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01 February 2025
Virtual Show 2025
Date: 1st February 2025 (LIVE) then recordings of everything will be available until 28th February 2025
Location: Online from the comfort of your own home from 09:30 - 17:00
Price: Free to members and non members
Like other virtual shows that the Gauge O Guild has organised, we will have layouts that have never been seen before as well as some which may be familiar.
Demonstrations will include both recorded sessions and live sessions provided by members and our technical committee.
Traders will be advertising and new product announcements are expected.
Use a comfortable chair and make sure you have plenty of refreshments beside you in the passenger seat.
Layouts:
The California Southern Railroad, American Outline - Alan Hammond
Bowaters Paper Mill Railway, 7mm NG 1960s Industrial Narrow Gauge - St Neots MRC
Basford North, BR(E) 1950s - Tony Geary
Over Peover, BR(E) 1950s to 1980s - David Whitmore
Lynley Dock Dock Railway, 1946 - 1950 - Trevor Wade
William Street Test Track - Fawley Hill
Wallingford, GWR - Bob Hatfield
Uley Road and Uley Junction, GWR located in Australia - Charles Rudder
Murray Street, NSWGR located in Australia - John Parker
Popens Swing Bridge, German Metre Gauge located in Germany - Andreas Manthey
Modelling the LNER, LNER located in Australia - Mike Sant
North Cotes, Set in Lincolnshire located in the USA - Ian Holmes
Demonstrations & Live Q & As
Modular layout project teams - discussing their progress
Your opportunity to chat to the Guild Management Committee
Nick Dunhill - Inside valve gear
Nick Baines - CAD for loco building
Nigel Paine - Topic TBC
Demonstrations by recorded Videos
Chris Walsh - How 3D printing changed my layout
Paul Bambrick - Making trees
Paul Bambrick - Making a diorama
Peter Reynolds - Back to basics - Building a Parkside sand wagon
Chris Free - Using Blender for 3D design
Phil Reid - Basic layout design and potential pitfalls
Traders
TBC
Meantime, all videos from the virtual show in 2022 and 2023 can be viewed on our YouTube Channel
You do not need to subscribe to YouTube to view the channel but if you do subscribe to our channel (which is totally free) you will get updates about new content.
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01 February 2025 10:00 16:00
7mmNGA Trent Valley Area Group Modelling Day – 32nd January 2025
Our annual January Modelling Day in 2025 will take place on the 1st February 2025 (or the 32nd January as we are calling it). As always it's a chance to speak to like minded modellers and demonstrators whilst consuming tea, coffee, bacon butties and copious amounts of cake.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
If you are travelling by train, the suggested station (Peartree) is not advisable as this is miles away from the venue. Please get the train to Derby station, and then walk across to the bus station in the city centre. Here you will be able to catch one of the 'Mickleover' buses which will drop you right outside the venue (They are bright pink so you can't miss them!) or catch the yellow 'The Villager' buses, we have a new fleet on the Villager route and each bus is adorned with a different animal.
10am to 4pm on Saturday 1st February 2025.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, 36 Uttoxeter Road Mickleoever, Derby, DE3 9GE.
Admission: Adults £5.00.
Contact Details: [email protected]. www.henmoredale.org.uk 01283 733914
Nearest Railway Station: Derby and catch either ‘The Mickleover’ or ‘The Villager’ buses from the bus station.
The Trent Valley Area Group are once again organising their annual bacon butty and cake fuelled January ‘Do’ to beat the post-Christmas blues. This year, we are holding the event on the 32nd of January just to be different…
Currently booked to attend as we closed for press are:
For layouts we have in NG7-16.5:
Ashbourne Creamery, Phil Traxson has turned part of our old modular layout into a standalone layout of its own.
Rhiw Goch, Peter & James Hoyle bring their slice of the Festiniog Railway.
Wheal Ponder, Andrew Young’s Cornish Cameo
Halfway, the West Midlands Group bringing one of their collection of layouts.
Of the other TVAG members, Alex Bingley will be bringing a hybrid display of his layout and trade stand. Simon Jones will be bringing his SM32 inglenook shunting layout and a recently moved Jim English will be bringing whichever of his layouts he can retrieve from storage. To see what these are you will have to come and join us on the 1st February.
Local modeller Lez Stephenson will be bringing an 009 layout in a large trunk. Kevin Hughes makes a return to bring us up to date with the progress of his NG7-24.5 Kinver Light Railway modelling
Association Chairman Adrian Gray will be demonstrating his finescale waggonry and other Festiniog Models.
Trade wise, we have:
TVAG Second Hand Stall to grab yourself a bargain or two.
Association Modelling Goods Sales.
EDM Models.
422 Modelmaking.
Iconic Rail.
Corris Railway Society.
This event is a late winter staple diary filler for many members of the Association and we hope to see many old and new faces again this year.
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01 February 2025 10:00 15:00
Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall (side entrance), 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon, London UB7 8HF.
Entrance £6. Open 10.00 – 15.00hrs.
Bring your O, OO, or N gauge locos and trains to run on our club’s three separate test tracks.
DC and DCC is available, but sorry no “live steam”.
