025 16:00
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08 November 2025 10:00 Until 09 November 2025 16:30
0www.tolworthshowtrain.co.uk
8-9 November 2025
For any enquiries regarding the 2025 show, please contact [email protected]
Tolworth Showtrain is our Society’s annual model railway show. It is one of the largest shows held in the South East.
It takes place over two days at;
Tolworth Recreation Centre
Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7LQ.
Saturday 8 Nov 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 9 Nov 10.00am - 4.00pm
PRICES
Adult £10
Child £3
Family 2+2 £21
Sunday Special
One child free with every paying adult
Cash and card payments will be accepted on the door
Returning for 2025 - live steam rides are in operation.
Take a ride behind a real minature steam engine (an additional charge will apply). With the kind support of the Malden District Society of Model Engineers.
These are the layouts already confirmed attending in 2025.
Layouts
The Bergeller BahnHOSwiss
Copper Wort16.5Midlands 1902
Denton SidingsLNER/LMS 1960
Edward's Junction and Thomas EndOOThomas and Friends
Essex BrickOOFreelance 1950s
Express Daisy SidingsEMIndustrial GWR 1960s
Fairwood JunctionOOWiltshire, present day
Fawcett StreetOOBritish Rail Steam/diesel
Garreg WenOO9Snowdonia C19th
Gordons LaneModern Wessex mainline
Hatch EndNBR 1980s
Hope under DinmoreEMLNWR/GWR 1910s
Inspired by FriedrichstrasseHOEast Germany 1960s
Kensington Addison RoadWest London C1925
Launceston Steam RailwayOO9Cornwall historic
Rossiter RiseOONorthwest London
The Royal Albert BridgeNBrunel tribute 1960s
Staffordshire PotteriesNStoke-on-Trent
Swillibegs
Tony's Forest
Yard No 2P4LNWR 1925
Demonstration Stands
EMU BuildingKit Building/Modelling
Scenery ModellingSoldering
Weathering
Society Stands
4SUB AssociationHampton and Kempton Waterworks Railway
Long Ditton Light RailwayMalden District Society of Model Engineers
Railway Correspondence and Travel SocietySouthern Electric Group
Trade Stands
Addlestone Model CentreAspire Gifts and Models
Best Model ToysFenland Model Railways
Golden Arrow ProductionsHeritage in Motion
JB's Model WorldKernow Model Rail Centre
Models U DriveMSC Models
Rail – BooksRichard Pane's Model Spares
Roxley ModelsSunningwell Command & Control
The Totem ManThe Wagon Yard
Wheels of SouthseaW M Collectables
Where we are
Travelling by public transport
The venue is a 1.6 mile walk from Surbiton Railway station or a 1.3 mile walk from Tolworth Railway Station.
As well as the free shuttle bus from Surbiton Railway Station (see below) there are also many TFL busses that travel near to the venue;
From Kingston: 71 / 281 / 406 / 418 / 465 / K1 / K4
From Dorking: 265
From New Malden: 265 / K1
From Chesington: 71
From Epsom: 406 / 418 / 467 (Sat)
From Putney: 265
Free Shuttle Bus from Surbiton Station
We are operating a free bus link between Surbiton Station and the show.
Saturday 8thSurbiton Stop NN
to TRC09:45 10:10 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:55 14:25 14:55 15:25 15:55 16:25
TRC to
Surbiton Stop NN10:25 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:25 12:55 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:40 16:10 16:40 17:20
Sunday 9thSurbiton Stop NN/NP
to TRC09:55 10:25 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:25 13:40 14:10 14:40 15:10
TRC to
Surbiton Stop NN11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:55 14:25 15:25 16:00
Note:- Whilst every effort will be made to maintain this timetable, delays may be incurred due to traffic conditions. In the case of extreme late running a service may be cancelled to restore the timetable.
Travelling by car
Tolworth Recreation Centre is within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), people travelling to the venue by private transport will have to have a compliant vehicle or pay a charge to drive for that day. The vast majority of vehicles are compliant with the emissions standards. Check your vehicle here.
There is free parking on site at Tolworth Recreation Centre.
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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
9 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.
Traders TBC
Societies TBC
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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15 November 2025 10:00
0We bring the Society’s Wycrail exhibition experience, with a high standard of quality and inspirational layouts, once again to a “small and friendly” venue, with the second show in 2025 as ‘MRX25 – Autumn‘, 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
Note: SatNav user may find HP12 4QE a closer Postcode to use. What3Words///lakes.behave.cars
Opening Hours
10am to 4.30pm
Layouts confirmed as attending are as follows:
Shadwell East 00S team 60s to modern day – HWDMRS ‘Junior modellers’ layout
East Dock EM 1930s LMS/LNER steam
Heathbury N Diesel
Crystal Springs H0 USA Trams 60’s
Whipsnade Central 009 Steam
St Panlraz in Steiermark H0 Austrian Diesel
Allegra N Swiss Railways
Templegate Wagon Works 0 1970s Diesels
Mynydd y Ddraig 009 1960s steam
Swansea Riverside 0
Thornfield 00 1960s steam
Traders attending:
HWDMRS Pre-used stand & Members sales
The Transport Treasury.
AGR Model Railway Store
JB’s Model World
Hedgerow Scenics
Refreshments
Hot and cold Drinks and snacks all available to buy. Our exhibitions are famous for cakes. This will be no exception!
Our members will be on hand as usual to answer questions and offer advice.
Admission: Adults: £6.00 Children 6-16: £1.00, under 6 free
Parking: Disabled parking on-site subject to availability. Free on-street parking nearby
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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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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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