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20 August 2022 21 August 2022
The flagship event of the EM Gauge Society in the north of England is back for 2022 and will take place over the weekend of August 20th/21st at Kettlethorpe High School, the venue we first used in 2019. On display will be at least ten finescale layouts representing the best in 4mm scale modelling.
As usual there will be plenty of opportunity to stock up on modelling supplies with a good range of specialist traders in attendance. In addition, there will be a variety of ‘Show you how’ demonstrations and other special interest society stands. There will also be the EM and P4 test track and the EMGS Trade Officer will be in attendance selling amongst other things, the Society’s range of EM track and points. In addition, the ever popular members’ sales stand will be selling second hand models, kits and bits.
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20 August 2022 09:00 21 August 2022 14:30
Why not make a day of it? Come and see our show (kids go free when accompanied with an adult) and have a trip on North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Their Pickering station is just around the corner from our venue.
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20 August 2022 09:00 21 August 2022 15:00
20th & 21st August 2022 at the Ice Arena Wales, Olympian Drive, Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JS.
The relaunched Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition is back after a two year break.
This year we have moved to a new prestige venue in Cardiff Bay.
10am-5pm Saturday & 10am-4pm Sunday
Admission £8.00 Under 12's free but have to be accompanied by an adult
Advance discounted tickets available via the website.
Free entry to prize draw with every advance ticket purchased through the website.
Website: https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/
Layouts in all major scales
Special guest layout is the popular P4 exhibition layout Mostyn, making its return to the exhibition circuit.
Demonstrators
Traders
Preservation Societies
Hot and cold refreshments
Free Parking behind arena and also in nearby Swimming Pool Car Park.
Low price parking available directly across the road from the arena in former Toys-R-Us car park
Layouts:
Bath Green Park Loco Shed - 2mm Finescale
Bicsdale - OO Gauge
Broadwell - OO Gauge (first exhibition for this new 21' x 10' layout)
"Canadian Layout" - HO Gauge
Cwm Castell - OO Gauge
Ffordd-y-Deryn - 16mm Scale
Kleine Albula - HOm Gauge
Llandarfal - OO Gauge
Llawryglyn - EM Gauge
Margam Moor - OO Gauge
Midsomer Mardy - Z Gauge
Mostyn - P4 Finescale (Special Guest Layout)
Pencader - EM Gauge
Plaxtol Road - O Gauge
Ryders Green Wharf - OO9 Gauge
Sheep Dip - OO Gauge
Trevanna Dries - EM Gauge
Washery Halt - O Gauge
Traders:
Squires Tools
War World Scenics - One of the show's sponsors
A Brooks Project Ltd
Martyn Parry - One of the show's sponsors
813 Preservation Fund
Alastair Warrington Railway Photo's
Bespoke GLR Services
Country Park Models
Craftfairs
Henry Thomas Diecast
Lightmoor Press
Taff Vale Models (Dragon Models)
Trade Stand Enquiry Email: [email protected]
General Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 029 2025 5000 (10am to 5pm Monday to Friday)
There are regular bus services from central Cardiff.
Service 5 - Hourly intervals between approx 11am and 5pm Service 7 - Hourly intervals between 9am and 5pm Service 9 - Approx 15 minute intervals throughout the days Service X45 - Hourly interval throughout the day up to 5:30pm. Note: Services listed are subject to amendment. Please check with Cardiff Bus before starting your journey.
Nearest railway station is Cogan. Walk across the Pont-yr-Werin footbridge to get to the Arena...
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20 August 2022 09:00 21 August 2022 15:00
The exhibition is put on by the Soar valley model railway club, it is held at the Loughborough Grammar school on the Leicester road LE11 2DU, there is full trade support as well as 32 layouts and demonstrators it is one of the biggest exhibitions in the east midlands, see the SVMRC web site for more details and a full list of layouts and traders that are attending.
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21 August 2022 09:00 15:30
The Annual Exhibition and get together of the French Railways Society. The event offers a wide mix for the enthusiast as well as anybody with an interest in European railways, non members are welcome. There will be 14 model railway layouts, stands selling models, other European railway society stands and a programme of talks and slideshows. Refreshments are available throughout. Admission £5 adults
The list of exhibits is as follows:
Layouts
Om Metre gauge diorama – Alan Marlow
HO Half Rotonde – John Wesley
HO Le Goudron – David Thomas
HO San Demetrio – Tim Hills for Italian Railways Society
HO Oosterhout – Phil Colton for Benelux Railways Society
HO Demonstration Track – Scandinavian Railways Society
HOm Cezanne – Ian Pollock
HOe St Denis - Barry Langford
OO9 Rye & Camber Tramway – Noel Dollimore
N St Claud – Nick Lewis
N Tenac – Tim Hills
N Maurienne – Gordon Wiseman
N European Trams – Roger Ellis for Swiss Railways Society
Zm St Martin de Brem – Rodger Main
Other Stands
Scograil (Ipswich) Sales stand
Secondhand bring and buy
Display and sales of railway paintings by Peter Smith
FRS Sales and Information
FRS Library and Archive
Benelux Railways Society
German Railway Society
Italian Railways Society
Scandinavian Railways Society
Swiss Railways Society
Between 11:00 and 16:00 there will be a programme of slideshow presentations, including
- Paul Russenberger will be showing us how Swiss railways go about Getting up the Mountain
- Andrew Martin, author and broadcaster, will talk about French Railways in Crime Fiction and have some of his books for sale.
