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07 March 2026 10:00 08 March 2026 16:30
A two day exhibition displaying layouts in various scales, traders, demonstrators, refreshment service, disabled access all areas, free car parking on site.
Admission Adults £8.00 Children £1.00 Family (2 + 2) £17.00
Venue is located on A57 approx 1 mile from Rainhill Station / village centre and approx 0.5 mile frm M62 J7.
18 Layouts attending;
Bispham Illuninations (00), Chop it up Lumber Company (GN15), Roundtree Sidings (EM), Sowerby Station & Sheds (0), The Siding (0),
Edenbridge Town (00), Effingham Street (00 - 009), Fablewood (009), Schnapside (G), Lydstone (N), Leigh Bridge Stabling Point (00),
St Etienne-en-Caux (009), Bodmin Generally (00), Doon Road (00), Cronton Wood (N), Woodbury Road (00), Stamford East (N), Queensbury Depot (0).
9 Traders attending;
Leigh Models and Hobbies, Three Peaks Models, CM3 Models, GM Transport Books, Powerbond, Enwins 3D, Dave Atkinson, SMTF, RMRC Club Shop.
10 Demonstrators attending;
Pete Leyland, Brian Davis, Trainhill Trust, Talyllyn Preservation Society, Rex Ashton, Ian Hallworth, Rainhill Railway & Heritage, 507 Group,
502 Group, Bury Standard 4 Group.
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07 March 2026 10:00 08 March 2026 16:00
This is one of the biggest exhibitions in North West England, offering over twenty high-quality layouts, plus a similar number of trade stands. We are at our usual venue, which has plenty of parking and adjacent refreshments facilities (and no steps).
Location
Preston College, St Vincents Rd, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8UR
Opening
Saturday 7th March 2026 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday 8th March 2026 10 am to 4 pm
Prices:
Adults £9
Accompanied Children (under 15) FREE
Wheelchair/Scooter Users £5
See more
http://www.prestonanddistrictmrs.org.uk/exhibition/
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07 March 2026 10:00 08 March 2026 16:30
53rd Redditch Model Railway Exhibition with a variety of quality layouts in the popular scale with good selection of trade support. Free on site parking. Easy walking distance of town centre rail and bus station. 15 minutes from M42 junction 2 or 3
OPENING TIMES: SAT 10am-5pm, SUN 10am-4.30pm
ADMISSION: Adults £6.00 Concessions £6.00
List of Layouts Attending :
Redditch MRC Sales
Elaine's Trains
Baz Model Railway
Holder Collectables / Culcheth Model Railways
Commodore Studio
Hereford Model Centre
Others Being Confirmed Oakenshaw 22ft x 8ft West Coast Mainline
Todmorden Midland 6ft x 1.5ft Midland Regional Terminus
Pirton Sidings 12ft x 6ft Layout of the Prototype Location
Henley in Arden Terminus Station 10ft X1ft8 Layout of the Prototype Location
Dunwood Engine Shed 10ft x 2ft Locomotive Shed
Bazil Radford 20ft x 2ft Midland Regional Terminus
Torcy (SNCF) 22 FT x 2ft French Station
Two Locks 18ft x 7ft Modern Image Layout
Bristol Avon Bridge 20ft x 10ft Layout based in Bristol - Featured in the March Brm
Auch Ae 12ft x 1.5ft Scottish Locomotive Shed
Leigh St George 10ft x 1ft Modern Image Station
Illie Town 15ft x 2ft Modern Image Station
Studley & Astwood Bank 16ft x 6ft Layout of the Prototype Location
Temple Bridge 20ft x 10ft London Terminus - Featured in March Hm
Others Being Confirmed
List of Other Displays :
As Usual There Will A Display of Model Railway Items Made by Members of the Redditch Model Railway Club. In Addition the Display of Models Made by John Maries Will Return For A 2nd Year
List of Traders Attending :
Redditch MRC Sales
Elaine's Trains
Baz Model Railway
Holder Collectables / Culcheth Model Railways
Commodore Studio
Hereford Model Centre
Others Being Confirmed
A4 Colour poster.pdf
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07 March 2026 10:30 08 March 2026 16:30
Update 04/03/26 - sadly Artists Valley (OO) layout has been withdrawn at late notice due to illness.
Building on the success of the last two years, ABRAIL, Oxfordshire's biggest 2 day model railway show is back again.
Nearly 50 high quality layouts with full trade support and societies etc.
Saturday 10:30-17:00; Sunday 10:30-16:30
Tickets £16 on the day or £13 plus booking fee in advance. Advance tickets are admitted from 10:00.
Under 18s free with paying adult. No concessions. Full disabled access. Free Parking,
Advance tickets are on sale from https://abrail.org.uk/ticketing/rmweb
Current list of layouts/traders/societies attending @ 04/03/26, this list is offered in good faith but subject to last minute alterations.
Main Layouts
Ashfield (N)
Atherley Narrows (HO)
Barnard Castle (EM)
Blackfriars Bridge (P4)
Bottom of the Barrel (OO)
Bridge Street (N)
Brinklow (N)
Buxton (2mm FS)
Corrieshalloch (2mm FS)
Cowley Yard (O)
Dawlish Warren (N)
Dorehill St Stephens (OO)
Duxbury (OO)
Eardley Mor Halt (OO)
Eastgate Harbour (OO)
Fredstone Lane (N)
Golden Mile (2mm FS)
Hatch End (N)
Helston? (OO)
Hergest (OO & OO9)
Heybridge Wharf (3mm)
Holgate (N)
Horsebridge Wharf (EM)
Incyhra Paper Mill (EM)
Kinmundy (EM)
Lambourn (2mm FS)
Les Caves du Roy (HO)
Manston Airport (OO)
Market Bosworth (P4)
Midford (N)
Moor Boxes (N)
Newchapel Junction (O)
North Cornwall Brewery (OO)
OO Live Steam Roadshow (OO)
Pine Bluffs Freight Yard (HO)
Rye Sands (OO)
Silverbury (OO)
Sheepcroft (EM)
Stanhope Brewery (OO)
Tan-Y-Bwlch (OO9)
Wantage Tramway (P4)
Wendover (OO)
Wheal Imogen (OO)
Wolfstatt (HO)
Childrens Layouts
Funville (OO)
Rainbow Rock (Gn15)
Sodor Island (OO)
Outside
Live Steam Train Rides
Traders
ACI Model Railways
Aspire Gifts & Models
Book Law Publications
Don Bishop Photography
Neil Cresswell
Harvey Instance
Plus Daughters
Puffin Billy
Model Railway Bits
Saddletank Books
Starlight Models
Tellindalloch Scenics
Thunderbolt Models
Trainsporters
TTC Diecast
W M Collectables
Societies
2mm Association
Double O Gauge Association
Great Western Study Group
Heritage Traction
N Gauge Society
Oxfordshire Railway Society
Pendon Museum
British Transport Police
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Main information is contained on the poster below.
Admission: Adults £7, Children (5-16) £3, Family (2 + 2) £17
Further details including layouts and traders are available on the club website.
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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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