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The 38th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition is back for 2026 featuring a varied selection of layouts, traders and societies.
This year's show is on Sat 31st October and Sun 1st November 2026 at Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Sophia Walk, Pontcanna, Cardiff, Cardiff CF11 9XR.
Admission on the door is held at 2025 prices and is just £10/adult.
10% and/or 20% discounts are available for advance tickets booked via our website.
Limited free car parking on site.
Close to city centre and local bus services.
Hot and cold food.
Raffle.
Children under 15 are free (when accompanied by an adult).
Early Bird Advance tickets are £8 (available up to end of July) and Standard Advance tickets are available at £9 if purchased after that date.
Standard Advance tickets are available up until the week of the show.
Each adult ticket purchased includes 1 free raffle ticket
For full details of ticket offers see our website
Note: Advance tickets are also available from Lendon's Model Shop and open days at the Heath Park Miniature Railway, Cardiff.
This year we will feature a broad selection of layouts in most sizes and scales, also societies and modelling demonstrations. Also model railway Traders will be there selling new and second hand items catering for all your modelling needs. There will be approximately 40 stands in total.
Limited on-site free parking is available on a first come first served basis. Public transport and pay-per-use car parks are nearby see website for full details.
There will be a raffle drawn on the Sunday afternoon. See website for prizes.
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the cafe.
Layouts confirmed to date:-
Splott OO(P4) Paul Spencer
Dinas Mawddwy OO(EM) Andy Cundick
Morton Road N Andy May
Fidlas Quay OO9 Peter Cullen
Peasevern Yard O Rob Owst
Halden Lane OO Keith Askey
Pencader OO(EM) Cardiff 4mm Group
Bicsdale OO Penarth MRC
Blackgang Gauge3 Mark Pretious
Royal Albert Bridge N Basingstoke MRS
Tony's Forest 7mm-NG Robin Edwards
Penfold Priory O Bridgend MRC
Templeford O (3-rail) The Tandy Family/Claire Sheppey
Felallyn OO9 Penarth MRC
Glanfa Newydd O (NG) Newport MRC
Walnut Tree Viaduct Z Max Jones
Hogwash and Baloney Railroad O Newport MRC
Traders:-
Merlins Models
Going Loco
Richard Panes Spares
Dean Forest Railway
Moor View Models
813 Preservation Society
Squires
Bespoke GLR
Hereford Model Shop
Lord & Butler
Paul Dean Collectables
Tellindalloch Scenics
Societies & Demonstrators:-
2mm Scale Association
Cardiff Trolleybus Group
Derek Mundy (Demonstrator)
EM Gauge Society
Fred Lewis (Demonstrator)
Great Western Study Group
Model Electronic Railway Group - MERG
PPM Z Gauge 3D Printing (Demonstrator)
RailFuture Wales
RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society)
South Wales Modellers
The Welsh Railways Research Circle
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31 October 2026 10:00 16:00
East Midlands NG Modellers Group
Narrow Gauge Model Railways Open Day
Narrow Gauge Exhibits in various scales, Demos, 009 Society & 7mm NG Assn Sales Stands and trade support.
10am to 4pm
Refreshments
Free Parking
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Upcoming Events
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06 June 2026 Until 07 June 2026
0The Peak (Bakewell) Model Railway Exhibition is at its usual venue of the Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH. The exhibition showcases layouts in various scales/gauges and the venue is suitable for disabled visitors with step free access and a flat floor.
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06 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:30
0The MKMRS Exhibition will take place on Saturday 6th June. It will feature a number of Network SouthEast layouts as the 40th Anniversary of the launch falls just four days after the exhibition. There will be some 25+ layouts in major scales. Please note new venue. Regular updates will appear in the Exhibition thread between now and the exhibition.
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06 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:30
0The MKMRS Exhibition will take place on Saturday 6th June. It will feature a number of Network SouthEast layouts as the 40th Anniversary of the launch falls just four days after the exhibition. There will be some 25+ layouts in major scales. Please note new venue. Regular updates will appear in the Exhibition thread between now and the exhibition.
New Venue.
Confirmed layouts:
Castleton Junction – N
Church Hill Road – OO
Daisy Lane TMD – OO
Dentdale – N
Elcot Road – P4
Furka Oberalp – HOm
Gracetown Bank – OO
Harefield West – OO
Hedges Hill Cutting – N
Hobbs Warren – O
Kliein Schmalitz – HO
Loch Syd – OO
Lydd On Sea – OO
Mynydd Y Ddraig – OO9
Parrot Hall – OO
Phoenix Road – OO
Rugby Central – N
Santa Barbara – N
Scarborough North Bay – OO9
Southgate Park – OO
St Genny’s – SM32
Stodden Hundred Light Railway – O
Tanners Hill – N
Tellindalloch – OO
Tetbury – OO
Tombridge Junction – N
Warmsley – N
Wharf End – OO
Whinnit Halt – N (Raffle Prize)
Whitehall – OO
Confirmed Traders:
AGR Model Railway Store
Buggleskelly Station
Checkrail
Cheltenham Model Centre
DCC Model Railway Signalling
Elaine’s Trains
Ian’s Trains
Keith’s Model Trains
Mawson Models
Old Time Workshop
P T Models
S-Kits
Saddletank Books
Thunderbolt Models
Trainsporters
Transport Treasury Publishing
Demonstrations/societies:
Battle Of Britain Preservation Society
Bedford and Bletchley Rail Users
Friends of Network SouthEast
Kit Building Demo – Stephen Walker
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership
MKMRS Club Stand & Club Sales
NSE Modelling Demo – Paul Wade
RCTS
Train Driver Demo – Stephen Taylor MKMRC
Tree Making Demo – Jacqui Perrat MKMRC
Admission Prices
Adults – £8
Children (5-16) – £2
Under 5s go FREE!
40 page show guide included in price
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07 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:00
1Our third event at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead, Surrey. As usual there will be French and other European layouts attending along with specialist trader Scograil and bookseller Reg Davies. O Gauge test track for you use. Italian, Swiss and Scandinavian Railway Societies. Large Bring & Buy. Refreshments. free parking.
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Recent Event Reviews
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Immingham Model Railway Show
By SealionSteve,
A great show, as always. Some excellent layouts. Thank you to all concerned.
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Weston-Super-Mare Model Railway Show 2026
By ianmianmianm,
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
By ngtrains.com,
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
By Robin Brasher,
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.
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WMRA Annual Exhibition
By Robin Brasher,
Excellent show. plenty of free parking, over 30 layouts, lots of traders and full catering. I liked the scenery on the illustrated 009 gauge Feorag layout set in an imaginary island west of Cornwall. TT:120 seems to be well received with two small oval layouts on display.
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