- Donald Wilson makes a welcome return to Lenham with his presentation, Portuguese Steam, as I remember it.
· Michael Bunn with A Tour de France by Metre Gauge - an overview of the current scene
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Upcoming Events
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02 August 2025 Until 03 August 2025
0Shoeburyness Model Railway Club are proud to present their 41st Annual Model Railway Exhibition
Being held again at The Seaglass Centre, Thorpe Hall School, Wakering Road, Southend on Sea, Essex SS3 9SF.
on 2nd & 3rd August 2025 open from 10am both days, closes 5pm Saturday and 4pm on the Sunday
We will be listing the booked exhibits for the show in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime information can be found on our website at https://www.shoeburynessmrc.org or on our facebook page www.facebook.com/shoeburynessmrc
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02 August 2025 12:00 Until 16:00
0Twickenham & District MRC are re-launching their annual G Gauge Event on August 2nd. The club has always had a strong G gauge following and at the moment we have seven dedicated G gaugers and we're looking to attract a few more.
The Event will run in our clubrooms from 1pm to 5pm and will feature our G gauge layout RIVER STREET GAS WORKS, plus our G gauge circular test tracks PLUS we will be setting up three G gauge tracks in the field alongside our clubrooms for LIVE STEAM RUNNING!!!
Anyone reading this is welcome to come along and bring stock to run. There is no charge for the G gauge event, but there will be a BBQ available on the day which we will need to charge for if you want to partake.
PLEASE send me a PM if you wish to take advantage of the BBQ as we want to make sure that we have enough food on site to cope with demand.
The address is KERSWELL HALL, 125 WILLS CRES, TW3 2JF
Please send me a PM if you fancy coming along and being a part of this event - it's family friendly and so, partners and children are very welcome.
Our Website has details of our club : www.tdmrc.icu
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09 August 2025 09:00 Until 10 August 2025 15:00
02025 marks our third annual Models Weekend
On the 9th & 10th August, join us at Market Bosworth Railway Station on The Battlefield Line Railway for an impressive display of model railways from N to 7 1/4" scale, a variety of trade stands and also the latest models on show from Bachmann Europe!
We will also have a new showcase theme this year where we have multiple layouts depicting a similar prototype, TBC nearer the time.
Event highlights:
*15+ Layouts of all scales and era's
--Bournemouth West--
--Southgate Park--
--Penhelig--
--Fareford East--
--Three Spires TMD--
--Tan-y-Bwlch--
--Morton Yard & Hill Farm--
--Rush Green & Phoenix Road--
--Two Locks--
--Llantaliog Valley Railway--
--Magna Park--
--Justin's Yard--
--Behind the Lines--
--Tri-ang Railways & Minic Motorways--
--Thomas & Friends Garden Railway--
*12+ Traders including new, second hand, tools, kits and more...
--Bachmann Europe--
--N-Gauge Society--
--Battlefield Line Models--
--Ravenstone model Railways--
--Bomber County Models--
--Keiths Model Railways--
--Rob's Trains--
--Historical Railway Maps--
--Thunderbolt models--
--Mac's Models--
--John Sutton Models & Books--
--Jill's Trains--
*Full-size trains will be running during the weekend
* 5" and 7 1/4" miniature railway
*Hot & cold refreshment's, including licensed bar serving real ale, available on-site.
*FREE heritage bus link both days from Nuneaton & Hinckley, direct to the show.
*Car parking at Market Bosworth, or why not park at one of our other stations and buy a combined ticket and arrive by train!
*FREE full colour showguide!
Show opening times:
Saturday 9th; 10:00 - 16:30
Sunday 10th; 10:00 - 16:00
Event Only Admission Prices:
Adult :- £8
Concession :- £4
Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) :- £20
Children (Age <3) :- Free admission
Event Admission & All-Day Train Travel Combined Prices:
Adult :- £20
Concession :- £13
Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) :- £50
Children (Age <3) :- Free admission
Concession price is valid for children (age 3-15), seniors (65+) and registered carers (evidence required).
www.battlefieldline.co.uk/models
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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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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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