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14 March 2026 10:00 15 March 2026 16:00
Basingstoke Model Railway Show 14th/15th March 2026Basingstoke 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
Basingstoke Model Railway Show 14th/15th March 2026In 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
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.
