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07 March 2026 10:00 08 March 2026 16:30
Rainhill MRC - MODEL RAIL 2026A 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 15:00
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07 March 2026 10:00 08 March 2026 16:00
Preston & District Model Railway Society Exhibition 2026This 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
Redditch Model Railway Exhibition53rd 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
ABRAIL 2026Update 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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07 March 2026 10:30 08 March 2026 16:30
ROMSEY 2026 46th Annual ExhibitionMain 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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08 March 2026 10:00 16:30
Wealden Railway Group Steyning ExhibitionOur group's Annual exhibition and chance to gather and show our latest or updated projects. All of the layouts belong to group members or invited modellers. Most of the layouts or the demonstrated modelling falls under the heading of our group motto:- Layouts you can live with. Layouts for the home, as well as exhibition. Scales from O to N and examples of British, European, and US modelling, standard and narrow gauge. Large carpark on site.
Venue: The Steyning Centre, Fletchers Croft, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3XZ
Refreshmants, club sales, and admission (adults)£5, accompanied children free.
[email protected].
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.
