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24 January 2026 10:00 25 January 2026 16:00
Erith MRS Annual January Exhibition 2026 - ThamesmeadThe Erith Model Railway Society's January Exhibition, one of South East England's largest shows, will be returning to the Harris Garrard Academy. The show will continue to encompass around 30 layouts, extensive trade and society support, demonstrators and static exhibits, making almost 100 stands in total.
Venue Address: Harris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, NR Erith, Kent, DA18 4DW.
Opening Times: Saturday 24th January 2026 - 10:00am to 5:00pm & Sunday 25th January 2026 - 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Entry Prices: Adults - £10.00 (or £9.00 in advance). Juniors (12-17) - £5.00 (or £4.50 in advance). Accompanied Children Under 12 - Free.
Entry price includes free exhibition guide.
We can accept cash and card payments on the entry desk.
The venue can be reached by Abbey Wood railway station (10-15 minute walk away), which is served by regular Southeastern, Thameslink and Elizabeth Line services.
TfL bus services 180, 401 and B11 stop in front of the venue, with 177, 229, 244, 301, 469 and 472 services stopping nearby on the A2041 road, and Super Loop service SL3 stopping at Abbey Wood station.
There is a sizeable free on-site car park, full disabled access (including toilets), a large refreshment area with plenty of seating and an extensive range of hot and cold food and drinks at reasonable prices.
Please check our website for further details (directions, link to advance ticket sales, list of exhibitors, etc.):
https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/erithmrs/exhibit_january.html
Thank You.
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24 January 2026 10:00 25 January 2026 16:30
SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 24TH/25TH 2026Sat 24th - Sun 25th January 2026
Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 5ZA
OPENING TIMES: SAT 10am to 5pm SUN 10am to 4pm
ADMISSION: Adults £10.00
Barton Peveril College is about 1 1/2 miles from M3 Junc 13 or M27 Junc 5 and will be AA signed from shortly after the junctions. Please use SO50 5BX for SatNav. Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway stations are both about 25 mins walk. Buses - A free heritage bus service will run between the College and Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway Stations approximately every half hour from 9.30am. Please see our website for timetable and details of other bus routes that serve the venue.
The exhibition pay desk and the club sales stand accept cash or card payments. The cafe only accepts contactless payments.
There is a large free car park at the college, but it fills up quickly, particularly on Saturday. Street parking is available - in Chestnut Avenue the long layby is free at weekends and the residential streets to the south (Southampton) side of Chestnut Avenue are not restricted at weekends. The streets to the north (Eastleigh) side of the college are residents only on Saturday but are largely unrestricted on Sunday. Another option is to park in Eastleigh (charges apply) and use our free bus service from Eastleigh station. Please park sensibly and legally
List of Traders Attending :
Aspire Gifts & Models
Bill Hudson Transport Books
Blacksmith Models
C & L Finescale
Cheltenham Model Centre
Dart Castings
Dingo Servo Mounts
GLR Bespoke Services Ltd
H & A Models
K&M Trees
John Sutton Models
Langley Models
London Road Models
Model Railway Solutions
Modelstock
Ron-Lines Model Railways
Roxey Mouldings
Severn Models
Squires Model & Craft Tools
Transport Treasury Publishing
Wheels of Southsea Netherton 7mm Scale,
List of Layouts Attending :
Seaton Junction 4mm Scale,
Test Track Various
Botleigh Old North Road 4mm Scale,
Wantage 4mm Scale, 18.83mm
Ryburn 4mm Scale, 18.83mm
Marlborough 1865 4mm Scale, 28mm
Three Cocks Junction 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
Sundown Lane 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
Express Daisy Sidings 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
Tellindalloch 4mm Scale,
Gara Bridge 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
College Halt 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
The Essence of Ventnor 7mm Scale, O Gauge
The Parlour Railway 7mm Scale/o Gauge
Brink Valley Tramway 7mm Scale, O9
Rathmelton 7mm Scale/21mm Gauge
Smalldale Quarry N Gauge Modern Image
Selborne 4mm Scale, OO9
Barnwood N Gauge Modern Image
Tittesworth 4mm Scale, OO9
Kaninchenbau 3.5mm Scale/h0e
Hanton Tarrant , TT Scale
Sirius Junction, N Gauge Suitcase Layouts
Drive-A Train 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
Lego World Lego
Colorado Springs G Scale Playmobile
List of Demonstrations :
Mckinley Railway -DCC & Computerised Control
Merg
Weathering -Elliott Cowton
Etched Kit Construction-Mark Lancaster
Modelling in 2mm Finescale -Jerry Clifford
3d Printing-Duncan Redford Society Stands
List of Societies :
EM Gauge Society
Great Western Study Group
Rcts Eastleigh Branch
Scalefour Society
South Western Circle
Gauge O Guild
2mm Association Roadshow
Heritage Bus Group
Lynston & Barnstaple Railway Trust
Upcoming Events
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LLANFAIR GARDEN RAILWAY SHOW
Garden railway show incorporating 16mm scale and G Scale.
9 layours and 30 trade stands.
Now organised by the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, and incorporated into their Annual Gala.
Adults £6, Under 16s £4, Under 5s free, entry included in Saturday Day Rover ticket.
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Marchwood 2026 Model Railway Exhibition
Currently Marchwood Modellers are beavering away organising publicity alongside contacting potential exhibitors and traders for the very first Marchwood Modellers' exhibition to be held in September 2026.
For more details, as and when they become available, please look on our website at http://www.marchwoodmodellers.com/marchwood-exhibition.html
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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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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
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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.
