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04 March 2023
Preston & District MRS Exhibition 2023This event began 04/03/23 and repeats every day for 1 occurrence
Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Layouts in various scales, full trade support, ample free parking and easy access from M6/M55/A6; refreshments; full wheelchair access to all stands.
More details: http://www.prestonanddistrictmrs.org.uk/exhibition/
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04 March 2023 10:00 05 March 2023 15:00
Mansfield Model Railway Exhibition 2023 -
04 March 2023 10:00 05 March 2023 16:30
Rainhill MRC 'Model Rail 2023' ExhibitionA two day exhibition with layouts in all the popular scales, traders, show-you-how demonstrations, club shop and refreshment service. Exhibition on two floors with disabled access to all areas. Venue is close to Rainhill Station (Liverpool - Manchester line) and regular bus srvices on Liverpool - Rainhill - St Helens route 10A).
There will be a free hourly vintage bus service running on Sunday only between the venue and the North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall Street, St Helens. Please note that admision to the museum is not included but tickets can be purchased on the door (well worth a visit - large vintage bus collection, lorries, cars, motor bikes, cycles etc).
Exhibition admission; adults £6.00, children £4.00, family (2+2) £16.00 Opening times ; Saturday 10.00 - 17.00, Sunday 10.00 - 16.30
Admission and Club Shop purchases can now be made by cash or credit card'
Contact Brian Davis 01925226266
Layouts attending (17); Glenties (OOn3), Millfield Yard (N), Welby Lane RTC (OO), Oakford Lane CED (OO), Arcadia Pennsylvania - Terminal (O),
Woodhill Goods (O), Wormhill (N), Coniston Road Depot (N), Melrose End (OO), Goodley Lane TMD (OO),
St Rollox Road Stabling Point (OO), Trams (OO), Rethlow (N), Jager Strassenbahn (HO), Horwich Works (O9),
Hill Farm (OO9), Grimbledon Down Light Railway (OO9).
Traders attending(7); S.M.T.F., Leigh Models and Hobbies, PL Models, CM3 Models, GM Transport Books, Powerbond, Rainhill MRC club shop.
Demonstrators; DCC - Alan Brenchley & Alan Massie (Rainhill MRC).
Information stands; Rainhill MRC, Rainhill Railway & Heritage Society, 502 Group, Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society,
North West Museum of Road Transport.
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04 March 2023 10:00 05 March 2023 15:00
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04 March 2023 10:00 05 March 2023 16:30
Rainhill MRC 'Model Rail 2023' ExhibitionA two day event with layouts in all the popular scales, traders, show-you-how demonstrations, club shop and full refreshment service. Exhibition on two floors with disabled access to all areas.
Fulll datails of attendees TBC.
Opening times; 1000 - 1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun).
Admission by cash or card; Adults £6.00 Children £4.00 Family (2+2) £16.00
Venue: Rainhill Village Hall, Weaver Avenue, Rainhill L35 4LU
Exhibition venue is close to Rainhill railway station (Liverpool / Manchestert line) and 10A bus service on Liverpool/Rainhill/St Helens route (Stagecoach/Arriva).
There will be a free hourly vintage bus service rumming on both days (timings to be confirmed nearer event date) between THe North West Museum of Road Transport, Hall Street, St Helens and the event venue. Please note that admission to the museum is not included but can be purchased on the door.
Contact for further info; Brian Davis 01925226266 email; [email protected]
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04 March 2023 10:00
AbRail Abingdon Model Railway Exhibition“Taken from their website: https://admrc.org.uk/exhibitions/abrail-2023 “
Our next annual Abingdon model railway show – Abrail – is scheduled for Saturday 4th March 2023 at Abingdon and Witney College. Please note this a few weeks earlier than our previous regular slot, in order to avoid conflicts with other shows.
This year we will be hosting 25+ high quality layouts and 10+ traders as well as speakers and demonstrations. It promises to be a great day out for both railway modelling enthusiasts and families alike. Admission £10 on the day or £9 in advance. Under 18s free if accompanied by a paying adult.
You can buy tickets in advance (at discounted rate) here : https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/abingdon/abingdon-witney-college-abingdon-campus/abrail/e-mybzqo
Layouts
We have more space in the college this year, so we’ve booked even more layouts!! This year we have (at least) 25 layouts booked to attend, from N-gauge to O-gauge, from big to small, and from pre-grouping to modern image. Layouts confirmed so far include:
All Cars Stop Here OO Gauge
Ambleton Vale N Gauge
Ashburton OO Gauge
Byway MPD OO Gauge
Cannon Bay OO Gauge
Caroline Concrete O Gauge
Florin Street OO Gauge
Frampton on Severn OO Gauge
Highfield Road OO Gauge
Launceston 009
Lighterman’s Yard 2mm finescale
Long Melford Junction OO Gauge
Merstone OO Gauge
Modbury 2mm finescale
Mothecombe OO Gauge
Oxfordshire Narrow Gauge Modellers 009
Penna Lane OO Gauge
St Mary Mead OO Gauge
South Oxfordshire 16mm NG group 16mm NG
Tan y Bwlch 009
Tedburn St Mary OO Gauge
Trinity Dock Street Bridge OO Gauge
Wenlock N Gauge
William Street Yard OO Gauge
Speakers
In a new feature for this year, we’re lucky enough to have several notable guest speakers attending the exhibition. They will be giving modelling talks and demonstrations through-out the day at no extra cost.