Our Test Track Open Day is not an exhibition, but a chance to meet fellow modellers and try out your models.
Expert help is on hand from knowledgeable club members if you have any problems with your models, and we very much welcome new members should you wish to join the club.
Refreshments will be available all day.
Nearest station: West Drayton (Elizabeth Line) 12 minutes’ walk. Local bus services 222, 350, U1, U3 & U5.
Website http://www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk or phone Peter on 020 8368 4090.
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01 February 2025 10:00 16:30
This event began 01/02/25 and repeats every day until 02/02/25
We look forward to welcoming everyone back again to:
Kendal Leisure Centre on the 1st and 2nd of February 2025,
10am-5pm Sat and 10am-4pm Sun
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES FROM THOSE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED
Adults: £6.50, Children (age 6-18): £2.50 (under 6 - free)
Car parking is currently pay and display.
For only £3.00 you can park all day. When you arrive, go to the Leisure Centre reception desk and ask for a day parking pass (payment by card, not cash). Then place the pass on your dashboard. (N.B. The ticket machines in the car park will charge you more.)
If you have a local blue parking disc, you can alternatively use that for up to three hours for free.
Blue badge holders not exempt.
Layouts booked for 2025:
Falahill, Waverley route 1964-1969, N gauge
Delyn-y-Coed, 3mm scale 12mm gauge
Middleton Road, Manchester 1950s, 00 gauge
Studio Tour, based on Harry Potter, 00 gauge and 009
Eastgate Harbour, Kent coast port, Southern 1946/47, 00 gauge
Wolfe Lowe, Staffordshire LMS/pre-Grouping, 0 gauge
Glenties, Finn Valley Branch County Donegal, 00n3
Annerley, Bridlington/Filey area, N gauge
Simba Market, Darjeeling Railway, 009
Scorbiton, BR 1980s, 00 gauge (change to previous list.)
Fen March TMD, 1970s-1980s depot
Isle of Sodor, Thomas the Tank layout
Traders:
East Lancs Model Tramway Supplies
North Western Models
Crafty Hobbies
Furness Models
David Webb (pictures and clocks)
J.D.M. Models
Junction Box
M.T.F.G. Hobbies
Peter Metcalfe - Hornby Dublo 1938-1964
Power Bond
Railway books from Chris
Squires Model and Craft Tools
Vintage Prints
NESH laser models
Club second hand stall
Demos and other displays
Societies and groups:
Lakes Line Rail Users Group
Cumbrian Railways Association
Eden Valley Railway Trust
Train Sim
Stephenson Locomotive Society
Light refreshments available in the Leisure Centre café
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Upcoming Events
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19 July 2025 Until 20 July 2025
0Cupar Model Rail 2025 is scheduled for the 19th and 20th of July at The Corn Exchange in Cupar, Fife.
This annual exhibition, organised by the Cupar & District Model Railway Club, has become a must-visit event in East Scotland for railway enthusiasts. The show will feature over 15 model railway layouts across various scales, quality trade stands, modelling demonstrations, and a cafe.
Each adult admission includes a free colour show guide (while stocks last), and accompanied children (ages 0-15) can attend for free, making it an ideal family outing.
The exhibition runs from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM on both days.
The venue is fully accessible, with both free and paid parking options available nearby, and is within comfortable walking distance from the Cupar railway station and the town has excellent bus connections.
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20 July 2025 09:00 Until 21 July 2025 15:00
1The Chatham & District Model Railway club are excited and proud to announce the return of The Chatham Show and its coming back home to the Chatham Historic dockyard and slip 5 on the 20/21st of july
The show is coming back even bigger now.
It will have 100+ exhibitors
50 layouts booked in
Half price entry to Chatham dockyard with show tickets.
Adults £10 (£9 in advance)
Under 16s free
Advanced tickets are available on our website www.chatham.show
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26 July 2025
0Model Railway Exhibition
Sir John Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3DT
Open at 10am and close at 4pm
Admission prices: Adults (over 16 years) £8 , Child (under 16 years) Free, Card payment accepted
Amenities: Full disabled access, free parking and light refreshments all day
Features: 40 layouts, demonstrations and trade stands
Contact: Ken Banks 07484-213267 [email protected]
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26 July 2025 09:00
0Annual club Exhibition Christ Church Bear St , EX32 &BU
Barnstaple Model railway club welcomes you to our friendly 2025 Annual Exhibition We present many quality layouts, a great selection of trade, specialist societies, vote for best layout, Shunting Puzzle, railway book stall etc offering a great day out for modellers. Covering 3 rooms on a single floor with full disabled access. Barnstaple also offers wonderful shopping including the Green Lanes shopping centre for a full day out Full details see Ukmodelshops
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26 July 2025 09:00
0Date: JULY 26th
Times : 10am to 4pm
Location : KERSWELL HALL
125, WILLS CRES, HOUNSLOW, TW3 2JF
There is FREE entry, but donations welcome.
FREE parking on site
There will be at least SEVEN working layouts in TT120, OO, O and G plus two S/H stalls and one demo stand
This is our club's only fund-raising event in 2025 and so, please come down and support us.
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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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