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16 September 2023 09:00 16:00
Mid Essex MRC 44th Annual Model Railway ExhibitionIn 2022 we saw a return to our Exhibition after a two year lull, we are now planning our 44th Annual Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday 16th September 2023, at ACL (Bishop Hill) College, Rayleigh Road, Shenfield, Essex CM13 1BD. Opening times for the Public are 10:00am till 5:00pm. Entry Charges Adults £5, Children (£3), Family (2+2) £15.
To date we have CONFIRMED (at 01/07/2023) the following layouts - for some it will be their FIRST EXHIBITION.
Corru (009),
Dawcot (00),
Flint Hills (N),
Gravesdown South (00),
Hillport Goods (0),
Little Colne (00),
Lowe Street (00),
Maldon Market Hill (00),
Much Happening & Little Doing (0.16.5 ),
Nove Mesto H0),
Ruston Sidings (00),
St. Javoz (H0),
The Blitz (00),
The Yard (32mm),
Trowland (S)
Top Yard (00).
Trade CONFIRMED
Bill Bourne (Railway Roundabout),
Booklaw Publications Ltd,
Cavalex,
Coastal DCC,
EMGS,
H & A Models,
Kitmaster Collectors Club,
Make Your Mark Models,
Michael Land (paintings),
Phoenix Precision Paints - small stand mainly for collection of pre orders,
Plus Daughters,
RCTS
plus
Mid Essex MRC Previously Enjoyed Sales Stand
Refreshments
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16 September 2023 09:00 15:00
Seaboard Southern Model Railroad Show 2023Seaboard Southern Model Railroad Show, Saturday Sept 16th 2023
The Seaboard Southern NMRA group are pleased to announce their latest annual exhibition showcasing model railways from the Americas. Once again we will be hosted by our regular venue of The Charis Centre, Crawley, West Sussex.
Times: 10:00 – 16:00
Admission: £7 Adults, £6 NMRA members*, Accompanied U16s Free
Venue: The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7EL
For those on foot / public transport the main entrance is West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7EL. It is walkable from Crawley Station or via Metrobus (http://www.metrobus.co.uk/) Route 1 or 2 (Crawley Hospital stop) from Crawley Bus Station, opp. Southern Trains station.
For those driving the car park is accessed via Town Barn Road (opp No. 38), Crawley, RH11 7ED
Hot food, snack and drinks will be available on site
Confirmed Layouts (so far)
Stevens Point Servicing Point - (Chris Prior) – HO Wisconsin Central loco servicing point in minimal space
Santa Barbara (Ian Lampkin) – An excellect representation of the Californa Coast Line in N scale with a choice of either modern Union Pacific or pre merger Southern Pacific.
Oak Creek Brewery - (Jean-Luc Pineau) - This On30 layout represents a small brewery, located somewhere in the north eastern part of the United States. Possibly the State of Maine.
Kitwood Junction (Simon Cox) – Kitwood Junction is a freelance O scale dual gauge layout set loosely in the Caribbean during the late forties. It is an interchange where standard and 2ft 6" narrow gauge (On30) meet, sharing the same freight facilities along with the occational passenger train.
Lynneton Yard (Mike Hughes) - HO shunting puzzle
Minocqua Falls (Bevis King) - Large O scale layout depicting an ex CNW branch in Wisconsin now under Soo ownership + Amtrak
Confirmed Traders
Kent Garden Railways – new and second-hand rolling stock and accessories
Anoraks Anonymous – Pre-loved railway equipment
Sunningwell Command Control – All your DCC needs
Plus Daughters – N scale specialist
JB Modelworld – stockboxes and modelling tools
Barry Clements (Baztrains) – 3D printed details & scenic accessories
Seaboard Southern Club Sales Stand
Contact: [email protected]
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.
