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14 March 2026 10:00 15 March 2026 16:00
Basingstoke Model Railway Show 14th & 15th March 2026
Times: Saturday 10.00-1700 Sunday 10.00-16.00
Location: Blue Coat School (formerly Aldworth), Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6HQ
Admission: £10, accompanied children FREE
Light refreshments available at reasonable cost.
Website: www.basingstokemrs.uk
Flyer 2026 Show Portrait v2.pdf
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14 March 2026 10:00 15 March 2026 16:00
In March 2026 we have another great show lined up for you, organised by the Basingstoke and North Hants MRS and being held at
The Blue Coat School (formerly Aldworth)
Western Way
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 6HQ
Opening times: Saturday from 10.00am-5.00pm, Sunday from 10.00am-4.00pm
Admission: Adults £10.00, accompanied children free
Light refreshments, free car parking
Listings of layouts, traders and societies are as follows:
Layouts
Berlin Friedrichstrasse - H0, German 1960s/70s
Bosuns' Wharf - 00, BR 1950/60s
Bryn Y Felin - 009, Welsh Highland Railway 1920s
Drws-Y-Nant - 2mmFS, Wales 1930s & 1950s
Essex Brick - 00, Industrial 1940s/50s
Fairwood Junction - 00, around 2019
Fareport Wharf - 00, Dockside Shunting
Haxton Castle - N, Kids'/heritage railway
Hazelbury Junction - 00, BR steam/diesel
Hoath Hill - 3mm, Industrial Gypsum Mine
Lynton - 009, Lynton & Barnstaple
Mynydd Y Ddraig - 009, Welsh Narrow Gauge 1970s
Newton Heath Works - 7mm, Industrial 1950s
Porthleven - 00FS, BR 1991-1993
Portsea - 3mm, BR 1950s
Redbridge Wharf - 00, BR 1965
The Essence of Ventnor - 0, I.O.W.
Underground Ernie - 00, Kids' Layout
Plus Modules from Club's 00 Junior Layout
Traders
1st Class Kits
12a Models
A & B Models
Addlestone Models
Aspire Gifts & Models
C & L
Coastal DCC
Dingo Servo Ltd
Footplate
Heritage Traction
K & M Trees
Kernow Model Railway Centre
London Road Models
Model Railway Solutions
Mud Magnet
Neil Cresswell
Ron Lines
Roxley Models
Squires
Terry Robinson
The Wagon Yard
Totem Signs
Transport Treasury
Societies
EPB Preservation Group
Iris Guscott Charity Books
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust
MERG
Watercress Line Wagon Group
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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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