Details announced soon!
Traders
Details TBC – we have over 10 traders booked, so start saving your pennies to buy lots of model railway goodies!
Upcoming Events
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Edinburgh Model Railway Exhibition 2026
The Edinburgh Model Railway Exhibition 2026 is being held at
George Watson’s College
69 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5EG
Sat 5th September 10am – 5pm
Sun 6th September 10am – 4pm
To celebrate the Edinburgh and Lothians Miniature Railway Club's 75th Anniversary, this exhibition will be twice as large as their previous shows at the same venue.
More details are on the club website at https://elmrc.org.uk/exhibition/
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Basingstoke & North Hants MRS Open Day, Sunday, 6th September 2026
On Sunday, 6th September we will be opening the doors of our clubhouse for the second of this year's two Open Days, an informal session open to the public.
All the club layouts will be there and also some of our members' own layouts in 2mm, N, 00, 009 and 0 covering a number of eras, so about 10 in total (7 of which have been exhibited at our and/or other model railway shows) and a couple of local traders too, more than you get at some exhibitions but with free entry!
Club layouts
Beggarwood Lane, 00 DCC, late 1960s to early 1980s Southern 3rd Rail
Camford Junction, 2mmFS and N Gauge
Lulworth and Winfrith Road 00 DC, 1950s/60s Southern Steam (with maybe the occasional diesel)
Lynton 009 DC and DCC, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
The Royal Albert Bridge, N Gauge, WR mid-1950s to early 1970s
The Club's New 0 Gauge Layout
Modules from Junior Section Layout Stratton Park
Members' layouts
Kantravel, N Gauge
North Quay, 2mmFS IOW 1940s/50s
Red Post Lane Depot, 4mm 00 late 1980s - early 1990s
Wyatt's layout, 4mm 00
Traders
Neil Cresswell - Pre-loved rolling stock
Model Railway Bits - Scenics and accessories
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Londons Transport in miniature Sunday 6th Sept N1 6DA
Wasn’t sure if this was already advertised elsewhere on the forum but thought worth a mention. Link below to the website and a bit of the exhibtion blurb too.
themodelrailwayclub.org/events/londons-transport-in-miniature/
The MRC together with their friends at the London Underground Railway Society are organising a one day mini-exhibition featuring London Underground modelling.
The event will have a selection of model railway layouts, displays, demonstrations and manufacturers present.
Hopefully the day should be an ideal chance to see current strands of Underground modelling and engage with those exhibiting as well as seeing a range of models from RTR, kit built and 3D printed examples across a range of scales and eras. There will definitely be prototypes from 1890s to current Piccadilly 2024 Stock on display! But equally important it should be a chance for both societies to attract new members as well as a rare chance for like minded modellers to meet up and socialise. We trust members will patronise the event and assist to bring it to the attention of any friends that maybe interested.
It will be held at Keen House, London N1 9DA between hours of 11.00 and 16.00.
Tickets on the door to the public will be £12.00 for adults , accompanied 5-16s £6. For members of both LURS and the MRC entry will be £10.00. MRC members will need to show their membership card and LURS members should bring an UN delivery envelope to gain the discounted ticket price on the door.
The MRC snack bar and licensed bar will be open throughout the day selling teas, coffees, soft drinks, snacks, rolls and with a full alcoholic bar offering too.
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Leigh Festival of Model Railways & Transport Modelling 50th Anniversary Exhibition 2026
Leigh MRS celebrate their 50th anniversary Sept 12/13th 2026 with their annual exhibition featuring layouts, boats, Scalextric, demos, wargaming and more!
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Recent Event Reviews
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Burnham-on-Sea Model Railway Show - Sedgemoor Rail - 29 & 30 August 2026
good show been trading at this show for years
always good bargains to be found -
Immingham Model Railway Show
A great show, as always. Some excellent layouts. Thank you to all concerned.
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Weston-Super-Mare Model Railway Show 2026
Great mix of layouts and trade,
....but the floorplan created real bottlenecks around the entrance which was also the route between halls (via the changing rooms!) and so was already going to be busy anyway. But there were further trade stands and coffee stand put there.... creating groups of people lingering and blocking...... why oh why!
The catering van outside - ended up giving up because as we all stood queuing to buy food, nothing happening in the van, there was a lot of playing with kids and babies but the 4 people there couldn't manage to free up one to take orders.
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7mm NGA Trent Valley Group Modelling Day
An excellent day was had by all. Keep the 30th January 2027 free.
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SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 24TH/25TH 2026
Despite South West Trains' best efforts I managed to get to the exhibition on time. I had my doubts when they announced at Southampton Central Station that my train would be running non stop to Waterloo but I got on a Cross Country train that stopped at Southampton Airport. The pictures show:
1. My arrival at the exhibition on a heritage bus provided by the organisers.
2. There were a lot of people at the exhibition and a huge queue for the coffee machines. There seemed to be more people there than in previous years.
3. Essence of Ventnor in 0 gauge was one of the splendid layouts there. I saw it last year at the Brockenhurst exhibition.
4. Seaton Junction in 00 gauge was another interesting layout. There was an N gauge model of Seaton Junction at Pecorama that it donated to our model railway club so I found it interesting to see Seaton Junction in a larger scale.
I was not so lucky with my return journey as South West Trains was unable to run any trains from Southampton Central to Bournemouth and Weymouth so I ended up having to catch a taxi to Bournemouth.
