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11 January 2020 12 January 2020
The Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition 2020
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre
Lytton Way
Stevenage
SG1 1LZ
Saturday 11th January 2020 - 10am till 5.30pm.
Sunday 12th January 2020 - 10am till 4.30pm.
Organised by the Chiltern Model Railway Association (CMRA).
There will be more than thirty superb working model railway layouts with a well balanced coverage of scales, gauges and prototypes. An excellent selection of specialist and general trades will be present together with demonstrations, static exhibits and society stands.
The venue is situated only a couple of hundred yards from Stevenage's main shopping area and offers a town centre location with the benefits of good transport links and car parking.
For those coming by public transport the railway station is literally just over the road and is joined to the venue and town centre by a pedestrian bridge. Services are mainly operated by Great Northern, lying on the route from London King's Cross to Peterborough & Cambridge. The station is also served by trains between London and Letchworth via Hertford North. The bus station is also close, less than a minutes walk away.
For those travelling by car the venue is on the dual carriageway A602 which is easily accessed by two junctions on the A1(M), one from the north and one from the south, with an estimated 5 minute travelling time from the motorway. Several large car parks are adjacent to the Arts & Leisure Centre. Please note parking in the Leisure Park car park is reserved for Leisure Park customers as opposed to Leisure Centre customers. Parking there and visiting the exhibition may result in visitors incurring a parking charge of £100.
On the door Admission charge is £10 per Adult. Up to two children, aged 5 to 15 will be admitted FREE with each paying adult.
Special Advanced Ticket Offer - £8 per Adult - £2 off each Adult ticket if purchased in advance on or before 7th January 2019.
Advance bookings can be made by telephoning 01438 363200 or in person at the venue's Box Office. Alternatively go online at:
www.gordon-craig.co.uk
where advance £8 Adult tickets and £4 Child tickets can be purchased.
There is no booking fee. A charge of £1 will be made per transaction if tickets are to be posted.
Further details about the exhibition including layouts, trade, demonstrators and societies can be found on the CMRA website:
www.cmra.org.uk
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11 January 2020 12 January 2020
Bognor Regis MRC Ltd
with Bognor Regis Model Railway Club
will be presenting their 2020
Annual Model Railway Exhibition
11th and 12th January 2020
Felpham Community College
Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Opening Saturday 11th - 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 4:30pm
Our Model Railway Exhibition, will feature layouts of various gauges, a range of products from top quality traders plus support of various local railway societies. There will be a selection of homemade hot & cold light refreshments available. There is also a raffle which gives you the chance to win and take home your own N Gauge layout, just one of the prizes in our raffle. The venue offers level wheelchair & scooter friendly access. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
List of Traders Attending
Squires Craft & Model Tools
Ron Lines
Heritage in Motion
Harrison Brown Models
Masterpiece Figures
JB Photocard
Kytes Lights
Ray Heard Model Railways
Roger Jones
Railroad Trading (Books)
List of Layouts Attending :
Aldingbourne Central - OO Gauge Children's Layout
Portsea - 3mm BR Southern Region based on Portsmouth and Southsea.
Swarthmore - OO Diesel Depot.
Upnor Down
Points Mill Vt
Harrisburg Goods
Hillsboro
Dudley Road
Court Road
Totally Engaged Layouts
South Downs Tar
Wentworth Shed
Museum of Transport
List of Demonstrations :List of Other Displays :
Tba
Eric Bobby - Artist
South Downs Light Railway Society
Class 45132 Preservation
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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
0Club Open Day at Willesborough Windmill Barn, Mill Lane, Ashford TN24 0QG
10.00hrs - 16.00hrs
Club layouts, chat, learn. Refreshments available.
Free Parking
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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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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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